Reporting on the Wendy Davis campaign at this point is like reporting on the Titanic 80% of the way into the sinking (“And there goes the second smokestack under the waves!”). But someone has to write a first draft of those epic failures for the historical record, so let’s press on… Right now polls show… Continue reading Texas Governor’s Race Update for September 12, 2014
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How Big Will Ted Cruz Win Tomorrow?
I’m pretty confident that Ted Cruz will win the election (and deservedly so). The only question now is: By how much? To determine that, let’s look at the recent history of non-Presidential top-of-the-ballot races in Texas: 2000 Senate: Kay Bailey Hutchison 4,078,954 (65%) over Gene Kelly 2,025,024 (32%) 2002 Senate: John Cornyn 2,480,991 (55%) over… Continue reading How Big Will Ted Cruz Win Tomorrow?
Texas Senate Race Spending: A Look at This Point In Previous Cycles
Now that half the fundraising year has passed, I wanted to take a look at how the funds raised this year compare to this point in years past. Unfortunately, it’s been so long since there’s been a competitive regular Republican Senate primary in Texas (I’m discounting the special election of 1993 because it’s difficult to… Continue reading Texas Senate Race Spending: A Look at This Point In Previous Cycles