Category Archives: Election 2006

Breaking news. In a surprise twist to the Tom DeLay saga, the Texas Democratic Party filed suit Thursday in an attempt to keep the resigning Republican Congressman’s name on the November ballot. The suit, filed in Travis County 126th District … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Since we’re in a musical frame of mind today, I think we’ll all agree that the song that accompanies this article is the classic Who Are You?. Independent Carole Keeton Strayhorn won political office under her two previous married names, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

County Commissioner Jerry Eversole has joined the list of people calling for the abolishment of the County Treasurer’s office. Commissioner Jerry Eversole asked County Attorney Mike Stafford what steps the county needs to take “to set in motion the action … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Mark Warner’s Forward Together PAC is having a little online competition. The 2006 elections will be an opportunity for Democrats. For the first time in many years, Democrats have a strong chance to win majorities in both houses of Congress. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

From a Chris Bell press release: Texas Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Chris Bell will participate in a roundtable discussion during the second annual national stem cell policy and advocacy summit at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California Sunday, June 11. The … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I confess to being nervous about Rep. Chet Edwards‘ re-election chances. He’s in a really red district (66.3% Republican in 2004, according to the SOS redistricting reports), he narrowly beat a flawed candidate, and with fewer high-profile races this year, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Let’s check and see how the Kinky Friedman campaign is going. Independent gubernatorial candidate Kinky Friedman, best known for his satire and cigar, took his first halting steps toward dispelling the rap that he isn’t versed on the issues. He … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The Chron editorializes on the recent Radack-Sanchez smackdown and the growing realization that the time is now to abolish the office of Harris County Treasurer. During an joint appearance before the Chronicle editorial board during the primary campaign, Sanchez criticized … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I do so love the sound of infighting among Republicans, especially over relatively unimportant matters like the office of Harris County Treasurer, which is currently open due to the untimely death of incumbent Jack Cato. In a letter to Republican … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I don’t actually ever expect Kay Bailey Hutchison to deign to agree to a debate with Barbara Radnofsky. She just doesn’t do that sort of thing. That doesn’t mean I can’t enjoy a public call from a voter to engage … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The Muse has a host of interesting tidbits concerning the state of the selection process in CD22. The latest buzz: deal has been reached between three of the four counties involved in selecting Tom DeLay’s replacement on the ballot in … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Now this is the kind of thing I like to see. Not only does it show Shane Sklar in a positive light, it portrays Ron Paul’s strength as a liability: Democratic congressional candidate Shane Sklar’s call for diversifying the nation’s … Continue reading → Continue reading →

As long as the newspapers keep serving up stories about Republican discontent – about HB3, immigration, budget deficits, whatever – I’ll keep writing posts trying to understand what (if anything) it all means for November. I’ve got two more of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Lamar Smith, then: Congressman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) and Congressman Steve Chabot (R-Ohio) today announced the formation of the “House Working Group On Judicial Accountability.” Rep. Smith and Rep. Chabot serve as co-chairmen of the Group. “This Working Group seeks to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

We’re definitely getting into election season, because the fundraiser emails are coming fast and furious into my mailbox. Here’s two from this week to be aware of, both scheduled for Thursday. First up, Chad Khan. Hon. Rodney Ellis/ Hon. Hubert … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Juanita and The Muse report from the latest CD22 candidate forum for Republicans vying to become the Chosen One. This one was in Fort Bend. There’s also podcasts available at Elam’s site starting here if you’ve got the time. Meanwhile, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Nice article on Barbara Radnofsky in the Tyler Morning Telegraph. For an article that’s supposed to be about her, it actually is – her words, her positions on issues, and so forth. Quite a refreshing change from the usual ten-second-summary … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Wow. This Chron article on the results of the unofficial Fort Bend County survey of CD22 Republicans may have set a new standard for lame. That’s saying something. A survey of Republican voters in Fort Bend County showed Sugar Land … Continue reading → Continue reading →

With the untimely passing of Harris County Treasurer Jack Cato on Monday, the local Republicans now need to field a replacement candidate. Lucky for them, they’ve got someone who is uniquely qualified to hold this position. Two-time mayoral candidate Orlando … Continue reading → Continue reading →

There’s a new SurveyUSA poll on the Texas Governor’s race. Here’s the result: If the election for Governor of Texas were today, and you were standing in the voting booth right now, who would you vote for? Democrat Chris Bell? … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The Morning News had a story on Sunday about The Big Buy (see my review here) and the possible Democratic strategy of running against Tom DeLay in November even though he won’t be on anyone’s ballot. “DeLay becomes a symbol,” … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Remember that survey by mail of Fort Bend County that was intended to take an unofficial pulse of who the Chosen One for CD22 should be? Well, the unofficial results are in, and unintentional humor is following quickly on its … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Greg and Ryan both point to this Texas Monthly preview piece (available for the standard Limited Time Only) on Chris Bell‘s gubernatorial campaign. Lots of themes there that have been harped on here and elsewhere, plus some good background on … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Rhymes with Right is not happy with Tom DeLay’s June 9 resignation date. Why am I unhappy? Because the resignation will not take place before the Texas GOP convention on June 2-3 — when I had hoped to see the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

State Rep. Gene Seaman, one of the Dems’ top targets this cycle thanks to the strong challenge he’s getting from Juan Garcia, is apparently fully aware of how much peril he’s in. The Red State shows hic concern. Check it … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Via Rawhide at PinkDome, it’s 169,000 signatures for Kinky Friedman. That should be more than enough to ensure his place on the ballot, and more than enough to nullify any crackpot theories about what kind of signature verification helps or … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Long as we’ve been talking about petition signatures, let’s check in with the other notorious independent campaign for this cycle, that of Steve Stockman in CD22. Stockman has collected more than the 500 signatures needed from registered voters to land … Continue reading → Continue reading →

No surprise here. A federal judge Wednesday rejected Carole Keeton Strayhorn’s plea that the state should apply statistical sampling to count voter petitions for her independent gubernatorial candidacy. U.S. District Judge Lee Yeakel, acting nine days after hearing the challenge, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The Strayhorn campaign has turned in their petitions, and I think it’s safe to say that they can feel pretty confident about getting on the ballot. Independent candidate Carole Keeton Strayhorn announced Tuesday she gave Texas election officials 223,000 signatures … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Fort Bend Now reports from the top secret, invitation only, you-don’t-need-to-know GOP candidates’ forum for the CD22 nomination from the weekend. Two organizers of Saturday’s Harris County GOP candidates’ forum say state representatives Robert Talton and Charlie Howard are emerging … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Chris Bell threw a few rhetorical punches at the AFL-COPE convention yesterday. Mr. Bell had previously focused his fire on Mr. Perry. But he spent much of this speech urging attendees of the AFL-CIO COPE Convention not to be swayed … Continue reading → Continue reading →

You know, I’ll be glad when May 11 is in the rearview mirror, because then we won’t see any more stories about petition signature gathering, which for the most part about as interesting as they sound. This one covers all … Continue reading → Continue reading →

My musings on the fifty-state strategy are over at Kuff’s World. Continue reading →

The Harris County GOP precinct chairs within CD22 had a little meeting yesterday to get to know the potential Chosen Ones a bit better. I think this pretty much sums up the whole process: In closed-door sessions, potential nominees handed … Continue reading → Continue reading →