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UT/Trib, Apr 25: Trump 49, Biden 44
DT/PPP, Apr 29: Biden 47, Trump 46
UT-Tyler/DMN, May 3: Trump 43, Biden 43
Emerson, May 13: Trump 47, Biden 41
Quinnipiac, June 3: Trump 44, Biden 43
PPP, June 5: Trump 48, Biden 48
PPP/PT, June 23: Trump 48, Biden 46
Fox, June 25: Biden 45, Trump 44
UT/Trib, July 2: Trump 48, Biden 44
PPP/Emily’s List, July 2: Biden 48, Trump 46
UT-Tyler/DMN, July 12: Biden 48, Trump 43
CBSNews, July 12: Trump 46, Biden 45
Quinnipiac, July 22: Biden 45, Trump 44
Morning Consult, July 28: Biden 47, Trump 45
Morning Consult, August 3: Biden 47, Trump 46
Polling Texas 2018
WPA, Jan 5: Cruz 52, O'Rourke 34
PPP, Jan 27: Cruz 45, O'Rourke 37
Quinnipiac, April 19: Cruz 47, O'Rourke 44
Quinnipiac, May 31: Cruz 50, O'Rourke 39
PPP, June 8: Cruz 48, O'Rourke 42
GQR, June 16: Cruz 49, O'Rourke 43
CBS/YouGov, June 24: Cruz 44, O'Rourke 36
UT/Trib, June 25: Cruz 41, O'Rourke 36
Gravis, July 10: Cruz 51, O'Rourke 42
Lyceum, July 31: Cruz 41, O'Rourke 39
Quinnipiac, July 31: Cruz 49, O'Rourke 43
PPP, August 2: Cruz 46, O'Rourke 42
NBC News, August 23: Cruz 49, O'Rourke 45
ECPS, August 27: Cruz 38, O'Rourke 37
Crosswinds, September 12: Cruz 47, O'Rourke 44
Quinnipiac, September 18 (LV): Cruz 54, O'Rourke 45
Ipsos, September 19 (LV): O'Rourke 47, Cruz 45Polling Texas 2016
Beatty, Jun 22: Trump 37, Clinton 30
UT/TTP, Jun 27: Trump 41, Clinton 33
KTVT/Dixie, Aug 11: Trump 46, Clinton 35
PPP, Aug 16: Trump 44, Clinton 38
WaPo-SurveyMonkey, Sep 6: Clinton 46, Trump 45
ECPS, Sep 14: Trump 42, Clinton 36
Texas Lyceum, Sep 15: Trump 39, Clinton 32
YouGov, Oct 3: Trump 50,1, Clinton 41.5
KTVT/Dixie, Oct 5: Trump 45, Clinton 38
WFAA/SurveyUSA, Oct 14: Trump 47, Clinton 43
UH Hobby Center, Oct 17: Trump 41, Clinton 38
WaPo/SurveyMonkey, Oct 17: Trump 48, Clinton 46
CBS/YouGov, Oct 23: Trump 46, Clinton 43
Crosswind/Statesman, Oct 27: Trump 45, Clinton 38
UT/TT, Oct 27: Trump 45, Clinton 42
KTVT/Dixie Strategies, Nov 2: Trump 52, Clinton 39
NBC/WSJ/Marist, Nov 3: Trump 49, Clinton 40
ECPS, Nov 3: Trump 49, Clinton 34
YouGov, Nov 5: Trump 50.3, Clinton 42.4Polling Texas 2014
UT/TT, Nov 2013: Abbott 40, Davis 35, Glass 5
PPP, Nov 2013: Abbott 50, Davis 35
UT/TT, Feb 2014: Abbott 47, Davis 36
ECPS, Mar 2014: Abbott 49, Davis 42
Rasmussen, Mar 2014: Abbott 53, Davis 41
PPP, Apr 2014: Abbott 51, Davis 37
UT/TT, June 2014:Abbott 44, Davis 32
YouGov, July 2014: Abbott 50, Davis 34
Rasmussen, Aug 2014: Abbott 48, Davis 40
YouGov, Sep 2014: Abbott 56, Davis 38
Lyceum, Oct 2014: Abbott 49, Davis 40
Rasmussen, Oct 2014: Abbott 51, Davis 40
KHOU, Oct 2014: Abbott 47, Davis 32
UT/TT, Oct 2014: Abbott 54, Davis 38
YouGov, Oct 2014: Abbott 57, Davis 37Polling Texas 2012
