| | Early returns in 2018 showed Patterson with nearly 31 percent of the ballots in the Republican primary, compared to nearly 57 percent for George P. Bush. | | Early returns in 2018 showed Patterson with nearly 31 percent of the ballots in the Republican primary, compared to nearly 57 percent for George P. Bush. |
| − | On his [[Facebook]] page, Patterson announced that he, Davey Edwards, Rick Range, and [[David Watts]] -- all opponents of George P. Bush in the 2014 and 2018 primaries -- are supporting the Democratic nominee for land commissioner, Miguel Suazo, in the November 6 general election. An energy attorney, Suazo is a former aide to former [[U.S. Senator]]s [[Pete Domenici]] and [[Jeff Bingaman]] of [[New Mexico]]. Patterson said that the decision is based on Suazo's commitment to preserve the historical integrity of The Alamo and the cenotaph. | + | On his [[Facebook]] page, Patterson announced that he, Davey Edwards, Rick Range, and [[David Watts]] -- all opponents of George P. Bush in the 2014 and 2018 primaries -- were supporting the Democratic nominee for land commissioner, Miguel Suazo, in the November 6 general election. An energy attorney, Suazo is a former aide to former [[U.S. Senator]]s [[Pete Domenici]] and [[Jeff Bingaman]] of [[New Mexico]]. Patterson said that the decision is based on Suazo's commitment to preserve the historical integrity of The Alamo and the cenotaph. |
| | + | In another Facebook posting late in 2018, Patterson engaged in a verbal attack on U.S. President [[Donald Trump]], whom he accused of falsely claiming that [[Russia]], [[Iran]], and [[Syria]] ... are "not happy about the U.S. leaving Syria, when in fact [[Vladimir Putin|Putin]] and the Russian foreign ministry called the U.S. departure "a welcome move" and "the right decision". Trump is delusional."<ref>Jerry Patterson, Facebook, December 27, 2018.</ref> |