Category Archives: Election 2002

The turnout for early voting in the primary has been heavy so far in predominantly Hispanic counties, thanks in large part to the Democratic race for governor. I’m excited about the prospects for the general elections. I still don’t know … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The Chronicle has endorsed Dan Morales in the Democratic primary for Governor. This is unlikely to mean anything, since the Chron is a lead-pipe cinch to back Governor Goodhair in November, and since Tony Sanchez is virtually certain to be … Continue reading → Continue reading →

More interesting than the Chron’s endorsement of Dan Morales is their strange silence regarding the Republican primary for US House District 22, which is Tom DeLay’s home base. Their master list of endorsements from last week includes a pick in … Continue reading → Continue reading →

One of the things I like about the primary season is the annual game of finding the perennial candidates. The Republicans have one who makes it more of a challenge to spot him because he runs under a different name … Continue reading → Continue reading →

According to this story in the Chron, “[a] $100,000 donation from Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tony Sanchez’s bank in 2000 helped fund Republican efforts to retain control of the U.S. Senate”. You know, I’m as desperate as any Texas Democrat to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Today while at the bank I heard a political ad on the radio which began “I want the best for my children. That’s why I’m voting for…” Is it too late to stick an amendment in the Shays-Meehan bill that … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I got a reply to this post from Joe Morales, brother of Democratic candidate for US Senate Victor Morales. With his permission, I’m reprinting his note to me: It is not unusual that a lot of people don’t know of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Governor race update Tony Sanchez appears to have a decent lead over Dan Morales according to the latest poll of Democratic primary voters. Sanchez’s advertising, which I’ve mentioned before, is helping him. Over in the Senate primary, Victor Morales has … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Score one for the Harris County Democrats, as a ruling from the 14th Court of Appeals knocks out a GOP challenger for the 270th District Court bench. I still think that technicalities should not eliminate otherwise legitimate ballot applicants, but … Continue reading → Continue reading →

An interesting opinion piece on the nature of alternative political parties and restricted ballot access. The writer, a Libertarian, makes the case that freer access to ballots would not necessarily weaken the traditional parties: Mark Rutherford, chairman of the Indiana … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The state of Idaho has repealed its term limits law, becoming the first state to do so. I’m genuinely shocked that the mostly Republican state legislature did so over the veto of the Republican governor. Term limits were a rallying … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Thanks in part to an increase in Democratic candidates as well as a general increase in partisan nastiness, there’s been a sharp increase in challenges to ballot applications. This isn’t right. A technicality shouldn’t abrogate the voters’ right to pick … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Well, we’ve known for awhile now that former Governor Bush would be leaving office just in time to avoid a very messy financial situation here in Texas. Ginger has a nice recap of things as they now stand. Today, the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

It’s a statewide election year, which means more surrealism than the Salvador Dali Museum. Democratic candidate John WorldPeace is calling everyone in the state with a blistering attack on Tony Sanchez. As Dogbert once said, sometimes no sarcastic remark seems … Continue reading → Continue reading →

More good political news in the Chron today with Dan Morales’ surprise last-minute filing for the Democratic nomination in the governor’s race. I was set to hold my nose and vote for Tony Sanchez against Rick “Dubya Lite” Perry, but … Continue reading → Continue reading →