I was studying Dallas County election results, and comparing them with Dallas Morning News endorsements, and have come to the unscientific conclusion that nobody really pays attention to our only daily newspaper anymore.

In the Democratic race--the only one we care about--Dallas Morning News made the following endorsements:

Barack Obama did get 61.33% of the vote, but was it the endorsement, or just his phenomenal rallies?

Rick Noreiga received just barely over 50%.

Eric Roberson (TX-32) only received 44.85%, forcing him into a runoff with Steve Love.

Art Hall received the fewest votes among the three candidates for Railroad Commissioner, yielding 24.84% of the vote.

Sam Houston disproved my theory by walking away with 58.93% of the vote.

Linda Yanez was just barely beat in Dallas County by Susan Criss (49.18% Yanyez, 50.82% Criss)

The funniest one is Pete Schulte, Dallas Morning News' pick for Dallas County Sheriff. He came in dead last among the 4 people running for Sheriff, receiving only 11.50% of the vote. Lupe Valdez, who's been criticized from day one for not cleaning up decades of mess in four years, avoided a runoff by crossing the 50% threshold with 50.86% of the vote. She received 116,064 votes, more than the combined total of the three other candidates.

My conclusion: Dallas Morning News is out of touch with Dallas voters. But we knew that already, right?