Category Archives: Elections

Liveblogging the Texas Senate Debate Friday, April 13, 7 PM

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Lawrence Person

I’m livebloggiong the debate here. This is announcement that I will be attempting to liveblog the Texas Senate debate happening this Friday, April 13, at 7 PM CDT. Some of the things I’ll be looking at most keenly: David Dewhurst’s … Continue reading →

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Some Texas Counties Have More Registered Voters Than Vote-Eligable Citizens

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Lawrence Person

According to this article in the Houston Chronicle, “Sixteen small counties across Texas appear to have more registered voters on their rolls as of 2010 than qualified citizens of voting age.” In a completely unrelated story, the Obama Administration opposes … Continue reading →

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Texas Senate Race Update for April 5, 2012

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Expect things to be a little slow for the Easter weekend: Ted Cruz appeared on Fox 26 in Houston: Cruz got attacked by Progress Texas for advertising on Rush Limbaugh. So Cruz reaches conservative listeners and gets liberals to attack … Continue reading →

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More Support for the “Rick Perry Hopped Up on Goofballs” Theory

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Lawrence Person

After Rick Perry’s disastrous fall campaign, I floated the idea that he was still hopped up on goofballs (i.e, taking serious pain medication) following his back operation. Well now comes word that there’s at least some supporting evidence in the … Continue reading →

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Texas Senate Race Update for March 29, 2012

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Ted Cruz won the endorsement of Oklahoma Senator Tom Coburn, which is a terrific pickup for him. He joins Jim DeMint and Rand Paul among sitting conservative Republican senators who have endorsed Cruz. Cruz appeared (again) on the Mark Levin … Continue reading →

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Interview With Texas Senate Candidate Craig James

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Lawrence Person

After much back and forth with his campaign trying to find a date, I was finally able to interview Texas Senate candidate Craig James on March 21 at the Rudy’s on South 360 here in Austin. This was, alas, not … Continue reading →

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Texas Senate Race Update for March 23, 2012

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Wednesday night I finally got a chance to interview Craig James, so I hope to have the video of that up next week (though I have to warn you in advance that the technical quality is not as good as … Continue reading →

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On the Way Out, Kay Bailey Hutchison Demonstrates Why She’s On the Way Out

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Proving that she’s become part of the problem, Kay Bailey Hutchison took Planned Parenthood’s side in the current funding dispute. It’s an object lesson in why, even if she hadn’t retired, Hutchison was no longer going to be a Senator … Continue reading →

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Democrat Paul Sadler: Texans Don’t Understand How Awesome Obama Is Because They’re Racists

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Lawrence Person

It should be no surprise that Democratic senate candidate Paul Sadler supports the the whole liberal checklist of Obama initiatives. However, what’s surprising is how easily he plays the “Obama’s opponents are racist” card on his fellow Texans: “If he … Continue reading →

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Gun Owners of America Endorses Ted Cruz

Posted on March 19, 2012 by Lawrence Person

The Ted Cruz campaign announced today that he had been endorsed by the Gun Owners of America. This is a significant pickup for the Cruz campaign, since David Dewhurst was previously endorsed by the NRA for Lt. Governor. Thus far … Continue reading →

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