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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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Either we enforce the rules or we don’t
OK, I’ve seen enough cheap shots at the Yankees for daring to ask Beelzebud Selig to enfore the rules of the game viz the Devil Rays not showing up on time for the scheduled doubleheader on Monday. If you’re going … Continue reading Continue reading
Press interviews JR Richard
The Houston Press has a fascinating interview with former Astros great JR Richard. If what he says is true here, he really got screwed by his former team: DH: How did the Houston Astros organization help you during your recovery? … Continue reading Continue reading
We may never get rid of Beelzebud
Beelzebud Selig’s term as Commissioner of Major League Baseball has been extended through 2009. That sound you hear is my teeth grinding. I may have more to say about this later, when I’m done banging my head against the wall. … Continue reading Continue reading
My son, the baseball player
The Bonassus notes that the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame is going to honor the 143 Jewish men who have played in the bigs. I don’t really have anything to add to this except to note that this is … Continue reading Continue reading
Maddux wins 300
Congratulations to Greg Maddux for his 300th career win. He’s the 22nd pitcher to reach that milestone and is now tied with Earl Wynn and Lefty Grove for 20th place all-time in victories. What’s amazing to me is that as … Continue reading Continue reading
Remembering Thurman Munson
Today is the 25th anniversary of the day Yankees catcher and captain Thurman Munson was killed in a plane crash. I still remember it like it was yesterday. My neighbor Neil told me the news as I was getting out … Continue reading Continue reading
The trading deadline
First of all, everybody knows that July 31 isn’t really a “deadline” for making a trade in Major League Baseball, right? It just means that now teams must put any player they want to trade on waivers first, which allows … Continue reading Continue reading
Phil Rizzuto Park
Hey, they named a park in New Jersey after Phil Rizzuto, the Yankees’ Hall of Fame shortstop and broadcaster. Holy Cow! Former New York Yankees shortstop Phil Rizzuto was on hand Wednesday to dedicate a park named in his honor. … Continue reading Continue reading
Hello, Pittsburgh!
The 2006 MLB All-Star Game will be in Pittsburgh, and you know what that means: It’s time to play the Economic Impact Game! Pittsburgh should get a desperately needed image boost from baseball’s All-Star Game in two years, but it’s … Continue reading Continue reading
Say goodnight, Jimy
Looks like the era of Jimyball is ending. Astros manager Jimy Williams and his coaching staff will learn their fates at 1 p.m. today with former Milwaukee Brewers and Detroit Tigers manager Phil Garner set to become the franchise’s 14th … Continue reading Continue reading
Scooter
Now hear this: The animated baseball known as “Scooter”, which explains things like the slider (“it’s like a fastball except it slides!”) to children, which Fox has thrust upon an unsuspecting public, is the dumbest thing I’ve seen in a … Continue reading Continue reading
Gays in baseball
Buried deep within this survey of Major League Baseball players on topics such as steroids and competitive imbalance is this nugget: A strong majority of players, 353 to 73, said having a gay teammate wouldn’t bother them. “I’m sure I’ve … Continue reading Continue reading
Oh, yeah, the All-Star Game
And a short break for local news: Hey, guess what, the city of Houston is going to be rolling in money thanks to the All-Star Game! About 40,000 tickets have been sold for the All-Star Game, Gardner said. State Comptroller … Continue reading Continue reading
Beltran revisited
Well, the Astros’ trade for Carlos Beltran has been a mixed success so far. Beltran himself has been spectacular as advertised, but the Stros remain in a struggle to stay over .500, let alone challenge the suddenly surging Cardinals for … Continue reading Continue reading
Adam Everett??
Now hear this: if Adam Everett is voted as the starting shortstop in the All-Star Game, then the term “All-Star shortstop” will cease to have any meaning. OK, that’s a bit harsh, as this is not a banner year for … Continue reading Continue reading
Astros get Carlos Beltran
This is a great trade for the Stros. The Astros finally landed the classic center fielder they have craved for years, acquiring Kansas City Royals star Carlos Beltran on Thursday night in a three-team deal that club officials compared to … Continue reading Continue reading
Nick O’Brien followup
You’ve all heard of the Nick O’Brien story by now – indeed, more than 300 Googlers dropped by yesterday looking for news of the four-year-old baseball fan. Well, it turns out that he’s going to get that baseball after all, … Continue reading Continue reading
Fan of the year nominee
You know, I attended many baseball games before ever catching a foul ball (the experience in Tokyo was my second time), but I was never ever tempted to act like this guy did. ARLINGTON – Four-year-old Nick O’Brien proved why … Continue reading Continue reading
3-2-9
Even in Little League, I wouldn’t expect to ever see a play like this. The infield fly rule is a subtle thing. Via Nail-Tinted Glasses, who also points out this excellent Legomation re-enactment for those who need a visual. Continue reading
RIP, Doug Pappas
On a much sadder note, I’m as shocked as anyone to learn of the death of Doug Pappas, who succumbed to heat prostration while camping in Big Bend National Park this weekend. Joe Sheehan writes a lovely obituary to his … Continue reading Continue reading
Perfecto!
