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Did Ted Cruz do better in Latino areas than other Republicans?

Nov 13th, 2012
by Charles Kuffner.
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Lisa Falkenberg drops the following tidbit in her post-election column on why the GOP in general and in Texas needs to figure out how to appeal to Latino voters. In Texas, the best data so far show a 70-30 split for Obama among Hispanic voters, according to Rice University political science chairman Mark Jones. Romney [...]

First pass at analyzing the 2012 results

Nov 8th, 2012
by Charles Kuffner.
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This is kind of a brain dump, based on the information available now. I’ll have plenty more to say once precinct data has been released. – The current tally in the Presidential race on the Secretary of State webpage, with comparison to 2008, is as follows: 2008 Votes Pct =========================== McCain 4,479,328 55.45% Obama 3,528,633 [...]

That other guy in the Senate runoff

Jun 5th, 2012
by Charles Kuffner.
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Meet Grady Yarbrough. At 75, retired educator Grady Yarbrough finally has achieved some statewide notoriety. With a low-budget campaign targeting Hispanics and fellow African Americans, Yarbrough finished second in the Democratic primary race for U.S. senator, qualifying for a July 31 runoff. Next comes the hard part for Yarbrough, an East Texas native who’s lived [...]