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! — Andrew White (@randrewwhite) May 23, 2018 In Republican races, Chip Roy is winning, Bunni Pounds… Continue reading Andrew White Concedes Dem Gov Race to Valdez
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Texas Primary Runoff Voting Starts Today
Texas primary runoff voting starts today. The headlining race is on the Democratic gubernatorial runoff, with Lupe Valdez and Andrew White jockeying for a chance to be creamed by Greg Abbott in November, but there are a number of undecided U.S. congressional races/etc., including Chip Roy vs. Matt McCall for the U.S. 21st congressional district… Continue reading Texas Primary Runoff Voting Starts Today
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 no fewer than 13 Republicans candidates for this seat, including a former U.S. Representatives, Ted… Continue reading Quick Impressions: Texas Twenty-First U.S. Congressional District Race
Failing to Show Up in Texas U.S. House Races
The filing deadline has passed for 2016 races in Texas, and once again several U.S. House seats will go uncontested. The first step to winning a race is showing up for one. Even token candidates force the opposition to expend time and attention on races they could use elsewhere. And having a candidate in the… Continue reading Failing to Show Up in Texas U.S. House Races
LinkSwarm for November 6, 2015
Another Friday, another LinkSwarm: What’s Obama’s strategy in Iraq and Syria? He doesn’t have one. “Without a clear overarching strategy to resolve the conflict.” Say what you want about Bush, he wanted to win in Iraq. Obama wants to do just enough to not get blamed for losing. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is not… Continue reading LinkSwarm for November 6, 2015
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 Rogers. As expected, both Greg Abbott and Wendy Davis won their gubernatorial primaries. But Abbott… Continue reading A Quick Overview of Primary Results