Tag Archives: Greg Abbott

Garcia officially resigns from the Senate

Posted on November 10, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

We will finally get that special election to succeed her in SD06. State Sen. Sylvia Garcia, a Democrat elected to Congress earlier this week, announced Friday she is resigning from the Texas Senate, setting in motion a process to fill … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018, Election 2019 | Tagged Ana Hernandez, Carol Alvarado, CD29, Congress, Election 2018, Election 2019, Greg Abbott, HD143, HD145, runoff, SD06, Senate, special election, Sylvia Garcia, Texas, The Lege | 4 Comments

Initial reactions: Statewide

Posted on November 8, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

I’m going to do a few of these “Initial reaction” posts about Tuesday’s elections as I try to make sense of all that happened. Here we go. Let me start with a number. Two numbers, actually: 4,017,851 and 48.26%. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Ag Commissioner, Attorney General, Beto O'Rourke, Court of Criminal Appeals, Donald Trump, Election 2008, Election 2012, Election 2014, Election 2016, Election 2018, Governor, Greg Abbott, Hillary Clinton, Joi Chevalier, Justin Nelson, Kathy Cheng, Kim Olson, Land Commissioner, Lite Gov, Lupe Valdez, Maria Jackson, Miguel Suazo, Mike Collier, Railroad Commission, Ramona Franklin, RK Sandill, Roman McAllen, Senate, Steven Kirkland, Supreme Court, Texas, turnout | 8 Comments

Two possible straws in the wind

Posted on November 6, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

Ken Paxton seems a little nervous. Less than 36 hours before Election Day, the race for attorney general is showing signs of competition that have been absent in just about every other statewide contest. Republican incumbent Ken Paxton, who was … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged advertising, attack ads, Attorney General, Election 2018, Eric Holder, Forward Majority, fundraising, Greg Abbott, HDCC, Justin Nelson, Ken Paxton, National Democratic Redistricting Committee, Texas, The Lege | Comments Off

Emerson College: Cruz 50, O’Rourke 47

Posted on November 2, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

I’m just going to quit making predictions about when we’ve seen the last poll for this cycle. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz (R) holds a 3-point lead over his Senate challenger Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D) ahead of next week’s midterm elections, … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Beto O'Rourke, Election 2018, Governor, Greg Abbott, Lupe Valdez, polls, Senate, Ted Cruz, Texas | Comments Off

UT-Tyler: Cruz 47.0, O’Rourke 43.4

Posted on November 1, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

Okay, fine, this is the final poll of the cycle. Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz leads challenger U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke, D-El Paso, by 3.6 percentage points among likely voters in a new University of Texas at Tyler poll released … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Beto O'Rourke, early voting, Election 2018, Governor, Greg Abbott, Lupe Valdez, polls, Senate, Ted Cruz, Texas | 9 Comments

“The least-discussed vulnerable Republican on the ballot”

Posted on October 31, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

From Grits: Grits does not expect Beto O’Rourke to win. But if he were to pull off the upset, many other dominos could fall in succession as a result, with at least three Republican senators, Texas’ Attorney General, and potentially … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Ag Commissioner, Attorney General, Beto O'Rourke, Court of Criminal Appeals, Donald Trump, Election 2014, Election 2016, Election 2018, Governor, Greg Abbott, Hillary Clinton, judicial races, Ken Paxton, polls, President, Senate, Sharon Keller, Sid Miller, Supreme Court, Ted Cruz, Texas, turnout, Wendy Davis | 1 Comment

Quinnipiac: Cruz 51, O’Rourke 46

Posted on October 30, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

One last poll for the road. U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, leads El Paso Democrat Beto O’Rourke by 5 percentage points, according to a new poll from Quinnipiac University. The poll, released Monday with just a over a week left … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Beto O'Rourke, early voting, Election 2018, Governor, Greg Abbott, Lupe Valdez, polls, Senate, Ted Cruz, Texas, turnout | Comments Off

Omnibus polling update

Posted on October 27, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

One last Trib poll: Republican Ted Cruz leads Democrat Beto O’Rourke 51 percent to 45 percent in the Texas race for the U.S. Senate, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. Libertarian Neal Dikeman was the choice of … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Attorney General, Beto O'Rourke, Dan Patrick, Election 2018, Governor, Greg Abbott, Justin Nelson, Ken Paxton, Lite Gov, Lupe Valdez, Mike Collier, polls, Senate, Ted Cruz, Texas, turnout | 4 Comments

The Beto-Abbott voters

Posted on October 25, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

I have three things to say about this. Barring divine intervention, Greg Abbott will handily beat Lupe Valdez — the only real question is by how much. The floor, if there is one, is Wendy Davis’ crushing loss to Greg … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Beto O'Rourke, Bill White, CD07, CD32, Congress, David Dewhurst, Donald Trump, Election 2010, Election 2016, Election 2018, Governor, Greg Abbott, Hillary Clinton, Lupe Valdez, polls, President, Rick Perry, Senate, Ted Cruz, Texas, turnout | 5 Comments

What are your turnout scenarios?

