Looking Forward

On the night of Rick Perry's victory, he stated, "our citizens are tired of big government raising their taxes and cooking up new ways to micro manage their lives. Our citizens are tired of big government killing jobs with their do gooder policies. In short, the people are fed up." Nice plug Perry! Perry's new book is titled, Fed Up and this just shows that White's campaign was correct in saying that Perry is out for Perry. Perry will spend the upcoming months on his book tour promoting his new book. Some say this is a great way to promote his run for presidency in 2012. Although Perry has not mentioned a run for Presidency, many of his supporters are calling for it. If Rick Perry becomes President in 2012, I will be a very disappointed citizen. Perry claims that big government has raised taxes and citizens are fed up...I was under the impression that "big government" has cut taxes. He also stated that big government is killing jobs with their do gooder policies...I was under the impression that "big government" saved jobs. "do gooder," really? What are your policies, Rick Perry? Do worser? As I have stated before, Perry and the right have no compassion for citizens of this country. They portray the image of everyone for themselves and this is not a government that I support. The Democrats need to speak up and stand by the policies they support. The Dem's need to be as vocal as the Republicans before they not only lose the house, but the Senate and Presidency too.

Election Results

Perry is Governor for an unprecedented third term. This is very disappointing, but expected. According to the New York Times, Perry's campaign spent $14.58 per vote, while White's campaign spent $11.76 per vote. It seems that Perry's money was better well spent. He spent more per vote and it paid off. White had a good run though, he did end up receiving 42% of the votes. Perry took him down with 55% of the votes. I would have loved to have seen White take his place, but he just didn't have the following.
Bill White would have been a great Governor for Texas. He is probably one of the last existing conservative democrats and he would have been perfect for all Texans. He should have appealed to conservatives from both parties, but most people just see an (R) in front of the representative and just cast their vote. I am not going to lie, I do the same thing, but I do give the other candidate a chance by learning about their views on issues. Most of the time, the Republican view does not align with mine and I end up voting for the Democrat or Libertarian. This will be my last year as a Texas resident and I would have liked to have been a part of some Texas change, but unfortunately the majority is happy with the status quo.
My favorite part about elections is the end of it. Each of the losing candidates usually congratulate their former opponent and wish them the very best of luck, although they have just spent the last year ripping each other to shreds. Texas is most likely going to be a red state for many years to come. It was almost naive to think that a democrat could be elected as Governor in this current political environment. Texas will always be a unique state and it will always be the state that encouraged my passion for political science.