Texas Republican pay-to-play slate accidentally endorses a compromised Republican---so he can lose?

Two Harris County-area Texas "Conservative" Republicans running an opinion "pay-to-play" endorsement slate have accidentally highlighted a compromised, (IMHO) GOP primary candidate and recommended him in the Republican primary--did they endorse him to win or did they endorse him to lose?

A slate endorsement arriving in the mailbox of tens of thousands of unsuspecting Harris County, Texas-area GOP primary voters is suggesting Republican primary voters vote YES for a certain Republican judge who wants get back on the bench. 

That judge is James Lombardino, the former judge of the 308th District Court. You see, Lombardino was booted off the bench in 2018; more on that in a moment.

The two Texas "Conservative" Republicans running the pay-to-play endorsement slate and their recommendation of Lombardino are shown in the two photos below:

What does Pay-to-Play mean in the context of a political endorsement in Texas? 

Well, Dictionary. com refers to "pay-to-play" as situations where one must exchange money to engage in an activity or to earn favors or influence, meaning money is exchanged for the purpose of extending the reach of the candidate.

How? By influencing the voter to take the "sample ballot" into the voting booth or complete their mail-in ballot using the above as a guide.

Why is their "sample ballot" suggesting a YES vote for Lombardino so problematic?

We'll let the eagle-eyed former Houston TV investigative reporter Wayne Dolcefino explain it to you:

Do you agree? Should judges avoid real or perceived impropriety and disclose potential conflicts of interest to everyone appearing in their courtroom?

Should Lombardino win the March GOP primary and go on to the November general election, I expect Texas Democrats will hammer Texas Republicans over their choice of Lombardino on the appearance of impropriety that caused him to lose his reelection bid back in 2018--meaning Texas Republicans could conceivably LOSE the race for the 1st Court of Appeals, District Place 5 in the November general to either Democrat Amparo Monique Guerra or Tim Hootman.

So is this endorsement designed for the Republican to win in this race or for the Republican to lose in this race?

Eight Republicans file in the primary race to represent Florida's 19th Congressional District

With the announcement that Congressman Francis Rooney would not run for re-election to represent Florida CD-19 in Washington, DC , County Examiner begins an eight month series on the District and the eight Republicans vying for the GOP nod. 

Rooney, reported Politico back in October 2019, was the first House Republican to express openness to voting to impeach President Donald Trump. 

But first, a little bit about the District using the map ordered by the Florida Supreme Court, December 2, 2015.

Florida's 19th Congressional District is located in Southwest Florida and encompasses the majority of Lee County and a portion of Collier County. The major cities of Cape Coral, Fort Myers, Bonita Springs and Sanibel and the Village of Estero are in Lee County, as is the Town of Fort Myers Beach. The city of Marco Island and a portion of the City of Naples are also in the portion of Collier County included in the District. Additional Census Designated Places in the District (CDP) such as Captiva, Lehigh Acres, North Fort Myers can be found here.

According to the Florida Division of Elections, and because 2020 is a Presidential election year, the primary election date (with the exception of the President Primary Election) will be held August 18. The winner of the Republican party primary will face a Democratic opponent on November 3, 2020. 

Next up: the eight Republicans running in the GOP primary sourced from the Federal Election Commission.