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Tag Archives: Democrats
Ciro Rodriguez Blinks
In the game of District 35 Chicken, Ciro Rodriguez decided that no, he didn’t want to face off against Lloyd Doggett’s 18-wheeler full of money and swerved aside. Instead he’s going to run against Republican incumbent Francisco “Quico” Canseco for … Continue reading
Texas Senate Race: Boone, Holcomb Out, Grady Yarbrough In
The latest Democratic Party filing information shows Daniel Boone no longer running for U.S. Senator, but rather running in the U.S. 21st Congressional District against the SOPA-loving incumbent Republican Lamar Smith. I’m not sure this is a good move for … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Elections, Republicans, Texas
Tagged 2012 Election, Charles Holcomb, Daniel Boone, Democrats, Grady Yarbrough, Lamar Smith, Republicans, Texas, Texas Senate Race
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Dennis Kucinich Goes Down
Marcy Kaptur ended Dennis Kucinich’s congressional career last night, beating him in the Democratic Primary 60% to 36%. There’s some talk of Kucinich moving to Washington State and running for congress there, but one wonders why Democrats there would feel … Continue reading
New Democratic U.S. Congressional Race Filings
A “no-insight-just-the-facts” post, since I don’t have time to analyze the post-redistricting candidate filings right now: Kenneth Sanders: District 6 David: Sanchez: District 26 Katherine Savers McGovern: District 32 Salomon Torres: District 34 Lloyd Doggett: District 35
Posted in Austin, Democrats, Elections, Texas
Tagged 2012 Election, Democrats, Elections, Lloyd Doggett, Texas
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More Redistricting Fallout
Now that redistricting is (mostly) settled (for this year), reverberations are still being felt around the state in various races. First a correction: Candidates have until March 9 to file, not the March 6 date I reported yesterday. Other tidbits: … Continue reading
The New Maps Are Here, The New Maps Are Here!
The new redistricting maps, that is. Sounds like they haven’t been made final just yet, but most likely will be. If that happens this week, that might mean a late April (rather than May) primary. You can take a look … Continue reading
Posted in Democrats, Elections, Republicans, Texas
Tagged 2012 Election, Democrats, Elections, Redistricting, Republicans, Texas
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Liberal Contempt for Religious Believers
(This piece originally appeared on December 20, 2010. Given the Obama Administration’s recent decision to force Catholics to fund contraception against their religious beliefs, I thought I would repost this, as it remains all too timely.) Yesterday I read this … Continue reading
No Wonder Ricardo Sanchez Dropped Out
While it may be unseemly to kick someone when he’s not only down but actually out, the FEC report for now-withdrawn Democratic Senate candidate Ricardo Sanchez tells why he had to drop out of the race (even apart from his … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged 2012 Election, Democrats, Elections, fundraising, Ricardo Sanchez, Texas, Texas Senate Race
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Texas Senate Update for February 8, 2012
Both the Senate race and the redistricting fight continue to grind on, with the primary date for the former dependent on the latter. Report on the Texas Association of Business forum where Ted Cruz, David Dewhurst, Tom Leppert and Craig … Continue reading
Posted in Austin, Crime, Democrats, Elections, Republicans, Texas
Tagged 2012 Election, Craig James, Curt Cleaver, David Dewhurst, Democrats, Mark Davis, Paul Sadler, Republicans, Ted Cruz, Texas Senate Race, Tom Leppert
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