Congratulations to Randy Johnson for throwing a perfect game last night against the Braves. It’s his second career no-hitter (the 14-year span between his first no-no and this game is the longest ever), and the 17th perfecto in major league … Continue reading Continue reading
Let’s go over the ground rules
Via Jack, I too enjoyed this article by Rob Neyer on the quirky ground rules at some of Major League Baseball’s stadia. One thing I’d point out is that the well-known “ground rule double” has some history to it that … Continue reading Continue reading
How much does baserunning matter to run scoring?
With all the recent hoo-hah about productive outs and the poo-pooing by ESPN talking heads Harold Reynolds and John Kruk about “lumbering sluggers” who “clog up the basepaths” (Kruk, at least, should know a thing or two about that), it’s … Continue reading Continue reading
With cheesy ad gimmicks come great responsibility
I’m not really sure who came up with this Spider-Man on the bases idea, but I’m glad it didn’t fly. A day after announcing a novel promotion to put advertisements on bases next month, Major League Baseball reversed course Thursday … Continue reading Continue reading
Fixing the Fan Cost Index
You’ve probably heard of the Fan Cost Index, which is the Team Marketing Report’s annual tally of how much it costs for a family of four to attend a sporting event, in this case a Major League Baseball game. I’ve … Continue reading Continue reading
On steroids and asterisks
The Bleacher Guy takes ESPN talking head Stephen A. Smith to task for what he believes is a disingenuous defense of Barry Bonds and his achievements against critics who assail him for alleged steroid use. Says Smith: It’s curious considering … Continue reading Continue reading
You forgot the part about artificial enhancements
One liner of the day, from Joe Sheehan of the Baseball Prospectus: One week of baseball games, no matter the month, are a bit like Jessica Simpson. Beautiful to look at, and impossible to get any useful information from. Whoever … Continue reading Continue reading
Bonds ties Mays
Congrats to Barry Bonds hitting his 660th home run yesterday, tying him with his godfather Willie Mays for third overall in career homers. (Quick trivia question: Who’s #5? Here’s the answer.) Barring injury or unforeseen dropoff in performance, he ought … Continue reading Continue reading
Aaron’s Anniversary
I missed mentioning on Thursday that it was the 30th anniversary of Hank Aaron’s 715th home run. David Pinto brings it up in linking to this Tim Kurkjian column in which Kurkjian expresses some sadness at the thought that Aaron’s … Continue reading Continue reading
The J.R. Richard Story
A biopic of former Astros pitcher J.R. Richard is in the works. Resurrection: The J.R. Richard Story will begin with Richard being rushed from the ballpark in an ambulance after collapsing from a stroke in 1980. The movie starts shooting … Continue reading Continue reading
Ode to Strat-O-Matic
I admit it. I was a total Strat-O-Matic geek as a kid. Had all the games, played in face-to-face and play-by-mail leagues – explaining to Mom why I had to spend an hour on the phone with some guy in … Continue reading Continue reading
How do you say “Opening Day” in Japanese?
The Devil Rays beat the Yankees earlier today by the score of 8-3 in the Tokyo Dome. The hosts did their best to duplicate the atmosphere of games back home, with some twists, of course. The Yankees, including Hall of … Continue reading Continue reading
Baseball Day
This is an idea I can get behind: Make baseball’s Opening Day a national holiday. It’s especially appealing for those of us who get no holidays between New Year’s and Memorial Day – we could use something to break the … Continue reading Continue reading
RIP, Marge Schott
Marge Schott, the former owner of the Cincinnati Reds, died yesterday at the age of 75. For someone as well known as she was for making racist statements, there was a fair amount of effort to find nice things to … Continue reading Continue reading