Tag Archives: Francisco “Quico” Canseco

Quick Impressions: Texas Twenty-First U.S. Congressional District Race

The Twenty-First U.S. Congressional District, the seat held by retiring Republican Lamar Smith, runs from Austin to San Antonio, encompassing much of the western Hill Country. It’s heavily Republican and largely white, though with a significant Hispanic population. There are … Continue reading →

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A Quick Overview of Primary Results

A very brief look at last night’s primary results: John Cornyn won, but couldn’t break 60% against a field of underfunded challengers. The Democratic Senate runoff is going to be between the big-spender David Alameel and the LaRouche candidate Kesha … Continue reading →

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Canseco Running Against Gallego Again

Francisco “Quico” Canseco is gearing up to take U.S. Congressional District 23 back from Democrat Pete Gallego. Canseco lost the by just over 9,000 votes in 2012, having beaten Ciro Rodriguez for the seat by just over 7,000 votes in … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for October 30, 2012

I was going to have an insightful, data-filed post on the Texas 23rd Congressional district race, but then I realized that the Los Angeles Times data I was relying on flipped at least one bit of information (NRA-ILA is doing … Continue reading →

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Team Gallego Lies About Rep. Canseco

As previously reported, the Texas 23rd Congressional District is one of the most closely watched races in the country. As such, it’s no surprise that the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is rolling out attack ads against incumbent Republican Rep. Francisco … Continue reading →

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The Second Most Important Race in Texas: CD23

The most important Texas political race is obviously the Texas Senate race. Barring any unforeseen catastrophe, I fully expect Ted Cruz to soundly thump Paul Sadler in November. The second most important Texas race is for the 23rd Congressional District, … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for August 3, 2012

A random compilation of vaguely interesting news that you may have already read elsewhere. So it goes: The definition of FAIL: trying to escape police in a Smart Car: (Hat tip: Dwight.) Obama has secretly killed all the 1990s welfare … Continue reading →

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You Can’t Beat Something With Nothing

Now that all the post-redistricting filings have been finalized, I thought I would take a look at Texas U.S. congressional races to see where either the Republican or the Democratic party has failed to field a candidate. While districts are … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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 →

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