Monthly Archives: October 2002

CNN says Ron Kirk has the buzz, though they say his campaign is the hare to John Cornyn’s tortoise: At a recent fund-raiser in the affluent Dallas neighborhood of Highland Park, Kirk worked the crowd of mostly wealthy, white Republicans … Continue reading → Continue reading →

This has been such a serious year, I’m glad to see a little low comedy: Calling all cars, please check out disturbance on Texas’ broadcast airwaves. We have a report of state politicians attacking one another using police cruiser dashboard … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Early voter turnout in the state’s 15 largest counties is up 91 percent over 1998, bolstering Democratic hopes in the statewide races. The three biggest increases occurred in urban counties with long histories of Democratic voting — Bexar, Hidalgo and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Josh Chafetz has questioned some of my implicit assumptions in the comments on this Matt Yglesias post. I had expressed my skepticism of the recent DMN poll that gave a 10-point lead to John Cornyn over Ron Kirk and a … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Amazing. The Chron has endorsed Kirk Watson for Attorney General, meaning that they went with the Democratic candidate in three out of the four big statewide races. And they threw in an endorsement for Debra Danburg in her State House … Continue reading → Continue reading →

If you’d like to do something that has real value and actually can make a difference, may I suggest the volunteer opportunities that Sisyphus Shrugged linked to recently. Progressive action without all that icky intifada stuff! What more could you … Continue reading → Continue reading →

A Dallas Morning News poll taken last week shows a double-digit lead for Rick Perry and John Cornyn. The Lt. Governor race is a dead heat, it says. Make of it what you will. Continue reading →

Attention, Howard Dean fans (and you know who you are): Today’s Chron has a nice profile of your man. He has no national organization, little staff and no real campaign Web site, yet enthusiasts are comparing Dean to former President … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The Chron endorsed Ron Kirk for Senate today. I’m surprised. Hell, I’m shocked. I’d have laid odds on Cornyn getting the nod. I would have thought that the pro-Bush angle would have been more than enough for them. I’ll have … Continue reading → Continue reading →

If John Sharp wins the Lt. Governor’s office by one vote, he can thank me for that vote. Be sure to read the comment that I left regarding former City Councilwoman Martha Wong, by the way. Continue reading →

Just got a knock on the door from a couple of Tony Sanchez campaign volunteers who were passing out a flyer for an Early Vote Rally and Barbecue being held downtown. Bad day for it, unfortunately, as it’s been raining … Continue reading → Continue reading →

This Chron article says that Tony Sanchez’s efforts to recruit and energize new Hispanic voters has fallen short of its goal, which in turn may cost him in November. I’m not convinced that it’s a fatal flaw, on the grounds … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Ron Kirk and John Cornyn took part in a televised debate here last night. Both came out swinging, with Enron being a particular point of contention: “You basically served as in-house counsel for Enron,” Kirk told Cornyn, the state’s attorney … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The Chron gave its endorsements for Governor and Lt. Governor today, going with Governor Goodhair and John Sharp. Neither of these comes as a surprise to me. Sharp is exactly the kind of fiscal conservative/social moderate that the Chron generally … Continue reading → Continue reading →