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CoolOnion Donating Member (860 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-07-08 09:06 PM
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Endorsements: Dallas Morning News losing influence
I was studying Dallas County election results, and comparing them with Dallas Morning News endorsements, and have come to the unscientific conclusion that nobody really pays attention to our only daily newspaper anymore.

In the Democratic race--the only one we care about--Dallas Morning News made the following endorsements:

Barack Obama did get 61.33% of the vote, but was it the endorsement, or just his phenomenal rallies?

Rick Noreiga received just barely over 50%.

Eric Roberson (TX-32) only received 44.85%, forcing him into a runoff with Steve Love.

Art Hall received the fewest votes among the three candidates for Railroad Commissioner, yielding 24.84% of the vote.

Sam Houston disproved my theory by walking away with 58.93% of the vote.

Linda Yanez was just barely beat in Dallas County by Susan Criss (49.18% Yanyez, 50.82% Criss)

The funniest one is Pete Schulte, Dallas Morning News' pick for Dallas County Sheriff. He came in dead last among the 4 people running for Sheriff, receiving only 11.50% of the vote. :rofl: Lupe Valdez, who's been criticized from day one for not cleaning up decades of mess in four years, avoided a runoff by crossing the 50% threshold with 50.86% of the vote. She received 116,064 votes, more than the combined total of the three other candidates.

My conclusion: Dallas Morning News is out of touch with Dallas voters. But we knew that already, right?
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tanyev Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-07-08 09:08 PM
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1. Huckabee didn't do too well, either.
:rofl:
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CoolOnion Donating Member (860 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-07-08 09:08 PM
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2. Yeah. What were they thinking?
It's like they're not even trying anymore!
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tammywammy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-07-08 10:22 PM
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3. Did you really think newspapers have that much influence?
Maybe they did at one time, before internet and 24/7 news cycles. I just was glad they endorsed "my" candidate.
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CoolOnion Donating Member (860 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-08-08 09:17 AM
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5. I was curious to see if they did
Especially in the sheriff's race, I was curious to see how their endorsement influenced voters, since the paper has slammed Lupe ever since she took office (I'm really surprised they haven't blamed her for the icy weather!)

When I was poll greeting for Lupe, every single person I talked to said they were voting for her already, and many wouldn't even take a push card, telling me to keep it and save it for November.

It was almost as if the constant barrage of bad coverage from the DMN galvanized supporters, who relate to her experience. Who hasn't been on a job where you do all kinds of good things, only to get criticism from the "higher ups?"

So I was delighted to see their pick, Pete Schulte, get only 11.50% of the vote!

So, in answer to your question: no, I don't think newspapers have much influence.
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MrsBrady Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-07-08 10:51 PM
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4. the Belo/Bush connection....
are we really that surprised?
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