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Traditionally, major business organizations ally with conservatives on important issues like taxes, spending, and anti-over regulation.

Last year when observers urged Mayor Sylvester Turner to reduce nonessential city jobs to balance the budget, we were told it wasn’t necessary. Turns out, we should have.

No Harris County Republican needs to be reminded of the November 8th debacle where Paul Simpson led the Harris County Republican Party to the worst defeat in HCRP history in which he handed every single office on the countywide ballot to the Democrats.

Two weeks ago Donald Trump was elected the President of the United States and almost immediately the left started complaining about the policies he ran the election on, whom he might appoint, and that Clinton won the popular vote.

It was a great night nationally. Donald Trump wins. We hold the US Senate, the House and, in Texas, Trump wins 53% to 43%, and we hold statewide offices. It was truly an historic victory for the GOP.

Reports in Harris County, Texas as of Monday show a record-breaking turnout of about 640,000, and analysts tell us the GOP is up around 5,000. So it’s anyone’s election to win.

The early voting is on, and in Texas we desperately need you to vote the entire ballot. There are many fine candidates down-ballot who need your support.

As we move into the final days of our election, we at TCR have been giving thought to our future. As our title indicates, we are in terrible shape.

The odds are pretty good that the next Vice-President will end up being President. The age and health of both Clinton and Trump tell us it is true.

It has now been 28 days since TCR first wrote about key GOP elected officials who have called out other leaders and voters to support Republican candidates from the Courthouse to the White House, and you have yet to hear from Harris County GOP Chair Paul Simpson and State GOP Chair Tom Mechler!