Analysis of who won what demographics/territories in Texas Governor race

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This mostly focuses on Perry, but it links to 'patchwork nation' breaking down who won what, and mentions Medina (briefly). I quote not the beginning, but the part about Medina:

" When we look at the GOP primary results through the lens of Patchwork Nation, we see that Perry performed best in the counties classified as the big-city “Industrial Metropolis,” winning 62 percent of that vote. This includes the state’s biggest prize, Harris County, which holds Houston. The suburban “Monied ’Burbs” and the “Minority Central” counties, which have large African-American populations, were the next-strongest performers at 58.4 and 57.2 percent, respectively.

Perry also managed to win 50 percent of the vote or more in the “Military Bastions,” which are located on or near bases for the armed forces; the “Boom Towns,” which grew during the early 2000s; and the socially conservative “Evangelical Epicenters.”

He fell below 50 percent in the Latino-heavy “Immigration Nation” counties, the small-town “Service Worker Centers,” the sparsely populated “Tractor Country” locations, and in the aging “Emptying Nests.” The last three location types would seem like natural bases of strength for the governor – small-town and conservative – but he lost votes there to Ms. Medina – a meagerly funded candidate who was backed by US Rep. Ron Paul (R) of Texas and who wound up being a favorite of tea-party activists by Election Day.

The vote for Hutchison, meanwhile, went from 24 percent in the “Monied ’Burbs” to 34 percent in the “Military Bastions” and “Emptying Nests.” Her 27 percent showing in Harris County, given its size, was considered disappointing..."

http://patchworknation.csmonitor.com/csmstaff/2010/0312/afte...

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Latino name in Texas

Not to take away what Debra Medina did in her race, but it does help as an outsider to have a Latino last name. I remember from the 90's that the Texas establishment tried to remove from the ballot a Libertarian state candidate who had a Latino last name. I think he was running for Lieutenant Governor but I could be wrong.

Anyway, something to think about when recruiting for the next Texas election.

Debra Medina won outright in three counties,

Crane with 54.0%, Carson 52.7%, and San Sabra with 38.2 %. She tied with Perry in Stonewall County with 42.9% and came in second in the following counties:
Ward 37.3
Wharton 36.3
Upton 33.3
Lee 33.2
Bee 33.1
Andrews 31.8
Brewster 31.6
Mitchell 31.4
Hunt 31.1
Martin 30.9
Wise 30.8
Somervell 30.7
Parker 30.1
Winkler 29.9
Bastrop 30.9
Jeff Davis 28.8
Ector 28.4
Live Oak 28.0
Pecos 28.0
Comanche 27.9
Van Zant 27.2
Johnson 26.8
Hays 26.3
Midland 25.1
Jim Hogg 25.0
Wood 25.0
Jack 24.6
San Augustine 24.1
Presidio 24.0
Jim Wells 23.6
Borden 23.2
Reeves 22.7
Maverick 22.0

New Hampshire and Ecuador

Yea, Debra!

She has many positions she could choose to run for in 2012 if not before -- I sure hope she picks one!

How can

I view any article as other than total nonsense that states this?:

"...After all, Hutchison brought to the table her considerable popularity..."

Imo, electronic voting gave Perry the win...

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