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UT/Trib, Apr 25: Trump 49, Biden 44
DT/PPP, Apr 29: Biden 47, Trump 46
UT-Tyler/DMN, May 3: Trump 43, Biden 43
Emerson, May 13: Trump 47, Biden 41
Quinnipiac, June 3: Trump 44, Biden 43
PPP, June 5: Trump 48, Biden 48
PPP/PT, June 23: Trump 48, Biden 46
Fox, June 25: Biden 45, Trump 44
UT/Trib, July 2: Trump 48, Biden 44
PPP/Emily’s List, July 2: Biden 48, Trump 46
UT-Tyler/DMN, July 12: Biden 48, Trump 43
CBSNews, July 12: Trump 46, Biden 45
Quinnipiac, July 22: Biden 45, Trump 44
Morning Consult, July 28: Biden 47, Trump 45
Morning Consult, August 3: Biden 47, Trump 46
Polling Texas 2018
WPA, Jan 5: Cruz 52, O'Rourke 34
PPP, Jan 27: Cruz 45, O'Rourke 37
Quinnipiac, April 19: Cruz 47, O'Rourke 44
Quinnipiac, May 31: Cruz 50, O'Rourke 39
PPP, June 8: Cruz 48, O'Rourke 42
GQR, June 16: Cruz 49, O'Rourke 43
CBS/YouGov, June 24: Cruz 44, O'Rourke 36
UT/Trib, June 25: Cruz 41, O'Rourke 36
Gravis, July 10: Cruz 51, O'Rourke 42
Lyceum, July 31: Cruz 41, O'Rourke 39
Quinnipiac, July 31: Cruz 49, O'Rourke 43
PPP, August 2: Cruz 46, O'Rourke 42
NBC News, August 23: Cruz 49, O'Rourke 45
ECPS, August 27: Cruz 38, O'Rourke 37
Crosswinds, September 12: Cruz 47, O'Rourke 44
Quinnipiac, September 18 (LV): Cruz 54, O'Rourke 45
Ipsos, September 19 (LV): O'Rourke 47, Cruz 45Polling Texas 2016
Beatty, Jun 22: Trump 37, Clinton 30
UT/TTP, Jun 27: Trump 41, Clinton 33
KTVT/Dixie, Aug 11: Trump 46, Clinton 35
PPP, Aug 16: Trump 44, Clinton 38
WaPo-SurveyMonkey, Sep 6: Clinton 46, Trump 45
ECPS, Sep 14: Trump 42, Clinton 36
Texas Lyceum, Sep 15: Trump 39, Clinton 32
YouGov, Oct 3: Trump 50,1, Clinton 41.5
KTVT/Dixie, Oct 5: Trump 45, Clinton 38
WFAA/SurveyUSA, Oct 14: Trump 47, Clinton 43
UH Hobby Center, Oct 17: Trump 41, Clinton 38
WaPo/SurveyMonkey, Oct 17: Trump 48, Clinton 46
CBS/YouGov, Oct 23: Trump 46, Clinton 43
Crosswind/Statesman, Oct 27: Trump 45, Clinton 38
UT/TT, Oct 27: Trump 45, Clinton 42
KTVT/Dixie Strategies, Nov 2: Trump 52, Clinton 39
NBC/WSJ/Marist, Nov 3: Trump 49, Clinton 40
ECPS, Nov 3: Trump 49, Clinton 34
YouGov, Nov 5: Trump 50.3, Clinton 42.4Polling Texas 2014
UT/TT, Nov 2013: Abbott 40, Davis 35, Glass 5
PPP, Nov 2013: Abbott 50, Davis 35
UT/TT, Feb 2014: Abbott 47, Davis 36
ECPS, Mar 2014: Abbott 49, Davis 42
Rasmussen, Mar 2014: Abbott 53, Davis 41
PPP, Apr 2014: Abbott 51, Davis 37
UT/TT, June 2014:Abbott 44, Davis 32
YouGov, July 2014: Abbott 50, Davis 34
Rasmussen, Aug 2014: Abbott 48, Davis 40
YouGov, Sep 2014: Abbott 56, Davis 38
Lyceum, Oct 2014: Abbott 49, Davis 40
Rasmussen, Oct 2014: Abbott 51, Davis 40
KHOU, Oct 2014: Abbott 47, Davis 32
UT/TT, Oct 2014: Abbott 54, Davis 38
YouGov, Oct 2014: Abbott 57, Davis 37Polling Texas 2012
PPP April 26: Romney 50, Obama 43
UT/TT May 22: Romney 46, Obama 38 (RV) - Romney 55, Obama 35 (LV)
WPAOR Sep 13: Romney 55, Obama 40
YouGov Sep 24: Romney 52, Obama 41
Lyceum Oct 2: Romney 58, Obama 39
YouGov Oct 17: Romney 55, Obama 41
UT/TT Oct 29: Romney 55, Obama 39
Baselice Oct 30: Romney 54, Obama 38
YouGov Nov 3: Romney 57, Obama 38-
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Polling Texas 2016
Beatty, Jun 22: Trump 37, Clinton 30
UT/TTP, Jun 27: Trump 41, Clinton 33
KTVT/Dixie, Aug 11: Trump 46, Clinton 35
PPP, Aug 16: Trump 44, Clinton 38
WaPo-SurveyMonkey, Sep 6: Clinton 46, Trump 45
ECPS, Sep 14: Trump 42, Clinton 36
Texas Lyceum, Sep 15: Trump 39, Clinton 32
YouGov, Oct 3: Trump 50,1, Clinton 41.5