Posted on October 18, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

I keep thinking about this: County Clerk Stan Stanart predicts up to a million Harris County residents could be casting ballots in a string of hotly-contested races. As you’ve heard me say many times, the Democrats’ main issue in off … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Beto O'Rourke, Election 2010, Election 2014, Election 2018, Governor, Greg Abbott, Harris County, Lupe Valdez, polls, Senate, Ted Cruz, Texas, turnout, voter registration | 3 Comments

The updated scenarios for a SD06 special election

Posted on October 8, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

It’s complicated. The resolution to the special election stalemate between state Sen. Sylvia Garcia and Gov. Greg Abbott likely will come after the November general election and could yield a special election after the Legislature convenes in January. The likely … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Ana Hernandez, Attorney General, Carol Alvarado, Election 2015, Election 2018, Election 2019, Greg Abbott, Harris County Clerk, Jose Menendez, Ken Paxton, Leticia Van De Putte, runoff, SD06, Secretary of State, Senate, special election, Sylvia Garcia, Texas | 1 Comment

Endorsement watch: Star system

Posted on October 6, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

The Chron has made a change in how it presents its endorsements. The quality of candidates on the ballot varies widely from race to race. At times, both candidates are good choices. At times, there are no good choices to … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Attorney General, Bob Deuell, Dan Patrick, Don Huffines, Election 2018, endorsements, Governor, Greg Abbott, judicial races, Justin Nelson, Ken Paxton, Lite Gov, Mike Collier, Nathan Johnson, schools, SD16, Senate, Texas, Texas Parent PAC, vouchers | 2 Comments

Falling short on college readiness

Posted on October 2, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

Not good. A majority of students at the top-rated high schools in Texas are likely to need remedial course work when they get to college because they don’t score well enough on entrance exams, a Hearst Newspapers analysis of newly … Continue reading →

Posted in School days, That's our Lege | Tagged Dan Huberty, Diego Bernal, Greg Abbott, Larry Taylor, school finance, schools, STAAR, standardized testing, Texas, The Lege | 2 Comments

Sarah Davis’ balancing act

Posted on September 30, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

As it will be for many of her Republican colleagues, especially in Harris County, 2018 is a challenging year for Rep. Sarah Davis. To understand how Republican state Rep. Sarah Davis plans to survive a possible Democratic blue wave in … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Allison Sawyer, Election 2010, Election 2012, Election 2018, Election 2020, Ellen Cohen, Greg Abbott, HD134, redistricting, Sarah Davis, Texas, The Lege | 3 Comments

Differing views of likely voters

Posted on September 20, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

First we had this. U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, leads his Democratic challenger Beto O’Rourke by 9 percentage points among likely voters, according to a new poll from Quinnipiac University. Released Tuesday, the survey found Cruz with 54 percent support … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Beto O'Rourke, Election 2018, Governor, Greg Abbott, Lupe Valdez, polls, Senate, Ted Cruz, Texas | 5 Comments

Valdez and Abbott come to terms on September debate

Posted on August 30, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

Good. Lupe Valdez, the Democratic candidate for governor, has agreed to debate the Republican incumbent, Greg Abbott, on Sept. 28 in Austin, ending weeks of uncertainty over whether the two would face off. Earlier this summer, Abbott announced his RSVP … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Beto O'Rourke, candidate forum, Election 2018, Governor, Greg Abbott, Lupe Valdez, Senate, Ted Cruz, Texas | Comments Off

Stanart responds to Garcia

Posted on August 29, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

From the inbox: Harris County Clerk Stan Stanart issued the following statement in regards to the letter received from Texas State Senator Sylvia Garcia, by way of social media and her attorney, that asserts a County Clerk has the power … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Constitution, Election 2018, Greg Abbott, Harris County Clerk, Leticia Van De Putte, SD06, Senate, special election, Stan Stanart, Sylvia Garcia, Texas | 1 Comment

ECPS: Cruz 38, O’Rourke 37

Posted on August 28, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

Closest result yet, but it comes with a couple of caveats. A new Emerson College e-Poll finds the US Senate race neck and neck with Senator Ted Cruz at 38% and US Rep Beto O’Rourke at 37%; 4% are voting … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Beto O'Rourke, Election 2018, Governor, Greg Abbott, Lupe Valdez, poll, Senate, Ted Cruz, Texas | 1 Comment

