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Texas 2012 Senate Race Updates for April 18

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Texas Iconoclast examines Ricardo Sanchez’s chances. Paul Burka doesn’t think any Democrat has a chance: Patty Murray’s explanation for why she thinks Texas might be in play is “demographic change.” We have been hearing that line for many years now, … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for Thursday, April 14, 2011

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Interview with Michael Totten on The Road to Fatima Gate. Preliminary redistricting proposals have been released. More about it from BurkaBlog here and here. There is talk of moving Texas’ Presidential primary to April. The blog is called Frontloading, which … Continue reading →

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Texas 2012 Senate Race Information Sources Round 2: Facebook Boogaloo

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Lawrence Person

(I know, tired meme is tired. But I just like saying “Facebook Boogaloo.”) It being the second decade of the 21st century and all, it occurs to me that merely providing links to the individual candidates blogs is probably insufficient … Continue reading →

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Texas 2012 Senate Campaign Fundraising Reports

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Just as a modern army runs on gasoline, a modern political campaign runs on money. Several of the Senate candidates have been quite active in that regard, according to FEC documents for the 2009-2010 period: Michael Williams has received a … Continue reading →

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Texas to Gain Four House Seats in Redistricting

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Lawrence Person

The census data has finally been released, and Texas will gain four seats in the U.S. House. (Here’s a map breaking down which districts have gained or lost population, and by how much.) Keep in mind that at least one … Continue reading →

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Steve Driehaus Gets Litigious

Posted on December 7, 2010 by Lawrence Person

Remember Steve Driehaus, the Ohio Democratic and Stupak-bloc flipper who went down in flames in November? You probably thought you’d seen the last of him. Think again. Driehaus is filing a lawsuit against the Susan B. Anthony List for “defamation … Continue reading →

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Analyst: Republicans Will Control House After 2012

Posted on December 3, 2010 by Lawrence Person

This is an interesting piece by Glen Bolger on why Republicans will enjoy a house majority for at least the next four years. There are several statistical reasons: Presidents who win re-election have small coattails, at best. Republicans picked up … Continue reading →

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And Then There Was One

Posted on November 30, 2010 by Lawrence Person

The race between Democratic incumbent Timothy Bishop and Republican challenger Randy Altschuler for New York’s 1st first congressional district is the last undecided House race of 2010. Bishop is ahead by some 200-odd votes, but Altschuler has been gaining due … Continue reading →

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Republican Ann Marie Buerkle Takes NY25

Posted on November 23, 2010 by Lawrence Person

Republican Ann Marie Buerkle has defeated Democratic incumbent Dan Maffei in New York’s 25th Congressional District. That brings the total Republican House gains up to 63 seats.

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Solomon Ortiz Concedes

Posted on November 22, 2010 by Lawrence Person

Blake Farenthold is now officially the next congressman from Texas’ 27th Congressional District. That brings the Republican totals up to a 62-seat pickup for 2010, with possibly as many as 64, and at least 241 seats in the House, the … Continue reading →

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