KTVT/Dixie, Oct 5: Trump 45, Clinton 38
WFAA/SurveyUSA, Oct 14: Trump 47, Clinton 43
UH Hobby Center, Oct 17: Trump 41, Clinton 38
WaPo/SurveyMonkey, Oct 17: Trump 48, Clinton 46
CBS/YouGov, Oct 23: Trump 46, Clinton 43
Crosswind/Statesman, Oct 27: Trump 45, Clinton 38
UT/TT, Oct 27: Trump 45, Clinton 42
KTVT/Dixie Strategies, Nov 2: Trump 52, Clinton 39
NBC/WSJ/Marist, Nov 3: Trump 49, Clinton 40
ECPS, Nov 3: Trump 49, Clinton 34
YouGov, Nov 5: Trump 50,3, Clinton 42.4
Polling Texas 2014
UT/TT, Nov 2013: Abbott 40, Davis 35, Glass 5
PPP, Nov 2013: Abbott 50, Davis 35
UT/TT, Feb 2014: Abbott 47, Davis 36
ECPS, Mar 2014: Abbott 49, Davis 42
Rasmussen, Mar 2014: Abbott 53, Davis 41
PPP, Apr 2014: Abbott 51, Davis 37
UT/TT, June 2014:Abbott 44, Davis 32
YouGov, July 2014: Abbott 50, Davis 34
Rasmussen, Aug 2014: Abbott 48, Davis 40
YouGov, Sep 2014: Abbott 56, Davis 38
Lyceum, Oct 2014: Abbott 49, Davis 40
Rasmussen, Oct 2014: Abbott 51, Davis 40
KHOU, Oct 2014: Abbott 47, Davis 32
UT/TT, Oct 2014: Abbott 54, Davis 38
YouGov, Oct 2014: Abbott 57, Davis 37
Polling Texas 2012
PPP April 26: Romney 50, Obama 43
UT/TT May 22: Romney 46, Obama 38 (RV) - Romney 55, Obama 35 (LV)
WPAOR Sep 13: Romney 55, Obama 40
YouGov Sep 24: Romney 52, Obama 41
Lyceum Oct 2: Romney 58, Obama 39
YouGov Oct 17: Romney 55, Obama 41
UT/TT Oct 29: Romney 55, Obama 39
Baselice Oct 30: Romney 54, Obama 38
YouGov Nov 3: Romney 57, Obama 38
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- Texas blog roundup for the week of December 23
- On Rep. Kay Granger
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Monthly Archives: August 2002
RIP, Dr. Marnie Rose
Some sad news: Dr. Marnie Rose, a 28-year-old medical resident at Memorial Hermann Hospital who was featured on the show Houston Medical, has lost her battle with brain cancer. She died on Friday afternoon at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center … Continue reading Continue reading
K-Mart Kiddie Roundup: Still getting stranger
In the continuing saga of the story that just keeps getting stranger, we now learn that freshman City Council member Michael “Boy Wonder” Berry knew about the raid and had actually attended the August 17 raid at James Coney Island. … Continue reading Continue reading
Rudy and Kermit, 25 years later
25 years ago this November, LA Laker Kermit Washington nearly killed Houston Rockets forward (now head coach) Rudy Tomjanovich with a punch to the face. A book called The Punch about what happened is due out around then. According to … Continue reading Continue reading
Rate of low birth-weight babies rises in suburbs
Interesting story about an increase in the rate of low birth-weight babies being born in Houston suburbs. There seem to be a number of factors driving this – more multiple births due to older mothers and in vitro fertilization and … Continue reading Continue reading
K-Mart Kiddie Roundup Update
Also noted by Kevin Whited, the manager of the Sonic drive-through was not happy with the police raid on Saturday, and unlike the James Coney Island manager, hadn’t agreed to cooperate with police on it. Sonic officials said Thursday that … Continue reading Continue reading
Coincidence or sinister marketing plot?
Checking the referral log is always fun. Seeing new links in the referral log is even more fun, even if they’re apparently random links that couldn’t actually be referring to you. Once in awhile you come across a link in … Continue reading Continue reading