PPP April 26: Romney 50, Obama 43
UT/TT May 22: Romney 46, Obama 38 (RV) - Romney 55, Obama 35 (LV)
WPAOR Sep 13: Romney 55, Obama 40
YouGov Sep 24: Romney 52, Obama 41
Lyceum Oct 2: Romney 58, Obama 39
YouGov Oct 17: Romney 55, Obama 41
UT/TT Oct 29: Romney 55, Obama 39
Baselice Oct 30: Romney 54, Obama 38
YouGov Nov 3: Romney 57, Obama 38-
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Polling Texas 2016
Beatty, Jun 22: Trump 37, Clinton 30
UT/TTP, Jun 27: Trump 41, Clinton 33
KTVT/Dixie, Aug 11: Trump 46, Clinton 35
PPP, Aug 16: Trump 44, Clinton 38
WaPo-SurveyMonkey, Sep 6: Clinton 46, Trump 45
ECPS, Sep 14: Trump 42, Clinton 36
Texas Lyceum, Sep 15: Trump 39, Clinton 32
YouGov, Oct 3: Trump 50,1, Clinton 41.5
KTVT/Dixie, Oct 5: Trump 45, Clinton 38
WFAA/SurveyUSA, Oct 14: Trump 47, Clinton 43
UH Hobby Center, Oct 17: Trump 41, Clinton 38
WaPo/SurveyMonkey, Oct 17: Trump 48, Clinton 46
CBS/YouGov, Oct 23: Trump 46, Clinton 43
Crosswind/Statesman, Oct 27: Trump 45, Clinton 38
UT/TT, Oct 27: Trump 45, Clinton 42
KTVT/Dixie Strategies, Nov 2: Trump 52, Clinton 39
NBC/WSJ/Marist, Nov 3: Trump 49, Clinton 40
ECPS, Nov 3: Trump 49, Clinton 34
YouGov, Nov 5: Trump 50,3, Clinton 42.4
Polling Texas 2014
UT/TT, Nov 2013: Abbott 40, Davis 35, Glass 5
PPP, Nov 2013: Abbott 50, Davis 35
UT/TT, Feb 2014: Abbott 47, Davis 36
ECPS, Mar 2014: Abbott 49, Davis 42
Rasmussen, Mar 2014: Abbott 53, Davis 41
PPP, Apr 2014: Abbott 51, Davis 37
UT/TT, June 2014:Abbott 44, Davis 32
YouGov, July 2014: Abbott 50, Davis 34
Rasmussen, Aug 2014: Abbott 48, Davis 40
YouGov, Sep 2014: Abbott 56, Davis 38
Lyceum, Oct 2014: Abbott 49, Davis 40
Rasmussen, Oct 2014: Abbott 51, Davis 40
KHOU, Oct 2014: Abbott 47, Davis 32
UT/TT, Oct 2014: Abbott 54, Davis 38
YouGov, Oct 2014: Abbott 57, Davis 37
Polling Texas 2012
PPP April 26: Romney 50, Obama 43
UT/TT May 22: Romney 46, Obama 38 (RV) - Romney 55, Obama 35 (LV)
WPAOR Sep 13: Romney 55, Obama 40
YouGov Sep 24: Romney 52, Obama 41
Lyceum Oct 2: Romney 58, Obama 39
YouGov Oct 17: Romney 55, Obama 41
UT/TT Oct 29: Romney 55, Obama 39
Baselice Oct 30: Romney 54, Obama 38
YouGov Nov 3: Romney 57, Obama 38
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- Weekend link dump for October 6
- Maybe those Appraisal District elections weren’t such a hot idea
- The Ted Cruz Curse continues
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Monthly Archives: July 2006
Making noise about I-10 service roads
TxDOT’s plan to connect the existing service roads along I-10 between downtown and the West Loop are generating complaints from the neighborhoods they’d run through. TxDOT has plans to build the elevated frontage lanes as part of its $40 million … Continue reading Continue reading
RIP, River Oaks Theater?
