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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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Category Archives: Baseball
Baseball for Sugar Land?
Is there baseball in Sugar Land’s future? Maybe. “That was one of the ones that was really at the top of the list of things our community would like to see,” said Sugar Land Mayor David Wallace. Wallace says it’s … Continue reading Continue reading
Tommy John surgery
This does not strike me as being a good thing. While rates on UCL surgery are not tracked nationally, some of the area’s and country’s top surgeons said they’ve seen a significant increase in the number of high-school-aged players having … Continue reading Continue reading
The Curse of Big Papi?
This is actually pretty funny. A construction worker’s bid to curse the New York Yankees by planting a Boston Red Sox jersey in their new stadium was foiled Sunday when the home team removed the offending shirt from its burial … Continue reading Continue reading
Bill James speaks
Nice little Q&A with baseball stats legend Bill James. Here’s a question he could have written a book about: Q: Who are ten players in the Hall Of Fame that do not deserve to be there? A: Fred Lindstrom, Jesse … Continue reading Continue reading
A new leader for the Hall of Fame
David Pinto brings the news. Dale Petroskey stepped down as president of the National Baseball Hall of Fame after the museum’s executive committee found his financial and business decisions weren’t in the best interests of the organization. Petroskey had been … Continue reading Continue reading
Bill James speaks
Always good to hear from the granddaddy of modern sabermetrics. Possibly the most interesting thing he has to say is here: If you were to be named commissioner of baseball tomorrow, what would be first change you make? Well, the … Continue reading Continue reading
Vorpies!
I may never fully understand why exactly it is that some professional sportswriters have such a deep-seated, almost pathological revulsion towards their more statistically-inclined brethren and sistren. But I do enjoy it when someone in the latter group uses that … Continue reading Continue reading
Polling the stuff that really matters
Forget the Presidential race and the state of Harris County’s partisan mix. This is the kind of polling people want. As the question of whether Roger Clemens or Brian McNamee is telling the truth about Clemens’ alleged use of performance-enhancing … Continue reading Continue reading
Donnie Baseball’s tribulations
As a lifelong Yankees fan, it breaks my heart to read this. Four months ago, [Don] Mattingly was the presumed heir to one of the most prestigious jobs in sports – manager of the Yankees. Today, after a stunning fall … Continue reading Continue reading
So did Pettite sink Clemens?
I guess it depends on who you ask. Steve Campbell: Clemens and his defenders can attack McNamee’s credibility and motives all they want. But how can they explain away the damaging testimony of Pettitte? Clearly, Pettitte had no desire to … Continue reading Continue reading
Will Pettite nail Clemens?
When Roger Clemens goes before Congress today, he may be faced with eivdence that his buddy Andy Pettite has testified that Clemens has used HGH. According to last week’s sworn affidavit from Pettitte, Clemens told Pettitte in either 1999 or … Continue reading Continue reading
Et tu, Debbie?
This was weird. This is truly bizarre. Brian McNamee took aim at another member of Roger Clemens’ family Friday, reportedly telling congressional investigators he injected the pitcher’s wife with human growth hormone for a photo session five years ago. The … Continue reading Continue reading
CSI: MLB
The Roger Clemens/Brian McNamee saga has taken another weird turn. The lawyers for trainer Brian McNamee dropped a bombshell Wednesday, claiming they gave federal prosecutors physical evidence that proves Roger Clemens used performance-enhancing drugs. The New York Daily News, citing … Continue reading Continue reading
Will Clemens take the fifth?
Roger Clemens’ situation in a nutshell: Damned if he talks, and damned if he doesn’t. Roger Clemens might be known for answering the call when it’s his turn to pitch, but several legal experts believe he should invoke the Fifth … Continue reading Continue reading
Pettite and Clemens
This ought to provide some grist for a lot of mills. A lawyer for Andy Pettitte’s former personal trainer said Tuesday he believes the pitcher will tell Congress he discussed human growth hormone with Roger Clemens between the 2001 and … Continue reading Continue reading
Oh, those performance enhancers
I see that Chuck Knoblauch has been invited to talk to Congress. Knoblauch, who played at Bellaire High School and Texas A&M, was asked to appear Thursday for the first of five depositions scheduled by the House Oversight and Government … Continue reading Continue reading
Roger and Miguel
I think it’s fair to say that the Astros franchise, and GM Ed Wade, have had better days than yesterday. Disappointed baseball couldn’t solve its steroids problem earlier, Drayton McLane and several Astros withheld judgment after the House Oversight Committee … Continue reading Continue reading
Goooooooooooose!
