Serious necro posting here, but I saw someone viewing this yesterday and thought I'd post how it all went down.
County Commissioner, Precinct No. 4
Total
Number of Precincts 35
Precincts Reporting 35 100.0 %
Times Counted 55514/81029 68.5 %
Total Votes 50245
Times Blank Voted 5267
Times Over Voted 2
Number Of Under Votes 0
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Kathryn Ward REP 30851 61.40%
Jean Power DEM 19394 38.60%
I haven't found any news stories talking about the postings that she made, but she was completely trounced none the less.
Here's some discussions about a tactic she used.
Comment from: anon [Visitor]
This is a fine example of dirty politics by Mrs. Power. Many people have lost their homes to foreclosure recently. We do not know the circumstances of Kathy Ward's foreclosure and it really is not our business. It has no bearing on Kathy's ability to continue in her position as Commissioner.
Also, Mrs. Power is misleading the public in using her profession as a family law attorney as a qualification for Commissioner. Being a lawyer does not make one ethical or competent. In fact many believe that lawyers are nothing more than over paid mud slinging blood suckers.
Permalink 11/03/08 @ 09:31
Comment from: Collin County Citizen [Visitor]
First, Power's mailer and Ward's mailer are NOT the same. Ward's focuses on the endorsement of a state official - it makes no attacks on Power.
Power chose to make this race dirty. Kathy is not 'under investigation'. There are merely those in the party who don't like the decision to move GOP headquarters to McKinney. Fred Moses was the one who chaired the moving committee. Further, Ward's home forclosure is misleading. Ward's house was an asset of her divorce and she had no obligation to the house. Even further, Ward doesn't work for a debt collection agency, she works for a debt settlement agency, which works with consumers to get on consolidation plans to get themselves out of debt.
I actually liked Jean Power. But, after this tactic, she has proven to be nothing more than an angry liberal who fell into this campaign after no previous public service. It was just a free chance for Democrats to put someone on the ballot.
VOTE KATHY WARD FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER!!!!
Permalink 11/03/08 @ 20:12
Comment from: Thomas Walters [Visitor]
I have to agree putting someone's personal financial problems out to the public is incredibly sleazy.
Jean Power is a Democrat? What positions does she hold that make her a Democrat?
Permalink 11/04/08 @ 11:35
[Comment from: Kim Smith [Visitor]
I agree with you Thomas. The way that Mrs. Power has conducted her mail campaign was wrong.
Many suffer the financial effects of divorce. Most of us are broke when the dust settles. Statistically, women suffer the most financial hardship.
Mrs. Power was unethical in using Ms. Ward's foreclosure to attempt to advance her campaign.
Mrs. Power has issues with her character and ethics.
She is clearly a bad choice for Collin County.
http://www.baumbach.org/b2evolution/blogs/index.php?title=precinct_4_mailers_target_opponents_base&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1I wonder how much she's still stinging over it.