NBC News: Cruz 49, O’Rourke 45

Posted on August 24, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

It’s been three weeks since our last poll result. In a head-to-head match up, Cruz held a 4-point lead over O’Rourke. Forty-nine percent of respondents backed Cruz, compared to 45 percent who supported O’Rourke. Six percent of respondents remain undecided. … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Beto O'Rourke, Bill White, Donald Trump, Election 2010, Election 2016, Election 2018, Governor, Greg Abbott, Hillary Clinton, Lupe Valdez, polls, Senate, Ted Cruz, Texas | 10 Comments

If Greg Abbott won’t call a special election in SD06, maybe Stan Stanart will

Posted on August 24, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

From the inbox: Dear Mr. Stanart, My firm and I, together with Robert Icesezen, Esq., have been engaged to represent Sen. Sylvia R. Garcia, individually and as the elected representative of the citizens of Texas Senate District 6. Governor Abbott … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Constitution, Ed Emmett, Election 2018, Greg Abbott, Harris County, Harris County Clerk, SD06, Senate, special election, Stan Stanart, Sylvia Garcia, Texas, Vince Ryan | 4 Comments

It depends what the meaning of “intent” is

Posted on August 17, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

Give me a break. It has been about three weeks since state Sen. Sylvia Garcia submitted a letter declaring her “intent to resign,” but whether it qualifies as an actual resignation has fallen into dispute — and has threatened to … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged CD29, Congress, Election 2015, Election 2018, Greg Abbott, Leticia Van De Putte, SD06, Senate, special election, Sylvia Garcia, Texas | 3 Comments

The meta-campaign for Senate

Posted on August 12, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

Let’s talk about what we talk about when we talk about the Senate campaign. It’s the most backhanded of compliments. U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke’s campaign for U.S. Senate has caught so much fire throughout the state that the new favorite … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Ag Commissioner, Attorney General, Beto O'Rourke, Brazoria County, CD07, CD21, CD23, CD31, CD32, Collin County, Congress, Dan Patrick, Denton County, Election 2018, Fort Bend County, Governor, Greg Abbott, Harris County, HD115, HD135, HD136, judicial races, Justin Nelson, Ken Paxton, Kim Olson, Lite Gov, Lupe Valdez, Mike Collier, Senate, Sid Miller, Ted Cruz, Texas, The Lege, Williamson County | 1 Comment

The range of Republican anxiety

Posted on August 10, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

Some folks are a little scared about all this “blue wave” talk and poll numbers and what have you. As Ted Cruz took questions at a Republican women’s event [in Smithville] Saturday evening, Bastrop retiree Ronnie Ann Burt wanted to … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Beto O'Rourke, Election 2006, Election 2014, Election 2018, Governor, Greg Abbott, Lupe Valdez, polls, Senate, Ted Cruz, Texas, turnout | 3 Comments

Lyceum: Cruz 41, O’Rourke 39

Posted on August 2, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

Good result, though the others with it could be better. A new poll released Wednesday suggests that U.S. Sen Ted Cruz and U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke, D-El Paso, are in a dead heat. The poll from Texas Lyceum shows Cruz … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Attorney General, Beto O'Rourke, Dan Patrick, Election 2014, Election 2016, Election 2018, Governor, Greg Abbott, Justin Nelson, Ken Paxton, Lite Gov, Lupe Valdez, Mike Collier, polls, Senate, Ted Cruz, Texas, Wendy Davis | 3 Comments

Sen. Garcia announces her resignation

Posted on July 24, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

Not quite what I was expecting, but it will do. Moments ago I submitted a letter to @GregAbbott_TX informing him of my intent to resign from #txlege on 1/2/19. It’s been an unbelievable honor to fight for the people of … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Ana Hernandez, Carol Alvarado, Election 2018, Greg Abbott, SD06, Senate, special election, Sylvia Garcia, Texas | 5 Comments

Debating dates

Posted on July 20, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

We know what the best answer is. What the most likely answer is, I have no idea. The back-and-forth over when and where the two major candidates for Texas governor will debate continued Wednesday, with Democratic nominee Lupe Valdez announcing … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Andrew White, candidate forum, Election 2018, Governor, Greg Abbott, Lupe Valdez, Texas | 6 Comments

Two views of Democratic fundraising

Posted on July 19, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

Positive: For the first time in a generation, there is a Democrat running for Congress in every single district in the state. Most of those candidates vying to unseat Republicans will likely lose. Many are running in districts where President … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Beto O'Rourke, Congress, Dan Patrick, Election 2014, Election 2018, fundraising, Governor, Greg Abbott, Lite Gov, Lupe Valdez, Mike Collier, Senate, Ted Cruz, Texas, Wendy Davis | 5 Comments

