Daily Archives: May 29, 2008

A little perspective, please

Posted on May 29, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Since the release of the Texas Observer poll of new and crossover voters in this year’s Democratic primary, a somewhat strange narrative has taken hold. Here’s Burka: The voting pattern-a huge spike in turnout combined with little interest in downballot … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The Texas Observer polls the new primary voters

Posted on May 29, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Leland Beatty takes a look at all those new folks who voted in the Democratic primary. [W]e surveyed 2,500 voters, half of whom had never participated in a primary until 2008 and the other half voters who participated in previous … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Sheriff still hasn’t learned his lesson about deleting emails

Posted on May 29, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Some people never learn. It may be just one email, but the sheriff’s office is trying to explain why it was trying to destroy a key piece of evidence, which has now been subpoenaed by a grand jury investigating that … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Early overview of the HCDE Trustee races

Posted on May 29, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

The last countywide office that I will examine in my Early Overview series is one that I would normally call the most obscure office in Harris County. That would be the office of Harris County Department of Education trustee. In … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Baselice’s Texas poll

Posted on May 29, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Rick Perry’s pollster Mike Baselice has released a poll showing John McCain with a significant lead over either Democratic candidate for President in Texas – he pegs McCain with a 52-36 advantage over Barack Obama, and a 51-36 edge over … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Judge strikes down Farmers Branch anti-immigrant law

Posted on May 29, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Good. U.S. District Judge Sam Lindsay issued a permanent injunction barring the city from implementing Ordinance 2903, which voters approved 2-to-1 in May 2007. But the newer version of the effort, Ordinance 2952, remains and is slated to go into … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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We should all have such critics

Posted on May 29, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

You’d think a story headlined Critics question White’s motives for environmental push would feature some criticism of Mayor White. This is what you got: In his third and last term, White has backed up his eco-friendly rhetoric by purchasing wind-powered … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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