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Craig James Joins the Senate Race

Craig James has made it official, and his name now appears on the list of Republican candidates which have filed. James now has 12 days to raise money for Q4. Anything less than a million dollars and he’s not a … Continue reading →

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NEWS FLASH: Ricardo Sanchez Drops Out of Senate Race

“Leading Democratic U.S. senatorial candidate Ricardo Sanchez announced Friday that he’s ending his campaign to replace retiring Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison.” I didn’t exactly predict it, but I did suggest it was a strong possibility: Even before his house burned … Continue reading →

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Texas Senate Race Update for December 16, 2011

A few quick updates for things too important to sit on over the weekend: Blue Dot Blues brings word that a deal has been reached on dates for next year’s elections: Primary April 4, Runoff June 5. Craig James takes … Continue reading →

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Texas Senate Race Update for December 15, 2011

The big news in the Senate race is a change to the filing deadlines: According to Blue Dot Blues, “the new filing period for all candidates from precinct chair to U.S. President has been extended to 6:00 pm on Monday, … Continue reading →

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Craig James: Not Universally Loved

I know this may comes as a shock to some of you, seeing as how I occasionally write about sports for my other blog, but I don’t have cable, and thus have no first-hand experience of Craig James’ ESPN broadcasting … Continue reading →

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Texas Senate Race Update for December 13, 2011

The filing deadline for all races is coming up on Thursday. Beyond that, the biggest news is probably going on behind the scenes, as I suspect all three of the major candidates are raising money like mad in advance of … Continue reading →

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Craig James to Jump Into Republican Senate Race?

So says The Dallas Morning News, citing “sources close to his developing campaign.” I don’t know why he would. I don’t see a lot of running room (no pun intended), it will be very hard to raise money, it’s been … Continue reading →

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Where’s Ricardo? (Plus: A New Democratic Challenger Appears)

There’s some news on the Democratic side of the Texas Senate race. First of all, the name of the DNC’s handpicked candidate, Ricardo Sanchez, does not appear on the list of candidates who have filed for the Texas Senate race. … Continue reading →

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Dewhurst Contributions: A Lot of Money from Fulbright & Jaworski

It takes a while for the FEC to put up the list of individual donations (even longer than putting up the summary reports), so I didn’t think to check out David Dewhurst’s individual contributions until this week. One thing that … Continue reading →

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Texas Senate Race Update for November 29, 2011

The New York Times discovers Ted Cruz. It’s generally a solid piece, though I do want to quibble with one part, even though it’s an opposition citation: “Mr. Dewhurst’s aides say that unlike Mr. Rubio, Mr. Cruz has been unable … Continue reading →

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