Opie and Anthony canned
Shock jocks Opie and Anthony have been fired by radio station WNEW and their syndicated show has been cancelled. They’d gotten into trouble for broadcasting a live account of a couple supposedly having sex in St. Patrick’s Cathedral. They’ve been … Continue reading Continue reading
Republicans for Sharp
Fellow Houston blogger Alex Whitlock has endorsed Democrat John Sharp for Lt. Governor, noting that the race is all about qualifications, and Sharp has them in spades. Moreover, he notes that his fellow Republicans are starting to see it that … Continue reading Continue reading
Speaking of term limits
The Houston Press has another good argument against term limits in this impressive hatchet job on freshman City Council member Shelley Sekula-Gibbs (formerly Sekula-Rodriguez). The law restricts elected city officials to a maximum of three two-year terms, so every two … Continue reading Continue reading
Who elected whom?
Nathan Newman was pretty upset by Cynthia McKinney’s loss in the Democraatic primary on Tuesday. See here and here for his reaction. The particular bone of Newman’s contention is the amount of outside money, much of it coming from the … Continue reading Continue reading
It could be worse
For all the bashing I give the Chron, I have to admit that they could be worse. They could be like the NY Post, for example, who has given us such immortal headlines as HEADLESS BODY IN TOPLESS BAR. I … Continue reading Continue reading
K-Mart Kiddie Roundup Prequel
Turns out the same Captain Aguirre who ordered the K-Mart Kiddie Roundup also was in charge of a raid at a James Coney Island which netted customers as well as trespassers. It just doesn’t look good for Captain Aguirre, does … Continue reading Continue reading
Never let an ugly fact slay a beautiful column
This is too funny. A conservative writer named Joseph Perkins has denounced the DNC for ads they didn’t create. The ads in question (you’ve probably seen them, they’ve been widely linked to) can be found here, along with a letter … Continue reading Continue reading
News flash: Work sucks
Two and a half Claudes to this headline: More Americans unhappy at work. I’m even more shocked to report that people who make less money are also less happy at their jobs: Households earning less than $15,000 a year were … Continue reading Continue reading
WNBA referee’s condition upgraded
WNBA referee Bill Stokes, who collapsed during last night’s Comets-Starzz playoff game, has been upgraded to serious condition. Still no details on what happened to him, but that’s good news. Via Larry, who gives a more detailed description of the … Continue reading Continue reading
Makes for a great “I Never” question, though
Two New York deejays have stirred up a hornets’ nest after broadcasting a live, eyewitness account of a couple having sex in St. Patrick’s Cathedral. Opie and Anthony, co-hosts of WNEW-FM’s popular afternoon drive-time program, remained off the air for … Continue reading Continue reading
Enron movie in the works
Chron society columnist Shelby Hodge has the scoop: You loved Mike Farrell as Dr. B.J. Hunnicut on TV’s M*A*S*H, but will you love him as Ken Lay in the CBS-TV movie The Crooked E? The lanky Farrell with the hangdog … Continue reading Continue reading
More good budget news (not)
Remember that $5 billion budget shortfall that’s predicted for next year? It’s now $7 billion. And both candidates for governor know exactly what they’re not going to do about it: “We’re going to scrub the budget. We’re going to look … Continue reading Continue reading
