With primary voting upon us tomorrow, it looks like I’ve run out of campaign to cover. Here then is a quick, scatter-shot batch of snippets on various races: Wendy Davis is super popular…just not in Texas. “27 percent of the money Davis raised in the last filing quarter came from donors outside Texas, compared to… Continue reading A Random Assortment of Texas Statewide Race News
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Texas Lt. Governor’s Race: State of Play and Update
The Lt. Governor’s race presents plenty of irony, namely in that it features incumbent Lt. Governor David Dewhurst, whose lost the 2012 Senate race to Ted Cruz, and three statewide office holders, all running as staunch conservatives, who endorsed Dewhurst over Cruz in that race. Dewhurst’s strengths and weaknesses are the same he displayed in… Continue reading Texas Lt. Governor’s Race: State of Play and Update
Statewide Race Update for December 31, 2013
I thought I would do a better job of keeping tabs on Texas statewide races, but there are just too many for me to do a good job tracking all of them. Going into next year, I’ll try to do a decent job of keeping track of the Governor’s Race (Spoiler: Greg Abbot wallops Wendy… Continue reading Statewide Race Update for December 31, 2013
Texas Statewide Race Roundup for October 2, 2013
Time for another (no doubt incomplete) roundup of statewide race news: Holly Hansen interviews Greg Abbott. Wendy Davis expresses enthusiasm for gun control, because that will go over so well in Texas. Next up: Wendy David calls for banning BBQ, Tex-Mex, football and Christmas. Davis is expected to announce for Governor tomorrow. Politico previews the… Continue reading Texas Statewide Race Roundup for October 2, 2013
Statewide Race Roundup for August 9, 2013
Time for another quick roundup of statewide race news: Even left-wing PolitiFact admits that Democrats are lying about Greg Abbott improperly moving funds. They’re a lot tougher on Lt. Governor candidate Sen. Dan Patrick’s claims that funding for border security was cut in the latest budget. The Texas Tribune looks at Abbott’s consultant spending. Abbott,… Continue reading Statewide Race Roundup for August 9, 2013
Texas Statewide Races Update for July 30, 2013
Still getting up to speed, so expect these updates to be a bit random for, oh, the next five weeks or so. Abbott: The Obama Administration’s Voting Rights Act lawsuit is purely political. The administration’s approach reveals the Democrats‘ fear that Republican candidates were making inroads with Hispanic voters. Democrats could never “turn Texas blue”… Continue reading Texas Statewide Races Update for July 30, 2013
Texas Statewide Race Update for July 16, 2013
Time permitting, I’m hoping to do regular updates on the 2014 statewide races in Texas the same way I updated the senate race. But with so many more offices and players, it’s going to take me some time to get up to speed. Greg Abbott’s gubernatorial warchest has swollen to a formidable $23 million. He… Continue reading Texas Statewide Race Update for July 16, 2013
Perry’s Decision and the State of Play for Texas Statewide Races in 2014
With Rick Perry declining to run for reelection as Governor, we finally have the crystallizing event that will set the 2014 field. So here’s an early look at how the next year’s statewide races are shaping up in Texas: Governor Attorney General Greg Abbott and his $18 million warchest is going to be the overwhelming… Continue reading Perry’s Decision and the State of Play for Texas Statewide Races in 2014