Hot damn! Rich “Goose” Gossage became only the fifth relief pitcher elected to the Hall of Fame, earning baseball’s highest honor Tuesday on his ninth try on the ballot. Known for his overpowering fastball, fiery temperament and bushy mustache, the … Continue reading Continue reading
Now how about a Mitchell Report for every other sport?
I’m still catching up on some of my websurfing from the holidays, so it’s just now that I’ve seen this article from Will Carroll, who says that MLB’s drug testing program is the best one out there, though you’d never … Continue reading Continue reading
Clemens and the coaches
I’m glad to see this. Roger Clemens, whose legacy as one of the major leagues’ all-time greatest pitchers has come under recent scrutiny, has an invitation to speak at the Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association Convention on Jan. 12, … Continue reading Continue reading
Clemens and Bonds
Richard Justice makes a point that, on its surface at least, is eminently sensible. Here’s the thing. If you had one view of [Barry] Bonds, you ought to have the same view of [Roger] Clemens because they’re accused of doing … Continue reading Continue reading
The Mitchell Report
Much like the impending arrival of the Iowa Caucuses, I’m kind of glad that the Mitchell Report is finally being released, on the grounds that with it no longer looming over us, we can begin to get past the hysteria … Continue reading Continue reading
Bowie Kuhn?
The Veterans Committee has enshrined a half dozen executives and managers, and their list contains a surprise. At last, Bowie Kuhn beat Marvin Miller at something. The late commissioner was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame on Monday while … Continue reading Continue reading
The Hall of Fame ballot for 2008
Here are your Hall of Fame hopefuls for 2008. Tim Raines and David Justice head 11 first-time candidates on the baseball writers’ 2008 Hall of Fame ballot, joining Mark McGwire, Rich Gossage, Jim Rice and 11 other holdovers. McGwire, his … Continue reading Continue reading
More baseball pandering from Rudy
So imagine there’s a guy who played right field for a total of 12 seasons, only seven of which saw him appear in as many as 120 games, and who was out of baseball by the time he was 34. … Continue reading Continue reading
Bonds indicted
Bummer. Barry Bonds was indicted Thursday for perjury and obstruction of justice, charged with lying when he told a federal grand jury that he did not knowingly use performance-enhancing drugs. If convicted on all five counts, baseball’s home run king … Continue reading Continue reading
Instant replay for baseball?
David Pinto reports the following: The general managers voted 25-5 to use instant replays to decide boundary calls: The recommendation, by a 25-5 vote, was limited to boundary calls – whether potential home runs are fair or foul, whether balls … Continue reading Continue reading
No more Wahoo
Allow me to take a moment to wholeheartedly endorse what Joe Posnanski says about the terribly offensive mascot of the Cleveland Indians, Chief Wahoo: [I]t is not just time to get rid of Wahoo, it is way, way past time. … Continue reading Continue reading
Astros retain Cooper
Cecil Cooper will be back as manager of the Astros next year. Astros owner Drayton McLane has been so impressed with the leadership abilities displayed by Cecil Cooper during his monthlong stint as interim manager that he decided to make … Continue reading Continue reading
The ghosts of Flatbush
Fifty years ago today, the Dodgers played their last game in Brooklyn. When former Dodgers pitcher Danny McDevitt threw a ceremonial first pitch to ex-batterymate Joe Pignatano at a Brooklyn Cyclones minor league game in June, more than 7,900 fans … Continue reading Continue reading
Wading in
So let me welcome (or really, welcome back) Ed Wade to Houston as the Astros’ new GM. My very fuzzy recollection of his tenure in Philadelphia was that he was reasonably solid, and did do a good job of finding … Continue reading Continue reading
Win now, rest later
I don’t actually disagree with anything Joe Sheehan says here about the Yankees’ sudden proximity to the Red Sox in the standings and how basically meaningless it is given their now almost assured spot in the playoffs as a wild … Continue reading Continue reading
Potato!
I agree with Fred: This is the greatest hidden ball trick ever, and is now on my short list for best baseball stories ever. On Aug. 31, 1987, Dave Bresnahan was the Michelangelo of potato sculpting. He sacrificed five fine … Continue reading Continue reading
Sheehan on Purpura
Since the general consensus around Houston seems to be that the Tim Purpura firing was justified, I thought it might be a good idea to present an alternate view, that of Joe Sheehan from the Baseball Prospectus. Firing Purpura, as … Continue reading Continue reading