Category Archives: Election 2006

I haven’t felt this good about an Election Day since 1992, when I cheered on Bill Clinton in my living room with some friends. I’ve finished my Chron blogging for the evening, and despite the statewide shutout again, there’s more … Continue reading → Continue reading →

From the Quorum Report: Hays County Sheriff’s Department confirms an altercation broke out between Rep. Patrick Rose (D-Dripping Springs) and Rick Green at Sunset Canyon Baptist Church, an election day polling site. Early unconfirmed reports are that Green punched Rose … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Well, today’s the day. If it feels like this has been a really really long election season, it has. That’s good in a lot of ways, but it’s also good to see it come to an end. If you’re in … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Well, this is interesting. A marine from Iraq war veteran Van Taylor’s platoon is questioning the way the Republican nominee has described their missions on the campaign trail for the 17th Congressional District against U.S. Rep. Chet Edwards, D-Waco. Marine … Continue reading → Continue reading →

As Dwight announces, I’ll be doing too much blogging here and here tomorrow evening as the results come rolling in. Among other things, I’ll be live-blogging from one or more election return parties, in which we may finally get to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Via Houstonist, Rick Perry gives us a little of that old time religion. Gov. Rick Perry, after a God and country sermon attended by dozens of political candidates Sunday, said that he agreed with the minister that non-Christians will be … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I’ve got a roundup of links regarding the phony robocalls that the NRCC is running to make voters annoyed about various Democratic candidates over at Kuff’s World. A longer list of districts that have been on the receiving end of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Just read Juanita. And here, too. And consider making a donation if you’ve had enough. Note that in Juanita’s first entry, one of Meyers’ signs is next to a sign for Republican District Clerk candidate Annie Elliott, who apparently became … Continue reading → Continue reading →

As you will recall, Republican State Rep. Glenda Dawson passed away in September. By law, she could not be replaced on the ballot for her HD29 race, so she will remain there against Democratic candidate Anthony DiNovo. Since a win … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Great news from Mary Beth Harrell: Central Texas College Chancellor Dr. Jim Anderson called Congressional Democratic Nominee Mary Beth Harrell today, to inform her that local PBS affiliated KNCT – TV will air the National News Program, NOW “Sway the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

From the National Conference of State Legislatures blog, some data about who’s running for state legislatures and who’s not. There are at least 6,129 legislative seats up for election this year. There are 10,728 candidates running for those seats under … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Feels a lot like 2002 out there, at least in terms of total turnout. [Texas Secretary of State Roger] Williams predicted 36 percent of the registered voters will cast ballots. That’s the same percentage as in the 2002 gubernatorial election, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Looks like Don Willet, the Perry crony appointed to the State Supreme Court last year, had taken a page out of Martha Wong’s playbook by listing endorsements he didn’t have among his supporters on his campaign page. The campaign Internet … Continue reading → Continue reading →

This is crazy. Last night, PBS NOW aired a show about the Iraq War and how people in CD31, where Fort Hood is, are affected by it. The show was largely about the starkly different positions on the war held … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Via Greg in TX22, I see that NRO’s Rich Lowry is reporting a rumor from CD22. TX- 22: Shelley Sekula-Gibbs v. Nick Lampson: Republicans still haven’t totally given up on this one. The internal polls have her within the margin … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Who’s ahead in the early vote tallies? Depends who you ask. In the race to replace U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay in the 22nd Congressional District, for example, Democrat Nick Lampson’s campaign manager says the early voting trend shows his get-out-the-vote … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The Press has a great cover story on Jim Henley and his campaign for Congress. If only the Chronicle expended this kind of energy covering non-top tier local races! There’s a lot of good stuff about Henley’s teaching career and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

When Fish Frys Go Bad: Read all about it at Muse (and again here). You just can’t make this stuff up. Continue reading →

I didn’t get to this story about Fort Bend County Commissioner Andy Meyers’ financing of some charming campaign signs yesterday, but it’s been in the news for a couple of days now, and a bunch of my colleagues have been … Continue reading → Continue reading →

TiVo alert, courtesy of the Mary Beth Harrell campaign: Democratic Congressional Nominee Mary Beth Harrell will be featured on the national PBS program NOW with Maria Hinojosa, hosted by David Brancaccio on Friday, November 3rd at 7:30 p.m. CST. The … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Well, this question got answered tonight as I watched a bit of “Ugly Betty” – Chris Bell had an ad on, in which he criticized Rick Perry’s environmental record. It was this ad, actually. So much for what the Perry … Continue reading → Continue reading →

RG Ratcliffe gets an answer to the question I raised here, namely “How can two polls by the same pollster – John Zogby – give such wildly different results?” “It’s two different methodologies, and it is comparing apples and oranges,” … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The Lone Star Times goes off the reservation not once but twice in its endorsements. First, they give thumbs up to Richard Garcia for County Treasurer. Well, it may be more accurate to say they gave a big thumbs down … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I mentioned this in the previous post, but do take a moment to read this John Young column about the Texas Parent PAC and Diane Trautman. A little taste: Diane Trautman is running for the statehouse. By appearances, Joe Crabb … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The Statesman covers the races in CD31 with Mary Beth Harrell and Ted Ankrum. The Star Telegram picks up an AP story on the CD14 race between Shane Sklar and Ron Paul. Waco Tribune columnist John Young writes about the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Today the Chron gives its most puzzling endorsement of the cycle. Not because Rep. Kevin Brady is an oddball choice for re-election – frankly, given what a nut Brady’s opponent is, I’d be pushing the button for him if I … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Is today the last you’ll see Chris Bell on TV? Maybe, maybe not. At least two Houston television stations – KPRC and KHOU – have no Bell campaign commercials booked or paid for to air after today. Two of Bell’s … Continue reading → Continue reading →

What is there to say about the third Chronicle poll, which shows Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison winning by a 61-27 margin over Barbara Radnofsky? Well, that poll was done by Zogby, which as it happens just released its latest batch … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Take a look at this last mailer that Jim Henley is sending out to district residents this week. The top bullet point for Henley is his promise to “secure funding for Houston’s light rail”, while the top point for John … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Here’s one last entry in my series of Q&As with local candidates: Jim Sharp, running for the First Court of Appeals. This one runs a little long, so I’ve put it in the extended entry. Continue reading →

Obviously, the big news today is the Chron poll of CD22 (reported last night on KHOU), which claims that the race is a lot closer than anyone thought it would be. Here’s how the Chron puts it: Thirty-five percent of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Mother Jones has a profile of Martha Wong that’s worth reading. There are a few things to discuss in it, starting with the headline “Deep in DeLay Country, a Backlash Takes Shape”. Personally, I think of Fort Bend as “DeLay … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Here’s the first of three promised Chron polls, this one for the Governor’s race. Perry leads a five-person field with 38 percent support, according to the survey. Democrat Chris Bell has 22 percent support, and independent Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Here’s a story out of Dallas you might have missed: Attorney General Greg Abbott is using videos shot with equipment paid for by taxpayer money in his campaign ads. Earlier in his term, Abbott spent $66,000 on video equipment and … Continue reading → Continue reading →