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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 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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- Supreme Court puts temporary pause on Uplift Harris
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- Seattle Children’s Hospital settles with Paxton
- Endorsement watch: One out of three ain’t good
- May 2024 special election early voting, Day One: Why are we doing this again?
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Dispatches from Dallas, July 28 edition
This is a weekly feature produced by my friend Ginger. Let us know what you think. This week in news from the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, we have a grab bag of news on regular beats: ransomware, Collin County’s favorite hometown … Continue reading
Weekend link dump for July 23
“Cult films are the lifeblood of so many cinephiles, and imagining a world without them points to a bleak and sanitized existence. Ross has a point. Streaming apps have become one of the dominant methods of consuming entertainment, effectively killing … Continue reading
Dispatches from Dallas, July 21 edition
This is a weekly feature produced by my friend Ginger. Let us know what you think. This week in news from the Metroplex, a big police expose in the DMN, the seventh anniversary of the July 7 Dallas police ambush, … Continue reading
Weekend link dump for July 16
“Fox Faces FCC License Threat Over False Election Claims & Jan. 6 Attack”. Actions have consequences. Speaking of which, Disbar Him. “Nearly two-thirds of all physicians reported being harassed over COVID-19 advice.” “WNBA players have long lagged in earning power … Continue reading
Weekend link dump for July 9
“Why Are Gen Xers Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley Running Like Grumpy Old Boomers?” “Americans in former Confederate states more likely to say violent protest against government is justified, 160 years after Gettysburg”. I love this picture I found on … Continue reading
Dispatches from Dallas, July 7 edition
This is a weekly feature produced by my friend Ginger. Let us know what you think. This week, in news from DFW, a mass shooting in a historically Black neighborhood in Fort Worth, the return of a former statewide candidate … Continue reading
Weekend link dump for July 2
“But Musk’s constant lying about Twitter’s bot situation should be different. Nobody likes bots, and Musk has spent many months concocting ludicrous claims about them. Everyone should be annoyed. When he tried to get out of buying Twitter, he said … Continue reading
Dispatches from Dallas, June 30 edition
This is a weekly feature produced by my friend Ginger. Let us know what you think. This week, in news from the Metroplex: updates on the Dallas cyberattacks and two other hacks with DFW connections you may not have heard … Continue reading
Weekend link dump for June 25
The coming enshittification of Reddit. “Of all the Garfield Minus Garfield strips, the following 15 stand out as some of the darkest to ever be created.” “Let’s put a very fine point on it: Showgirls is a ’90s id fantasia; … Continue reading
Dispatches from Dallas, June 23 edition
This is a weekly feature produced by my friend Ginger. Let us know what you think. This week (and from last week) in news from the DFW area: election results from the June 10 runoff; the Dallas short-term rental ordinance; … Continue reading
Weekend link dump for June 18
“You Can Help Prevent Forest Fires. Yes, Really.” “Scientists have successfully demonstrated for the first time that solar power can be wirelessly transmitted in space and also beamed to Earth.” “The seeds of today’s true-crime boom were sown 50 years … Continue reading
Weekend link dump for June 11
This story about two women at a small Division III school who saved their college’s golf team even though they were both non-golfers is delightful and a little deranged. Ray Ratto’s summary is also a hoot. “The 14th Amendment particularly … Continue reading
Dispatches from Dallas, June 9 edition
This is a weekly feature produced by my friend Ginger. Let us know what you think. This week in news from DFW, we have a grab bag. Who’s in and out in the Democratic primary for CD-32; Collin County is … Continue reading
Weekend link dump for June 4
“The Disney Vault Is Back for the Streaming Age and It’s Worse Than Ever”. “It’s no surprise that queer students in Republican-dominated states where these laws have passed are profoundly impacted. But less visible is the dramatic effect the steady … Continue reading
Dispatches from Dallas, June 2 edition
This is a weekly feature produced by my friend Ginger. Let us know what you think. In DFW-area news this week, we’ll be talking about Ken Paxton, who’s local to Collin County, updates on the Dallas ransomware problem, trouble in … Continue reading
Weekend link dump for May 28
“According to a new study in the Nature journal Scientific Reports, composting food scraps results in 38 to 84 percent fewer greenhouse gas emissions than tossing them in landfills. Unlike trash in landfills, compost heaps are watered and turned, which … Continue reading
