Daily Archives: January 26, 2005

Checking in on Rose Spector

Posted on January 26, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Geez, this special election for the open HD121 is less than ten days away, and early voting is already going on. Here’s a little news roundup for you: Ken Rodriguez says that in a race this short you’ve gotta have … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The decline and fall of the Illinois GOP

Posted on January 26, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Very interesting read about how the implosion of the Republican Party in Illinois was a long time in coming, even before Alan Keyes showed up to lecture everyone. I daresay there may be a lesson or two in there for … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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One more day till the Heflin-Vo hearing

Posted on January 26, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

The end of Talmadge Heflin’s crusade to regain his seat can’t come soon enough for the voters who have been singled out by Heflin and Andy Taylor. Ignatius Okeze has been voting since he became a citizen in 1998 — … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The Smartest Guys at Sundance

Posted on January 26, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Apparently, the new Enron documentary is knocking ’em dead at Sundance. With moonlight drenching the ski slopes outside the theater Saturday night, a collection of about 150 viewers, many with connections to the film, watched the premiere of the nearly … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Gaddie on the re-redistricting review

Posted on January 26, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Keith Gaddie, who commented on the reconsideration of the 2003 re-redistricting case here, has a guest post at BOR in which he expands on his initial remarks. He thinks the key to the review may not be the Pennsylvania Vieth … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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We don’t care it everyone else was doing it

Posted on January 26, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Another loss in the courts for TRMPAC. Lawyers for Texans for a Republican Majority lost another attempt this morning to show that their clients, accused of breaking Texas election laws, were just doing what the Democrats had always done. After … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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