Category Archives: Election 2006

As happy as I am with Donna Howard‘s win on Tuesday, I think this is an overbid. The seat was also once held by State Ag Commissioner Susan Coombs who is now seeking to replace Carol Strayhorn as Comptroller. Coombs … Continue reading → Continue reading →

BOR and PerryVsWorld have the latest Rasmussen poll numbers for the Texas gubernatorial race. 500 Likely voters; MoE 4.5%, pollster Scott Rasmussen; conducted February 6th. Rick Perry 40% Carole Strayhorn 31% Chris Bell 13% Kinky Friedman 9% Rick Perry 38% … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Final tally, hot off the Secretary of State page: Candidate Votes Pct ============================ Ben Bentzin 9,281 42.38 Donna Howard 12,618 57.62 Remember, this was a district drawn to elect a Republican, and Todd Baxter got 52.37% in 2002 when he … Continue reading → Continue reading →

It’s pretty much like this: Being a friend of the Club for Growth is not anything a Democrat should want to be. It’s roughly equivalent to MoveOn making an endorsement in a Republican primary. So go support the Democrat who … Continue reading → Continue reading →

For what it’s worth, I agree with Kos and Greg on Paul Hackett’s announcement that he’s dropping out of the race for the Democratic nomination for Senator in Ohio. I’m sorry to see him go, and I’m sorry he feels … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Your best belly laugh of the day comes courtesy of John Fund, who had the following to say about the primary battle between Ciro Rodriguez and Henry Cuellar: Should he lose, despite an effective first term, it will send a … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The Austin Chronicle, which is usually pretty sharp about political matters, is propagating a myth here in its preview of the Democratic primary for CD10: In 2004, the Tom DeLay-designed CD 10 was so overwhelmingly tilted toward the GOP that … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The HD48 runoff election between Donna Howard and Ben Bentzin is tomorrow. According to the Quorum Report, early voting was heavy compared to the original election: The vote may not be until Valentine’s Day, but more HD 48 voters are … Continue reading → Continue reading →

How bad are things for Tom DeLay when stories with headlines like GOP voters still like DeLay get published? Last I checked, it wasn’t supposed to be news when an incumbent officeholder could claim to have support from his fellow … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The support for Ciro Rodriguez keeps coming in. First, from organized labor: Add steelworkers to the list of unions gunning for U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar. “He is our No. 1 primary target in the United States,” said Chuck Rocha, national … Continue reading → Continue reading →

WFAA in Dallas hosted a debate between Chris Bell and Bob Gammage yesterday – Jason Stanford described it as “No rules, no opening & closing statements, no time limits, just a conversation moderated by Wayne Slater of the Morning News … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I see that the Ciro Rodriguez-Henry Cuellar primary has been written up on MSNBC. It’s a nice enough piece, with one point that I want to discuss: This time, analysts don’t expect the Cuellar-Rodriguez race to be as close [as … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Katy Hubener gets a ringing endorsement from the Dallas Morning News. Here’s what Katy Hubener, a real estate agent running for House District 106, has going against her special-election candidacy to fill the retiring Ray Allen’s seat. She’s a Democrat … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Here’s the Express News writeup of the debate between Ciro Rodriguez and Henry Cuellar. It was liveblogged here in greater depth. According to ActBlue, over $70K has been raised online for Ciro since the infamous Bush-Cuellar embrace photo was published. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Now this is way cool, and it’s something I’d love to see the Chronicle do: The Statesman’s Gardner Selby moderated a debate between HD48 runoff candidates Donna Howard and Ben Bentzin, and put it all in a podcast for your … Continue reading → Continue reading →

This is going to be a week to focus on Democratic gubernatorial candidates Chris Bell and Bob Gammage. Philip Martin at BOR will be doing his 40/40 coverage on them – he gives the coming attractions here. If you can’t … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Mary Beth Harrell is back with another Kos diary, this one about why she decided to run for Congress. Check it out. I see that David Harris and John Courage are on their way to Washington, DC for tomorrow’s Band … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Early voting has begun in the HD48 runoff between Donna Howard and Ben Bentzin. Howard’s been piling up the endorsements, from the Texas Parent PAC, the Texas Academy of Family Physicians PAC, and the Statesman. Meanwhile, Team Bentzin gets off … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Today’s debate between Ciro Rodriguez and Henry Cuellar was liveblogged here. (Victor Morales was not invited.) I’m guessing this will be more thorough than any news coverage, but I’ll wait until I see some coverage before I say for sure. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Swing State Project reports on the Band of Brothers, who are “55 and counting” military veterans all running as Democratic candidates for Congress this year. They’re gathering in Washington, DC, on the steps of the US Capitol (west lawn) at … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Nick Lampson sits for a fairly in-depth interview with Josh Marshall. Here’s my earlier chat with him if you want more. Check it out. Continue reading →

Chris Bell will be featured on CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360 tonight at 11 PM EST, which is 10 PM Central and 9 in El Paso. They’ll be talking about a certain former Majority Leader and the ethics complaint that Bell … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Guess it took this picture for the big boys to notice the CD28 primary, but Kos (here, here, and here) and Atrios (here, here, here, and here) have really been pounding on Rep. Henry Cuellar lately. They’re also touting his … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Monday, February 6 is the first day of early voting in Austin for the HD48 runoff. On that same day, Tom DeLay will be in the capital for two fundraisers (as we’ve seen, he needs all the funds he can … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Headlines we like: Is DeLay’s fundraising slipping? Rep. Tom DeLay has just $150,000 more in the bank than challenger Democrat Nick Lampson, the most recent election filings show. DeLay’s campaign committee reported having $1.44 million on hand and Lampson’s campaign … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Just a few tidbits to tide you over… Frank Madla gets a school named after him just before he’s in a contested primary. With a little help from his friends, of course. Matt has the story. Borris Miles is having … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Nothing like a hearty diet of eating your own, as the Quorum Report describes. For months now, rumors have swirled around the capital that operatives of Dr. James Leininger were recruiting primary opponents for House voucher opponents, specifically Carter Casteel, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The Red State has a report from the Juan Garcia campaign kickoff rally in Corpus Christi, with Gen. Wes Clark and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Bob Gammage in attendance. So were a couple of prominent local Republicans, though I daresay their … Continue reading → Continue reading →

A number of lawsuits by various candidates who were knocked off of primary ballots were resolved in recent days. In Austin, former State Rep. Terry Keel will not enter the Court of Criminal Appeals on a TKO, as the Texas … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Just Another Matt introduces us to Kathi Thomas, who is running as a Democrat against State Sen. Jeff Wentworth in SD25. Matt promises a further entry later on her stances. Check it out. UPDATE: Here’s part 2, on Kathi Thomas’ … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The date for the HD48 special election runoff is February 14, with early voting beginning on February 6. Democrats are united behind Donna Howard. If you want to know more about how badly Ben Bentzin did in the initial race, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Philip Martin keeps up his string of candidate interviews by getting answers from Frank Madla and Carlos Uresti for the SD19 primary. It’s good stuff, so check it out. Folks have had a little fun at Madla’s expense recently, so … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Good. Since 2000, James Leininger, a major donor of the voucher movement, has made four contributions to Mrs. Strayhorn totaling $100,000. In addition, he secured a loan of $950,000 to then-Carole Keeton Rylander’s first campaign for comptroller. In return, she … Continue reading → Continue reading →