Category Archives: Election 2006

You know that any article that features a photo of Tom DeLay standing next to an Elvis impersonator is going to be good reading, right? And so it is. I’ve opined before that DeLay’s actions so far indicate to me … Continue reading → Continue reading →

As Greg has noted, State Rep. Joe Nixon is now officially a candidate for the open SD7 seat, joining fellow Republican Rep. Peggy Hamric in the race. I’ve got a press release from the announcement which touts Nixon’s “11-year record” … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Desis for Texas, a political organization of South Asian citizens, has given a very enthusiastic endorsement to Chris Bell for Governor. It’s now mirrored on the Bell blog. Check it out. Continue reading →

PerryVsWorld recently got a bunch of Kinky Friedman-flavored comment spam. I’m sure it’s just a fluke, but the thought has occurred to me that this sort of thing could be a tempting dirty trick for some upcoming Karl Rove wannabe. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

A few days ago Daily KOS pointed to the monthly SurveyUSA Senate approval numbers, which among other things showed a slight downward trend for Kay Bailey Hutchison. The campaign for Barbara Radnofsky jumped on those numbers, pointing out that Hutchison … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The radio wars continue: The dust had hardly settled on Gov. Rick Perry’s unsuccessful special legislative sessions to cut property taxes Monday when re-election challenger Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn launched radio commercials attacking him — for wanting to raise taxes. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Some good news for Chris Bell: he’s picked up the endorsement of Pete Gallego, who is also now serving as the chairman of his campaign. Getting early support from party leaders like Gallego, before any other theoretical opponents make an … Continue reading → Continue reading →

It’s been a good weekend for Congressional candidate announcements. First Mary Beth Harrell in CD31, and now David Harris in CD06. Damon was first to press on this. Harris doesn’t have a website up yet – his decision to run … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I’ve been hearing the name Mary Beth Harrell as a candidate for CD31 for some time now, and I’m pleased to report now that she’s officially in and has a nice campaign website up and running. I think she’s staked … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Drew at BOR attended a debate in Floresville on Wednesday between former US Rep. Ciro Rodriguez and State Rep. Richard Raymond, both of whom are vying to oust US Rep. Henry Cuellar in next March’s primary. Looks like Cuellar is … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Now this is how a blog conversation is supposed to go: From Greg to Stace, back to Greg and once more to Stace, on the subject of immigration and running everywhere, and how they pertain to SD7. Check it out. Continue reading →

You may recall that the VA hospital in Waco, despite an excellent reputation, is threatened with closure, something which has locals and area veterans very concerned. They’re now also frustrated, because they’ve got a review of the facility coming up … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Via TAPPED comes this piece in The Hill about the upcoming primary battle in CD28, which will make two straight cycles of contentious primaries there. I’ve got no great love for Rep. Henry Cuellar (though I admit that I’d feel … Continue reading → Continue reading →

If you have a stake in the future of stem cell research, here in Texas or elsewhere, you should know that there’s a political action committee that’s on your side. One of their advisory board members is Democratic gubernatorial candidate … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Any casual glance at polling data would have suggested that this would be Carole Keeton Strayhorn’s strategy for winning the Governorship. The call came from a listener telling Carole Keeton Strayhorn he’d eagerly vote for her for governor in November … Continue reading → Continue reading →

We may have a new contender for Lite Guv – Galveston attorney Tony Buzbee. A little-known outsider with a sizable personal fortune and a central-casting resume says he’s giving serious consideration to mounting a challenge against Republican Lt. Gov. David … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Just a quick check of coverage around the state of the Chris Bell announcement/rally yesterday. It looks mostly pretty good, with specifics from his speech without too much time on horse race stuff. See for yourself: Chron Express News Statesman … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Greg, Damon, Eye on Williamson (with pictures), Rawhide, and The Red State have the action from the official Chris Bell campaign launch in Austin. We’ll see how the “official” stories compare tomorrow. Check it out. Continue reading →

Janette Sexton has a new look for her campaign webpage. She tells me that the campaign kickoff event in July was a big success – a picture from the event is here. Check it out, and look for an opportunity … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The official launch of Chris Bell‘s campaign is this Sunday in Austin, at the UT campus. If you want to come up from Houston you’ll have to drive yourself because their official campaign bus is full up. If you’re a … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Greg points to this story about an ongoing effort to build the Democratic Party in Nebraska that encompasses one of the main points of the Run Every Race mantra that many of us have been chanting. Determined to rebuild their … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Via Karl-T, I see that John Courage, the Democratic candidate for CD21, has himself a nice spiffy new website, complete with blog, of course. Courage is out there raising money for his race against DeLay lapdog Lamar Smith, so check … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I pointed out the DraftJohnSharp.com website last week. Greg did some sleuthing, discovered that the domain name was privately registered, and found some evidence of who might own it in the source code. Karl-T picked the ball up from there, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Like Greg, I’m interested in this WaPo blurb on the CD22 race for next year. Democrats are pushing donors big and small to help former representative Nick Lampson (D-Tex.) raise $1 million before the end of the year to fund … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Damon McCullar went for a jog with Barbara Radnofsky and came back with a nice interview of her. One point to highlight: DCM: The President has had several controversial appointments in his second term. What do you see as the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Greg notes that HD126’s Peggy Hamric has joined Moldy Joe Nixon in the quest to replace the retiring Jon Lindsay in SD7. Good – that’s another open seat for a Democrat to run for next year. It seems to be … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I suppose this was inevitable. I don’t know what the main driver is in his run/don’t run decisionmaking process, but I kind of doubt that a “Draft John Sharp” website would have that much effect. I suppose it may give … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Moving back to Texas, Damon brings the news that Fort Worth attorney Dan Barrett will challenge Anna Mowery in HD97 in 2006. That district doesn’t stand out as being particularly swingy, but that’s all right. Tarrant is easily the most … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Former Austin Mayor and 2002 Democratic candidate for Attorney General Kirk Watson wants to run for the State Senate seat currently held by Gonzalo Barrientos. For now at least, he’s saying he’ll only do it if Barrientos retires. Watson, slated … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I posted earlier that I’d heard a report which indicated that State Rep. Joe Crabb would not be running for reelection after this session. One of Stace‘s readers contacted Crabb’s office and was told quite emphatically that this is not … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Here’s the full text of Chris Bell’s official announcement that he’s in the race for Governor. And I must say I’m suitably impressed with the Chron story, which not only covered the reason for his long exploratory phase (his wife, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Got an email today from Shane Sklar, who has announced his candidacy for CD14 in 2006. He’s a former staffer for Rep. Chet Edwards, the Executive Director of the Independent Cattlemen’s Association of Texas, and a full ten years younger … Continue reading → Continue reading →

BOR‘s Damon McCullar has the scoop – Chris Bell will make his formal announcement about the Governor’s race tomorrow. Check back in the late morning for the answer. UPDATE: And the answer is…he’s in! Continue reading →

There’s more retirement rumors floating around than just Joe Crabb. We’ve already heard that Rep. Jim Solis is reportedly hanging up his spikes. Capitol Inside says quite a few more members, many from the Class of ’93, are supposedly mulling … Continue reading → Continue reading →