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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNewRevVoting for Rev at fever pitch he political season is in full roar, and it's a barnburner. No, I'm not talking about the race for the presidency. Or even the race for county attorney. I'm talking about something near and dear to the hearts of Aggies every where: the next Reveille. If you recall, the past two Sundays we've addressed the subject of choosing the right breed of dog for the next Reveille. A &M officials have 77and said the next Rev r may be a r breed le other e. than a collie, anda committee has been formed to look into the options. I offere d my opinions, then asked for yours. So for two weeks now you've let me know — in spades — how you feel about this most important question of our time. I've gotten hun- dreds of e -mails — so many I couldn't respond to them all. We also put up an online survey at www.theeagle. com so folks could cast their votes. As of Saturday evening, more than 3,800 ballots had been cast. That's right, 3,800 votes. To put that in perspective, consider this: About 3,335 citizens voted in Bryan's municipal election last year. About 3,664 people voted in College Station. So by the time our polls close Mon- day, we'll no doubt have more voters than either city had last time around. Does that mean we're more interested in the Aggie mascot than in our city councils? Is it a signal that our political priorities are, ahem, going to the dogs? To steal a phrase from one of th networks, "We report. You decide." We'll keep the survey going until 10 a.m. Monday so everyone has ample opportunity to vote. Remember, you can vote only once a day. The results so far are interesting. "Mutt," or a pound dog, was in first place as of late. Saturday with 42.86 percent of the vote. Collie, which has beer synonymous with Reveille for decades now, was in sec and place with 31.11 per- cent. No other breed on out survey was even coming close. There have been some interesting write -ins, and I'll get into those in next Sunday's column, when w( present the final results. S1 stay tuned. So far it seems to be prei ty much a grass -roots cam paign. In the interest of fu disclosure, I've only seen one example of an organiz movement, and that was c behalf of the mutt. Jim Wi son, The Eagle's publishes gave some classified ads t th animal shelter to pro- mote "mutt" for Reveille. Rumor has it he even bought a Web domain nai Vote MuttforReville.com. Considering the fact th Jim is a diehard Texas T, fan and the very same gu r From A9 who nominated a yapping Jack Russell Terrier as the next Reveille, that's a little prising. Methinks his ariM loving bride, Tess, might b had something to do with We had a surprise visit i the newsroom Friday afte, noon from a candidate prE ing the flesh for votes. Do you remember "Bab Gus," our 105 -pound yello Lab that I halfheartedly n nated for the next Reveill Well, Gus mom bu t a • b with into th ne wspaper sign around his neck saying, "Vote Labs for Reveille." And she was handing out cookies to prospective voters. It wasn't exactly a p h pint $ f whiskey wrapped bill, but I think it helped Gus case a little bit. Eagle PhoL0/ Jwai _. Baby Gus, a yellow Lab, stumps for votes during a visit to The Eagle's offices Friday. See you after the polls close. ■ Donnis Baggett is editor -in -chief of The Eagle. His e-mail address is donnis.baggett@theeagle.com.