Tag Archives: Elections

LinkSwarm for June 29, 2018

Half the year gone! And so far, those of you who declared “Surely Democrats can’t keep up this level of lunacy” are losing your bets… How Democrats’ said lunacy will backfire on them: Democrats should also understand that these public … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for June 22, 2018

The whole “OMG, we lock up illegal alien kids!” panic the Democrats and the media (but I repeat myself) have ginned up is a sign of just how good the economy is under President Donald Trump, and just how desperate … Continue reading →

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Voters to Klein ISD’s Tax Hike: REJECTED

Voters in Klein ISD rejected a 9% tax hike by 55%-45%. It’s encouraging to think that the days of Texas voters passing any old tax hike put before them are finally gone. (Well, at least outside Travis County…) (Previously.)

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2018 Texas Primary Runoff Results

Here’s a brief rundown of Texas primary runoff results: Democrats Lupe Valdez beat Andrew White 53.1% to 46.9% in the Democratic gubernatorial runoff. In addition to her Metroplex base, Valdez won Hispanic-heavy areas like the Rio Grande valley and 5 … Continue reading →

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Andrew White Concedes Dem Gov Race to Valdez

Lupe Valdez has won the right to get walloped by Greg Abbott in November: Congratulations to @LupeValdez for winning the Democratic nomination for Governor of Texas. She has my endorsement and my support. Let’s #DoRightTX and win in November! — … Continue reading →

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Texas Primary Runoff Today

If you didn’t participate in early runoff voting, today is the day! Also note that, at least here in Williamson County, a lot of the regular voting locations don’t seem to be open, so plan accordingly…

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It Begins

(I’ve always wanted to do a post that portentously starts out “It begins!”) President Donald Trump may have signaled that the endgame on the Clinton/Obama/FBI/CIA/FISA/campaign spying scandal may finally be at hand: If the FBI or DOJ was infiltrating a … Continue reading →

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Liberal Texas Republican Follies

Two primary runoff tidbits, courtesy of Michael Quinn Sullivan of Empower Texans: A silly but effective fake 911 call from liberal Republican Lance Gooden, who’s in a tight runoff with Bunni Pounds in the U.S. Fifth Congressional District race against … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for May 18, 2018

At some point I will grapple with all the unraveling Clinton/Mueller/Fusion GPS/FISA/Brennan Scandularity…but not today. Democrats, rather than maximizing their chance at a blue wave, have insisted on electing far left-wing candidates over more-electable party moderates. Those national results replicate … Continue reading →

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Blue Wave? Not So Much

Remember when dislike of President Donald Trump was going to propel Democrats into control of both houses of congress in an unstoppable “blue wave”? Well, that thinking is so 2017: After months of confidence that public discontent with President Trump … Continue reading →

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