Orange County, Texas is as far east Texas as you can get.  If you trip over a log, you’re in Louisiana.

They take their Republicanism very seriously.

Seventy year old Jerry Wilson is running for GOP County Chairman in Orange County.  Some other Republican folks don’t cotton to him.

According to KFDM, Jerry Wilson, 70, attacked another man who was removing Wilson’s signs replacing them with other signs calling Wilson a ‘RINO’ and  urging voters to  not vote for him. RINO, short for Republican in Name Only, is a term used to describe someone believed to be not conservative enough for the party.

The victim of the assault was described as a poll worker.

Jerry claims he got in some good punches.  I somehow don’t doubt that.  I regret deeply that I missed seeing it.

Jerry Wilson

Is Jerry bothered by his violent behavior?  Not so much.

Whatever my punishment is, I’ll take it. If I had to do it over again I don’t think I’d change one thing. He deserved what he got.”

Misdemeanor assault, $1,000 bond.

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Thanks to Brian for the heads up.