On the Bright (RED) Side: Hood County Remains HEAVILY Conservative.
The Hood County Republican Party is STRONGER and MORE Effective than EVER!
Texas took a hard blue turn last night. Statewide, Democrat James Talarico leads Ken Paxton for U.S. Senate 56.3% to 43.7%. Hood County didn't blink. Here, Paxton took 76.7% of the vote, 22,719 to 6,885. That's 33 points redder than Texas as a whole. Gov. Greg Abbott ran even stronger in Hood at 78.2%.
Of the 61 Texas counties that cast 20,000 or more votes, only two (Hardin and Van Zandt) voted more Republican than Hood. Our neighbors in Wise and Parker are right there with us.
Our modest county can't carry the ENTIRE State of Texas for conservatism, but we absolutely again set THE BAR for the rest of the State to look to for guidance going forward. Hood has, does, and WILL CONTINUE to punch WAY above our weight in Texas politics.
The Hood County Way, is THE WAY forward in Texas.
We're ready for the next 2-4-6 years here in The Hood.
John D. Shirley
