Category Archives: Election 2008

Burka talks to a Republican operative and gets a peek at who the Rs are looking to target next year. I had lunch last week with a Republican friend who is very much involved in the campaign season. No, not … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Rick Noriega will report raising over $570,000 for this quarter. Now you know why I nagged so often. Here’s the press release: Rick Noriega announced today contributions of $570,000 for the October 15th FEC financial disclosure report. The report, the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

CD22 gets more crowded. The mayor of Harris County’s second largest city has resigned his post today to run for Congressional District 22 seat. John Manlove, said he would be running as a Republican in the race and said his … Continue reading → Continue reading →

OK, the quarter is over and I promise to take a (short) break from asking for donations to Rick Noriega. Instead, I’ll tell you about some political support he picked up in El Paso. At an event at the El … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Today is the last day of the quarter. Rick Noriega is at 1061 donors and $153K in donations. Today is your last chance to affect those numbers before all the quarterly reporting paperwork gets filled out. You know what to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Burka reported on a Rasmussen poll last week that had John Cornyn leading both Democrats by about 20 points. Now we have another poll, by Research 2000, that gives a similar but slightly better result for Rick Noriega. Research 2000 … Continue reading → Continue reading →

We’re four days away from the end of the quarter, and Rick Noriega is within sight of 1000 donors and $100,000 on ActBlue. It would be way cool to reach either or both of those milestones by the 30th, don’t … Continue reading → Continue reading →

More folks are lining up to take a crack at the GOP nomination for CD22 and the right to run against Rep. Nick Lampson next year. Gary says Mike Manlove, the term-limited mayor of Pasadena, wants in. Muse writes about … Continue reading → Continue reading →

In the end, it wasn’t even close. Which isn’t really a surprise when you realize how much Rick Noriega has to offer progressive voters. What more can you say? For good reason, I believe in Rick Noriega. Here’s what DFT … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Voting ends at midnight tonight. Surely you can tear yourself away from football for a few minutes, right? You’ve heard Lee Corso before, after all. If nothing else, be sure to read the Noriega and Watts questionnaire responses. And then … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Say good-bye to another Texas Republican – State Rep. Dianne White Delisi will retire from the Lege after 16 years. No word if she plans to start performing weddings in her newly-acquired free time. As hers is a safe Republican … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Reprinted for your benefit. DFT Announces Senate Endorsement Poll John Cornyn has been on the wrong side of countless issues that are critical to Texans in general and DFT supporters in particular. Beyond that, well, he’s just an embarrassment. But … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Action alert time. DFT Announces Senate Endorsement Poll John Cornyn has been on the wrong side of countless issues that are critical to Texans in general and DFT supporters in particular. Beyond that, well, he’s just an embarrassment. But we’re … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I had the opportunity to attend C.O. Bradford’s announcement event for his campaign to be Harris County District Attorney last night. I’ve said before you can’t know how a person will perform as a candidate until you see that person … Continue reading → Continue reading →

This has the potential to be popcorn-worthy. Republican Sen. Dan Patrick says criticism he has leveled against one of the House members from his district is based on the Republican’s votes, but it also appears to have an element of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Yesterday, Rick Noriega reached the 800 donor mark on ActBlue. Since yesterday was the two month anniversary of when we first started asking people to donate to Rick via ActBlue, I think that’s pretty awesome. As there’s still two weeks … Continue reading → Continue reading →

In writing about Mikal Watts’ recent appearance before the University Democrats, Paul Burka opined that “The Democratic primary may well come down to a Houston/Dallas versus San Antonio/Valley fight for the Hispanic vote.” If that’s true, then I’d say Rick … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Don’t think I can really add anything to that. I know I’ve already mentioned one fundraising drive going on, but as we’re approaching the end of the quarter, this stuff grows in importance. The next person to donate to Rick … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Yes, Clear Lake is in the City of Houston and in Harris County. And, contrary to “urban legends” (take that Mike Griffin), it’s not the center of the red universe that it once was. The Clear Lake area has turned … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Grits takes a closer look at the upcoming Harris County DA campaign and sees a good chance for former HPD Chief C.O. Bradford to knock off Chuck Rosenthal. He also reminds me of another good issue that Bradford could use … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Hal noticed my earlier post regarding Ron Reynolds, who is going to run a Democratic primary challenge to State Rep. Dora Olivo, and wanted to clear something up: Reynolds told me at Saturday’s Democratic Party function that he indeed had … Continue reading → Continue reading →

As promised, Rick Noriega addressed the issue of the blog story and answered questions at Firedoglake today. Some people accepted his apology and explanation, some remained skeptical, some others fell in between. In the end, the story was Rick said … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I’m going to be brief regarding this story about Rick Noriega, the netroots, and some comments about the netroots he made in a recent speech to the Texas Association of Broadcasters. Here’s the contentious bit: Noriega early last month went … Continue reading → Continue reading →

In her last column for the Chron before moving on to the WaPo, Kristen Mack writes about the upcoming battle for Harris County DA between Chuck Rosenthal and former HPD Chief C.O. Bradford. I think she’s right to call it … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Like The Professors, I had heard about HISD Trustee Greg Meyers’ plans to run against State Rep. Hubert Vo in HD149, which he has now made official, some time ago. And like the Professors, I think Meyers will present a … Continue reading → Continue reading →

With District Clerk Charles Bacarisse stepping down to take on Ed Emmett in the GOP primary for County Judge next March, someone has to fill in for him and do the job that he was elected to do. Four people … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Beneath the fold is a press release from TJ Baker-Holm, whom I met at Wednesday night’s HGLBT Political Caucus meeting. Click the More link to read it. Continue reading →

The good news is that Court of Appeals Judge Linda Yanez has announced her intention to run for the State Supreme Court. From her press release: Yanez, a Democrat and the Senior Justice on the 13th Court of Appeals, said … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Hal reports on the announcement that Fort Bend activist Ron E. Reynolds will challenge State Rep. Dora Olivo for the Democratic nomination for HD27 next year. District 27 has been represented by state Rep. Dora Olivo (D – Rosenberg) for … Continue reading → Continue reading →

After State Rep. Robert Talton announced his intention to run for Congress, a Republican candidate to replace him popped up quickly. Now there’s a Democrat to join him, a fellow named Bob Sonnier. I don’t know a thing about him … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The worst-kept secret in local politics officially became a non-secret today, as District Clerk Charles Bacarisse resigned his position to run for the GOP nomination for County Judge. Bacarisse, who has served as district clerk since 1994, effectively resigned his … Continue reading → Continue reading →

He’s not resigning, as was previously rumored, but State Rep. Mike O’Day has now announced that he will not run for re-election. “Seeking elective office is something I never intended to do,” Mike O’Day, R-Pearland, said in his announcement. O’Day … Continue reading → Continue reading →

A little video goodness for you this evening: That was from Monday’s press conference at the GRB. Here’s the man himself: Text of Noriega’s remarks are here. As always, if you like what you see and hear, you know what … Continue reading → Continue reading →

When I wrote that District Clerk Charles Bacarisse was rumored to be resigning on Friday to make official the run for County Judge that everyone knows he plans to make, I figured if that if the rumor were off it’d … Continue reading → Continue reading →