To put it bluntly, this would suck. Three Houston landmarks, including the Landmark River Oaks Theatre and the Bookstop in the former Alabama Theater, have been declared endangered by the Greater Houston Preservation Alliance. The alliance has learned, spokesman David … Continue reading Continue reading
Comments on redistricting maps filed
Friday was the deadline for parties in the redistricting lawsuit to files their comments on everyone else’s plans, and the state-drawn Eviscerate Lloyd Doggett plan was heavily criticized by expected and unexpected sources. “The state plan changes two or three … Continue reading Continue reading
Trautman and Nelson-Turnier
For those of you up in the northern part of Harris County who are looking for some Democratic campaign activity in their area, Stace has a couple of announcements for you. You can attend some town hall meetings with Dot … Continue reading Continue reading
On the border with the Guard
Just wanted to note this Chron story from yesterday about the so-far-successful deployment of National Guard troops to the US/Mexico border, where they are supplementing Border Patrol personnel. Guard and patrol officials said the month-old deployment of troops to the … Continue reading Continue reading
Chron slaps Woodfill and Abbott
The Chron has a strongly worded editorial about the recent attempts by Harris County GOP Chair Jared Woodfill and Attorney General Greg Abbott to influence the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in the DeLay ballot replacement lawsuit. Unfortunately, some politicians … Continue reading Continue reading
Harrisburg selected for East End line route
The very uncontentious process for selecting a route on which the East End BRT will run has come to a conclusion, with Harrisburg being the winner. Scheduled to begin construction next July and open in December 2010, the line would … Continue reading Continue reading
Houston Press talks to Bell
HouStoned, the new Houston Press blog, has a chat with Chris Bell today. It’s mostly about environmental issues, so it’s got good timing. Check it out. Continue reading
Carter goes on the attack against Harrell
The conventional wisdom is that a candidate who feels comfortable about his or her odds of being elected, especially against a lesser-funded opponent, should avoid mentioning that opponent in public. If that’s the case, then Rep. John Carter is getting … Continue reading Continue reading
McDavid outpacing Bohac in contributions
I noted before that HD138 incumbent Dwayne Bohac reported zero cash on hand as of June 30. I’m still not sure what that’s about, but whatever it is, it’s also the case that he’s been out-fundraised through the midyear point … Continue reading Continue reading
Another step forward for the Dome hotel
The Dome Hotel gets one step closer to reality. Entrepreneurs seeking to turn the Reliant Astrodome into an upscale convention hotel hope to secure financing in six months and begin work on gutting and remaking the legendary Houston venue next … Continue reading Continue reading
RichmondRail.org makes its case today
I’m a little late in getting to this, but this is what petitions are for. From my inbox: Richmond residents WANT RAIL on Richmond! RichmondRail.org demands equal airtime for Richmond rail supporters: Get the full story at METRO board meeting … Continue reading Continue reading
“One of Largest Fines in FEC History”
CREW strikes again. Last night, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) released a conciliation agreement reached with Americans for a Republican Majority political action committee (ARMPAC) stemming from a complaint Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) filed against the … Continue reading Continue reading
Abbott files amicus brief for DeLay
All things considered, I suppose this isn’t too surprising. Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott plans to ask the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn a federal judge’s ruling that Republicans cannot replace former U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay on the … Continue reading Continue reading
ProtectHouston.com
Via Marc Campos, a response from Council Member Carol Alvarado to this dumb idea. In response to those that wish to make our Houston Police Department an I.C.E. arm (Homeland Security’s Immigration Customs Enforcement), Houston City Council Member Carol Alvarado … Continue reading Continue reading
One last chance to vote in PAC for Change
Tomorrow at midnight PDT is the deadline to vote in the Barbara Boxer PAC for Change competition. If you haven’t registered and cast a ballot for Barbara Radnofsky yet, you’ve got two days to do it. Every dollar coming into … Continue reading Continue reading
Not straying, campaigning
The headline for this article is more than a bit misleading. Texas Democrats put on a show of party unity at their state convention last month, but at least two of their statewide nominees have been cozying up to independent … Continue reading Continue reading
Report from Metro’s meeting on the Universities line
The first of the three Metro open house meetings on the route for the Universities rail line was last night. Here’s the story, about which I’ll have more in a minute. Tory discusses some of the highlights, and I hope … Continue reading Continue reading
Bell’s environmental tour
I missed the press conference today (Vince has the highlights), but the Chris Bell campaign is rolling out its environmental platform this week. Have we ever had a serious discussion of environmental issues in a statewide campaign? Off the top … Continue reading Continue reading
Profile of David Harris
Now this is a candidate profile. He doesn’t have anywhere near the political experience, name recognition or financial backing his opponent, a 20-year veteran of congress has, but according to David Harris, D-Arlington, he may just be the change the … Continue reading Continue reading
Kneel before the might of our petitions!