Dems keep posting very strong finance reports

Posted on July 17, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

Wow. There are few bigger warning signs for a member of Congress that their re-election may be in doubt than when a challenger outraises them. In Texas, it just happened to seven incumbents, all Republicans. Since last week, when U.S. … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Beto O'Rourke, campaign finance reports, CD02, CD06, CD07, CD21, CD22, CD23, CD25, CD31, CD32, CD36, Chip Roy, Colin Allred, Congress, Dan Crenshaw, Dan Patrick, Election 2018, fundraising, Gina Ortiz Jones, Greg Abbott, Jana Sanchez, Joe Kopser, John Carter, John Culberson, Julie Oliver, Lamar Smith, Lizzie FLetcher, MJ Hegar, Pete Olson, Pete Sessions, Roger Williams, Senate, Sri Kulkarni, Ted Cruz, Texas, Todd Litton, Will Hurd | 3 Comments

Debating debates

Posted on July 16, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

We have an agreement for a debate (mostly) between Greg Abbott and Lupe Valdez. Incumbent Republican Gov. Greg Abbott agreed Wednesday to participate in a televised statewide debate with Democratic challenger Lupe Valdez, the first in the general election runup. … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Beto O'Rourke, candidate forum, Election 2018, George P. Bush, Greg Abbott, Land Commissioner, Lupe Valdez, Miguel Suazo, Senate, Ted Cruz, Texas | 1 Comment

Republican reactions to Beto’s fundraising

Posted on July 14, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

The interesting bits of this story: El Paso Democrat Beto O’Rourke, the underdog challenger to Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, recently burnished his grass-roots credentials by completing a tour of all 254 counties in Texas. Now O’Rourke has proven his fundraising chops as … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Beto O'Rourke, Bill White, Congress, Dan Patrick, Election 2018, fundraising, Governor, Greg Abbott, Mike Skelly, Nick Lampson, Senate, Ted Cruz, Texas, Wendy Davis | 1 Comment

Gravis: Cruz 51, O’Rourke 42

Posted on July 11, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s a new poll of four statewide races in Texas, for which there may or may not be any news coverage. The executive summary: Gravis Marketing, a nonpartisan research firm, conducted a random survey of 602 likely voters across Texas. … Continue reading →

On enthusiasm and fundraising

Posted on July 3, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

RG Ratcliffe engages the “can Lupe Valdez be competitive” question. Valdez will almost certainly lose to Greg Abbott in November. Yet if she inspires Hispanic voters to turn out, she could help Democratic candidates in tight down-ballot races and make … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Battleground Texas, Beto O'Rourke, CD02, CD03, CD06, CD07, CD10, CD21, CD22, CD23, CD25, CD27, CD31, CD32, CD36, Colin Allred, Congress, Dayna Steele, Election 2014, Election 2018, fundraising, Gina Ortiz Jones, Governor, Greg Abbott, Jana Sanchez, Joe Kopser, Julie Oliver, Leticia Van De Putte, Lite Gov, Lizzie FLetcher, Lorie Burch, Mike Collier, Mike Siegel, MJ Hegar, Pete Gallego, Senate, Sri Kulkarni, Texas, Todd Litton, turnout, Wendy Davis | 33 Comments

The CD27 special election is almost upon us

Posted on June 28, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

It’s on Saturday, to be specific. Voters in the 27th Congressional District are preparing to go to the polls for a third time this year on Saturday for a sleepy special election in which both parties are working to rally … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Blake Farenthold, CD27, Congress, Election 2018, Eric Holguin, Greg Abbott, Michael Cloud, runoff, special election, Texas, turnout | Comments Off

UT/Trib: Cruz 41, O’Rourke 36, part 2

Posted on June 27, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

We pick up where we left off. Republican Ted Cruz leads Democrat Beto O’Rourke 41 percent to 36 percent in the general election race for a Texas seat in the U.S. Senate, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Attorney General, Barbara Radnofsky, Beto O'Rourke, Bill White, Congress, Dan Patrick, David Alameel, David Dewhurst, Election 2010, Election 2014, Election 2018, Governor, Greg Abbott, John Cornyn, Justin Nelson, Ken Paxton, Leticia Van De Putte, Linda Chavez-Thompson, Lite Gov, Lupe Valdez, Mike Collier, polls, Rick Perry, Sam Houston, Senate, Ted Cruz, Texas, The Lege, turnout, Wendy Davis | 8 Comments

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