Justin Nichols

The Collin County Observor outlines the whole torrid affair.

I voted for Justin Nichols after meeting him at my college. I believe he was the only person I voted for who didn't win and was not the most experienced person on the ballot. His opponent beat him on sheer credentials, but I went out on a limb. He seemed like a good guy and a person worthy of investing a vote based on his leadership qualities and great work in his position.

Both he and Phyllis Cole were the only people I voted for who lost. I've heard murmurings that it could have been a result of those e-mails slandering Cole about hiring "a gay person".

The Republican party has a lot going for it, but one thing it cannot lose is the lifeblood of any political party and of any movement; it's burgeoning stars from the next generation of politically-motivated people who believe in conservative principles.

No one won in this scenario. Nto Texas, not the Republican party, and certainly not Collin County.