Daily Archives: August 11, 2006

DeLay endorses Lampson!

Okay, not really, but take a look at the letter he sent to the Texas Secretary of State, which was forwarded to me by an anonymous reader, and see what you think. August 11, 2006 The Honorable Roger Williams Secretary … Continue reading Continue reading

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Kinky goes after Strayhorn

You may recall this story from before in which Carole Keeton Strayhorn was accused of using employees in the Comptroller’s office to do campaign-related stuff. That has prompted Kinky Friedman to file a complaint with the Travis County DA’s office. … Continue reading Continue reading

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DeLay speaks

Tom DeLay deigns to explain himself to Byron York. Before he made up his mind, DeLay commissioned a poll of voters in the 22nd District. “My negatives were still high,” he told me, even though he retained a sizable core … Continue reading Continue reading

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Today’s write-in madness

Confirming what we’d heard before, Shelley Sekula Gibbs will be a write-in candidate for CD22. “It will be tough but not impossible” to win as a write-in, said Sekula-Gibbs, a Clear Lake dermatologist. “What I hope will happen is that … Continue reading Continue reading

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Henley poll

It was first mentioned on BOR, but the Jim Henley campaign did a poll of CD07 residents, which was written up in this Bellaire Examiner story. Here are the results: Henley poll: 515 respondents Republicans 225 Democrats 99 Independents 137 … Continue reading Continue reading

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