I was teaching a class on how to navigate the Bexar County Election Department website. A guy mentioned the 1962 story. I told him I was born in 1961 so I had not heard of it. Lookie here; you are educating me about that story. ☺️
Interesting read. 😁
Right now I’m more concerned with WTH is trump trying to do with the Nov. elections. 😡
And, lest we forget, the 1970 race between Ralph Yarborough and Lloyd Bentsen. From the New York Times article the day after the vote:
....Some newspapers, that have consistently opposed Senator Yarborough for 20 years, urged Republicans to vote in the Democratic primary for Mr. Bentsen. In Texas, voters do not register by party.
Mr. Bentsen has been backed by the regular Democratic party leaders in Texas, including former Gov. John B. Connally Jr., who kept Senator Yarborough off the list of Texas delegates to the 1968 National Democratic Convention....
I was teaching a class on how to navigate the Bexar County Election Department website. A guy mentioned the 1962 story. I told him I was born in 1961 so I had not heard of it. Lookie here; you are educating me about that story. ☺️
Interesting read. 😁
Right now I’m more concerned with WTH is trump trying to do with the Nov. elections. 😡
Who can save this Country?
McDonald’s. Give him another cheeseburger!
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Thanks for the history lesson. A fascinating read.
Thanks for this, Michelle! Shared after 11 pm on bsky. I kind of lost the day today & really appreciated having a night post to make!
And, lest we forget, the 1970 race between Ralph Yarborough and Lloyd Bentsen. From the New York Times article the day after the vote:
....Some newspapers, that have consistently opposed Senator Yarborough for 20 years, urged Republicans to vote in the Democratic primary for Mr. Bentsen. In Texas, voters do not register by party.
Mr. Bentsen has been backed by the regular Democratic party leaders in Texas, including former Gov. John B. Connally Jr., who kept Senator Yarborough off the list of Texas delegates to the 1968 National Democratic Convention....
https://www.nytimes.com/1970/05/03/archives/conservative-beats-yarborough-in-democratic-primary-in-texas.html
among other instances of ratfucking.