I don’t think I can come up with an intro that could live up to this, so I’m just going to come right out and tell you that the Harris County GOP is pushing an online petition to “send a … Continue reading Continue reading
ActBlue officially active in Texas
Awhile back, I along with a number of my fellow Texas progressive bloggers, asked you for some help getting ActBlue activated for Texas state races. You did that, and now I’m pleased to say that ActBlue is now available for … Continue reading Continue reading
The money race – State Reps
Now that most of the finance reports have been filed and posted for state candidates, let’s take a look at some of the State Rep races in Harris County: Dist Candidate Contrib Expense Tot Cash ============================================== 126 C Khan 9,146 … Continue reading Continue reading
The Astrodome Hotel exit ramp
Another step in the Astrodome Hotel saga, as the developers are asking for a new exit ramp from Loop 610 to their location, in order to avoid Reliant/rodeo traffic. Astrodome Redevelopment Corp., a consortium proposing the development, favors building a … Continue reading Continue reading
We’re stuck with Accenture
The top lawyer for the Texas Health and Human Services Commission says that yeah, things do suck with Accenture, but they don’t quite suck enough to fire them. “Termination is always a pretty severe remedy, and it’s the one that … Continue reading Continue reading
A look at HD133
If you’re tired of campaign finance reports, then head over to Kuff’s World, where I’ve finally delivered on my long-promised analysis of HD133. Lots more numbers, of course, but at least they don’t have dollar signs in front of them. … Continue reading Continue reading
Interview with Jim Henley
Last week, I had the opportunity to sit down with Jim Henley, the Democratic candidate for Congress in CD07. Here it is, for your listening pleasure: Link for the MP3 file is here. At this point, I’ve interviewed just about … Continue reading Continue reading
More campaign finance report news
I’ve taken the results of the FEC Summary Search Reports query for Texas candidates and put it into a spreadsheet for convenience and future reference. It’s mostly up to date as I draft this, though the Senatorials are all still … Continue reading Continue reading
Park Dietz still testifying
Dr. Park Dietz is on the stand again today for a third day of testimony and cross-examination in the Andrea Yates retrial. On Friday, he gave his reasons why he thinks Yates does not meet the statutory requirements for legal … Continue reading Continue reading
The petitions of Harris County
From yesterday, a look at the petition signing efforts for independent gubernatorial candidates Carole Keeton Strayhorn and Kinky Friedman in Harris County. Overall in Harris County, Strayhorn outdid Friedman by collecting 37,739 signatures to Friedman’s 19,117, according to data provided … Continue reading Continue reading
Burncasting
We’ve already established that I’m a musical Luddite, still wedded to the ancient and dying CD format for my tunes. So, I’m highly encouraged (and a bit surprised, given the trash talk) to read that someone has put out a … Continue reading Continue reading
Analysis of all current redistricting plans
Local political consultant Mustafa Tameez has gone over all of the redistricting map proposals that have been submitted to the three-judge panel, plus their briefs where available, and put together a concise analysis of them all, complete with illustrations. I … Continue reading Continue reading
Preliminary report on DeLay
Finally…I still don’t know why I can’t find it through a summary report search, but here’s DeLay’s report for the second quarter: This Period Cycle-To-Date 6. Net Contributions (other than loans) (a) Total Contributions (other than loans) 11981.00 3711330.03 (b) … Continue reading Continue reading
Mail is flowing again
Looks like my mail problem has been resolved. I still can’t say for certain that stuff is arriving in a timely manner, but it all does appear to be arriving. So, please go back to using the offthekuff.com address as … Continue reading Continue reading