Tag Archives: CD10

Ted Ankrum

Posted on February 2, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

Meant to note this earlier, but it’s nice to see Ted Ankrum out there on the campaign trail again. He’s not going to get the national profile that Jack McDonald was going to get, but at least you know he’s … Continue reading →

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Ankrum explains why he’s running again in CD10

Posted on January 5, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

Go read it. Ted’s a good guy, and he’ll do an honorable job on the trail. He’s unlikely to have anything like the resources Jack McDonald had, and as such he’s unlikely to be on anyone’s radar, but he’s worth … Continue reading →

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No re-run for LJD

Posted on January 1, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

As we know, Jack McDonald has backed out of running for CD10 next year, which left the Democrats without a candidate for that race. For a few minutes, it looked like 2008 candidate Larry Joe Doherty might be ready to … Continue reading →

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McDonald decides against running in CD10

Posted on December 22, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

This is a big surprise. Democrat Jack McDonald, who was going to challenge Republican incumbent Mike McCaul for District 10, will no longer be running for the seat. He never filed. McDonald’s press release is beneath the fold. I’m stunned … Continue reading →

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“McCaul Drops The Ball”

Posted on December 10, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Following up on the reports about BAE Systems and the curious claims by Rep. Mike McCaul that his office had been “in regular contact with BAE Systems” during the bidding process, yet none of that communication was written, the Lone … Continue reading →

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Texas Congressional races on the radar

Posted on July 11, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

The Hill lists its Top 10 dark-horse Congressional races to keep an eye on for 2010. Two of them are in Texas. 1. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) McCaul was technically a lower-tier Democratic target in 2008, but that was really … Continue reading →

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Hail to the king!

Posted on May 28, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

So apparently the head of the GOP is in town tonight to help raise money for US Rep. Mike McCaul, who apparently isn’t taking any chances for next year. No, not this guy – nobody cares about him. I mean … Continue reading →

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DCCC targeting CD10

Posted on April 4, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Good to hear. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee will begin running radio ads next week in the districts of six Republicans, all of whom voted against the economic recovery package. One of the six targeted districts, though, sticks out from … Continue reading →

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On gerrymandering and partisanship

Posted on March 6, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

The subject of the partisan polarization of Congress came up in conversation recently, and along with it was the topic of redistricting and gerrymandered districts. That made me hunt up this paper (PDF) from Princeton’s Nolan McCarty, UCSD’s Keith Poole, … Continue reading →

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