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- Polling Texas 2020- 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 2018WPA, 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 45
- Polling Texas 2016Beatty, 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 2014UT/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 2012PPP 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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Tag Archives: HD29
Precinct analysis: State House 2022
We have data. Texas Democrats and Republicans are beginning to gear up for a presidential election cycle in which opportunities to flip seats for Congress and the Legislature appear limited. It’s a natural outcome after Republicans redrew legislative and congressional … Continue reading
Precinct analysis: State House districts 2020, part 2
Introduction Congressional districts State Rep districts Commissioners Court/JP precincts Comparing 2012 and 2016 Statewide judicial Other jurisdictions Appellate courts, Part 1 Appellate courts, Part 2 Judicial averages Other cities District Attorney County Attorney Sheriff Tax Assessor County Clerk HCDE Fort … Continue reading
Precinct analysis: State House districts 2020, part 1
Introduction Congressional districts State Rep districts Commissioners Court/JP precincts Comparing 2012 and 2016 Statewide judicial Other jurisdictions Appellate courts, Part 1 Appellate courts, Part 2 Judicial averages Other cities District Attorney County Attorney Sheriff Tax Assessor County Clerk HCDE Fort … Continue reading
Precinct analysis: Brazoria County
Introduction Congressional districts State Rep districts Commissioners Court/JP precincts Comparing 2012 and 2016 Statewide judicial Other jurisdictions Appellate courts, Part 1 Appellate courts, Part 2 Judicial averages Other cities District Attorney County Attorney Sheriff Tax Assessor County Clerk HCDE Fort … Continue reading
30 Day 2020 campaign finance reports: State races, part 2
Continuing to look at the 30-day campaign finance reports. A lot of candidates have been reporting big hauls, especially in the hot State Rep races. As before, I will split these into four parts. Part one, with statewide, SBOE, and … Continue reading
July 2020 campaign finance reports: State races, part 2
Let’s move on to finance reports from the State House, which I will break up into two parts. Today’s look is on the various races in the greater Houston area, and after that I’ll look at the other races of … Continue reading
A slightly less rosy view of Democratic prospects
Here’s the latest race ratings from Texas Elects: Texas Election Source has updated 27 race ratings based on the latest polling, July campaign finance reports and primary runoff results. Twenty of those races moved one column toward the Democrats’ advantage. … Continue reading
January 2020 campaign finance reports: State House part 2
Here’s Part 2 of my look at the finance reports from State House races. Part 1 was here, Harris County offices were here, and statewide races were here. You may also want to refer to this Trib story and this … Continue reading
Beto boosts State House candidates
Very nice. A month after ending his presidential campaign, Democrat Beto O’Rourke has turned his attention to state politics — namely, an effort to help flip the Texas House of Representatives from Republican control to the Democrats. With Texas Democrats … Continue reading
Filing report update
We’re a week out from the official filing deadline for the 2020 primaries. There’s still a lot of known candidates who haven’t filed yet, but I expect there will be a mad flurry of activity this week, as is usually … Continue reading
July 2019 campaign finance reports: State Reps
State legislative races tend to get less attention than Congressional races. Fewer candidates, less money, very little news coverage. That’s probably going to be less true this year, as both parties are going to expend a lot of effort and … Continue reading
The battle for the Lege is gonna be lit
Fasten your seat belts. While the Texas Senate appears safe for Republicans, Clinton’s comments underscored the emphasis that some Democrats — both in Texas and outside it — are already putting on the fight for the majority in the state … Continue reading
Precinct analysis: 2018 State House
Beto O’Rourke won 76 State House districts. Out of 150. Which is a majority. Let me say that again so it can fully sink in. BETO O’ROURKE WON 76 STATE HOUSE DISTRICTS. Remember that after the 2016 election, Democrats held … Continue reading
Initial thoughts: The Lege
Live by the gerrymander, die by the gerrymander. At the end of the 2011 legislative session, state Rep. Rafael Anchia, a Dallas Democrat, sat down to dinner with a Republican colleague from the Texas House. Anchia was exhausted and incensed. … Continue reading
Two upcoming candidate forums
Mark your calendars, Part I, for the CD2 Democratic Primary Candidate Forum. CD2 Democratic Primary Candidate Forum Hosted by Humble Area Democrats, Kingwood Area Democrats, Spring Democratic Club, and Democracy for Houston Tuesday, January 23 at 6 PM – 9 … Continue reading
Mike Floyd for Pearland ISD
What were you doing when you were 18 years old? Probably not running for school board. Michael Floyd isn’t your typical high school senior. The Dawson High School student says he’s been involved in politics since he was in fourth … Continue reading
Chron overview of HD29
Over to Brazoria County for this one. A Bernie Sanders’ liberal is taking on one of the most conservative members of the Texas House of Representatives in District 29 in Brazoria County, presenting voters with, perhaps, the starkest contrast between … Continue reading
What they’re saying about education
The Chron has a couple of stories focusing on area legislators and their priorities for 2013. There will be many new faces in the Lege and the Senate in this session, so the more we know about what these folks … Continue reading
Endorsement watch: The Parent PAC November slate
For your approval. Texas Parent PAC is delighted to endorse the following candidates in the general election. They are men and women of integrity, open and responsive to parents, actively involved in their communities, and committed to investing in public … Continue reading
More on Sen. Gallegos
For better or worse, we must discuss the politics of Sen. Mario Gallegos’ death this week. The first question to address is what happens next? Rich Parsons, a spokesman for Secretary of State Hope Andrade, this morning clarified the timing … Continue reading
Another story about parents and education cuts
I really want to believe that there’s an uprising in the works and that the Lege could be a very different place for the better next year, but I’m reserving judgment on that for now. Deep cuts in school funding … Continue reading