Dispatches from Dallas, May 26 edition
This is a weekly feature produced by my friend Ginger. Let us know what you think. This week, in DFW-area news, another smorgasbord, including the ongoing effects of the ransomware attacks, runoff elections, the aftermath of the Allen mall shooting, … Continue reading
Weekend link dump for May 21
“Santos is not just a criminal in his own right; he is also a Donald Trump Mini-Me, exemplifying the intersection of the “Big Lie” form of politics and serial criminality. In his indictment, there are lessons to learn about both … Continue reading
Dispatches from Dallas, May 19 edition
This is a weekly feature produced by my friend Ginger. Let us know what you think. This week in DFW-area news, we have a smorgasbord: follow-up on the Allen mall shooting, election cleanup, more on Thomas and Crow, MUD shenanigans, … Continue reading
Weekend link dump for May 14
“Even as the SAT and its chief rival, the ACT, have become less important in admissions, they are becoming more universal for a different purpose: as a measure of high school achievement. More and more high schools have turned to … Continue reading
Dispatches from Dallas, May 12 edition
This is a weekly feature produced by my friend Ginger. Let us know what you think. This week in DFW-area news, two big stories: the mass shooting in Allen and local election results. Plus, updates on the Dallas ransomware situation, … Continue reading
Weekend link dump for May 7
“Whatever the outcome is, the drastic step is a warning sign for what may be in store in the coming years. For decades, a series regular on a TV show has been the holy grail for rank-and-file working actors because … Continue reading
Dispatches from Dallas, May 5 edition
This is a weekly feature produced by my friend Ginger. Let us know what you think. This week in DFW-area news, some big stories: Colin Allred is running against Ted Cruz, the City of Dallas is under a ransomware attack, … Continue reading
Weekend link dump for April 30
“How Gamers Eclipsed Spies as an Intelligence Threat”. Hey, person named Kyle, what are you doing on May 21? “While I’m not much of a believer in the idea that the young voters will save us — my own demographic, … Continue reading
Dispatches from Dallas, April 28 edition
This is a weekly feature produced by my friend Ginger. Let us know what you think. This week in news from the DFW area, book bans (local and statewide), election administration, some scary climate predictions for Galveston, more Six Degrees … Continue reading
Weekend link dump for April 23
The actual role COVID relief funding played in inflation. The video for “We Didn’t Start The Fire” with AI-generated images is weird and fun. “If you want to find ongoing, comprehensive coverage of the effects of abortion bans on care … Continue reading
Dispatches from Dallas, April 21 edition
This is a weekly feature produced by my friend Ginger. Let us know what you think. This week in Dallas-area news, two big stories: the Tarrant County election chief has resigned, and more on the Harlan Crow angle of the … Continue reading
Weekend link dump for April 16
“As society stares down the barrel of what is almost certainly just the beginning of these advances in generative AI, there are reasonable and technologically feasible interventions that can be used to help mitigate these abuses. As a computer scientist … Continue reading
Dispatches from Dallas, April 14 edition
This is a weekly feature produced by my friend Ginger. Let us know what you think. This week in Dallas-area news, we have a lot more on Harlan Crow and the Six Degrees of Clarence Thomas, the Bryan Slaton scandal, … Continue reading
Weekend link dump for April 9
“Researchers identified a shape that was previously only theoretical: a 13-sided configuration called “the hat” that can tile a surface without repeating.” “The New York Yankees, one of MLB’s most storied and successful franchises, have a high-end problem: They’re running … Continue reading
Dispatches from Dallas, April 7 edition
This is a weekly feature produced by my friend Ginger. Let us know what you think. This week in Dallas news: Who is the Dallasite at the center of the Clarence Thomas scandal? Plus ACLU support for some area protestors; … Continue reading
Weekend link dump for April 2
“Our primary goal was to shed light on Beethoven’s health problems, which famously include progressive hearing loss, beginning in his mid- to late-20s and eventually leading to him being functionally deaf by 1818.” “My proposal is simply this: Every high … Continue reading
Dispatches from Dallas, March 31 edition
This is a weekly feature produced by my friend Ginger. Let us know what you think. This week in Dallas news: Carroll ISD (Southlake) bails out of TASB in a new phase in the reactionary war on Texas public schools; … Continue reading
Weekend link dump for March 26
“Sending new moms to prison has devastating consequences. Some states are starting to rethink the practice.” “Fox may be forced to read an apology on air or something, but the audience still loves the product. It’s basically the W.W.E. for … Continue reading