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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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- Dems have a statewide judicial slate
- Metro makes its excuses
- RIP, CityCast Houston
- TEA will take over Fort Worth ISD
- Book ban law permanently enjoined
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- Delving into the Paxton mysteries
- Austin seeks waiver for its rainbow crosswalk
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Daily Archives: February 18, 2002
Evil twin located
This is really scary. A coworker just pointed me to the Houston Curling Club homepage. If you go to their Snapshots page and click on the photo on the top right, the guy crouching on the lower left is a … Continue reading Continue reading
Do I get Green Stamps with that?
Received an email today with the subject “Save over 300% on Medication”. Nice to know that Andy Fastow has found something to do in his spare time. Continue reading
That Takes Guts Dept.
I work for a large multinational corporation, the kind of place that the anti-globo folks hate. It’s actually a rather progressive place to work, and has a fairly strong record of emphasizing diversity. Today we had a diversity activity in … Continue reading Continue reading
More on the annoying pop star/bad movie connection
Duncan Fitzgerald adds a nice coda to my post about how Britney’s movie may be a bad career move. The relationship between movies, music, and (of course) marketing is a complex one. I suppose we should just be grateful if … Continue reading Continue reading
