Author Archives: Lawrence Person

About Lawrence Person

Lawrence Person is a political commentator and science fiction writer living in Austin, Texas. I'm still between jobs. Feel free to hit the tip jar if you're so inclined.

Still Waiting to Find Out How Many House Seats Republicans Picked Up

Since I still haven’t found that complete list, here’s Jim Geraghty saying that it’s at least 60, and could be as high as 71. Right now Republicans are leading in five of those races, including Blake Farenthold leading Solomon Ortiz. … Continue reading →

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Is a Complete List of ALL House Race Results Too Much to Ask For?

I wanted to do a wrap-up of all House races, including the complete number of flips, except I can’t, as I can’t find a single list anywhere online. I know there are a handful of races that are still too … Continue reading →

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Post Election Analysis: Bart Stupak’s Turncoats Go Down in Flames

One of the most satisfying results of last night’s election was just how many of Bart Stupak’s block of ObamaCare flippers went down in flames. If you remember back to the ObamaCare debates, Stupak’s bloc of “Pro-Life Democrats” was never, … Continue reading →

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LiveBlogging the 2010 Election

Live-blogging the election, most recent comments on top. 12:12 AM: Prediction for tomorr- er, today: Democrats complaining non-stop about how voters are still too stupid to appreciate how awesome they are. 12:07 PM: A few got away, but this was … Continue reading →

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BattleSwarm Blog’s Election Prediction for 2010: GOP Gains 67 House Seats, 10 Senate Seats

With the election tomorrow, I thought it was high time to offer up my own election predictions. I have carefully and scientifically evaluated each and every House and Senate race, taking into account length of incumbency, previous voting trends for … Continue reading →

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Election Tomorrow

Just in case you hadn’t noticed. Tonight would be a good time to locate your voter registration card so you have it handy tomorrow. It would also be a good time to locate your polling place: Williamson County voting locations … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for 10/30/10

I have a heavy weekend of activity (reviewing a movie, dinner, a party, Halloween, and another party), so blogging may be lighter than I would like for the weekend right before an election. So. Some links: Mickey Kaus: “It’s not … Continue reading →

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Reason Presents the Attack Ads of the 1800s

Every year pundits tell us that the latest election season is the “least civil ever.” Reason TV offers some historical perspective: Now I’ve got to figure out how to work “Hatchet-Faced Nutmeg Dealer” into my everyday conversation.

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LinkSwarm for Friday, October 29, 2010

There’s an election coming up on Tuesday. (Perhaps you’ve noticed.) Here are some links about it: This National Journal poll of political insiders shows that both Democrats and Republicans think the GOP will take over the house, but fall short … Continue reading →

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Could Dennis Kucinich be in Trouble?

So The Weekly Standard is reporting, and his Republican opponent Peter Corrigan seems to be putting up a stiff fight. You hear that and you think that the Republican wave is going to be even larger than we anticipated. But … Continue reading →

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