What Mealer told this editorial board before the election differs from what see in her...
During a sit down with the Houston Chronicle Editorial Board in 2022, Alexandra del Moral Mealer and Lina Hidalgo discuss accepting the results of the Harris County Judge race once they were determined.In late September, as the high-profile race for Harris County judge was nearing fever pitch, Alexandra del Moral Mealer made her position on accepting election results clear.
“After reviewing all publicly available data,” Mealer shared in a statement late Thursday, “I have decided to file an election contest.”Election Day disruptions in Harris County could explain the roughly 18,000-vote gap between her and Democratic incumbent Lina Hidalgo. She said, instead, that her decision to file is “fundamentally about protecting the right to vote in free and fair elections.”
Mealer is one of several Republican candidates contesting the results, following Election Day tangles thatfollowing the county’s assessment roughly two months later. While some voting centers did report running out of paper, conflicting testimony made it nearly impossible for the county to confirm how many and for how long, let alone whether any voters were turned away and unable to vote elsewhere.
We must not be the"reasonable" people Mealer had in mind because when we look at the same publicly available data, we see ample cause for improvements and upgrades, and less support for legal challenges that feed a dangerous social movement disparaging our democratic process. Though, we do agree that the county's assessment methods don't make the grade.
Our tough call to endorse Mealer was based in part on her clear acknowledgement to us that"Trump lost. Biden is president," and on her statement that she'd accept the outcome of her own election unless it was reasonable to doubt it. She seemed true to her words at first, promptly conceding after the election.
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