Free speech upheld at UH
The University of Houston has agreed to give unrestricted access to its main plaza next month to an anti-abortion group. I’m as pro-choice as they come, but UH was wrong to restrict these guys to a quieter corner of campus. … Continue reading Continue reading
Thom Marshall agrees with me
Ginger notes that Chron columnist Thom Marshall asked some pretty good questions about the K-Mart Kiddie Roundup. He also agrees with me in that towing fees should be refunded and all convictions should be overturned. Not that I normally brag … Continue reading Continue reading
Must the show go on?
Last night I attended the Comets-Starzz playoff game (which, alas, the Comets lost) along with Larry. We had fun at the game, even if Larry was confused by Haley, the Comets mascot. Unfortunately, it wasn’t all fun. With about 15 … Continue reading Continue reading
Ginger has the goods
Ginger has found two stories in the Houston Press about HPD Captain Mark Aguirre, who appears to be the bad guy (or perhaps just the fall guy) for the ill-advised K-Mart Kiddie Roundup from Saturday. Check ’em out. Continue reading
Not what I had in mind
Tom Tomorrow points to this story which asks where the “peace candidate” is in regards to the possible/pending/inevitable Iraq invasion. Glad as I am to see people talking about alternatives to war, I’m not sure that this article presents the … Continue reading Continue reading
How do you figure that?
Atrios prints a letter from a reader named D.M. which discusses this Thomas Sowell column. He notes the following items from Sowell: According to the U.S. Bureau of the Census, in 2000 median income in the United States reached `the … Continue reading Continue reading
Kmart Teenager Roundup gets ugly
This is really ugly: The weekend bust of a couple hundred teenagers in a Kmart parking lot was supposed to be a raid on illegal drag racing, but when no such activity was found, the order was given to arrest … Continue reading Continue reading
The season has begun
We had the local newscast on during dinner, and there were at least five political ads during that half-hour. The Big Issue appears to be insurance rates, as that was the focus of spots by Governor Goodhair, Tony Sanchez, and … Continue reading Continue reading
RIP, Doris Wishman
Doris Wishman, whom Joe Bob Briggs hailed as “the greatest female exploitation director in history”, has died at the age of 82. She was famous for making about nudist camps, often running into problems with censors as a result: “Nude … Continue reading Continue reading
Get the Ig Nobel committee on the phone!
Presented without comment, as there are some things that need no embellishment: Scientists have proven that alcohol helps people get laid. Want to be more attractive? Then make sure those around you are having a drink. British scientists have found … Continue reading Continue reading
Drop the Blue Light Special and slowly back away
Houston police conducted a massive raid on a K-Mart parking lot on Saturday night, arresting over 400 teenagers who were supposedly loitering. (Do I really need to make the obvious Martha Stewart jokes here? Talk amongst yourselves.) I don’t have … Continue reading Continue reading
Baseball fans: The Next Generation
Jeff Cooper has a really cute picture of his eight-month-old son on his page, which you’ll have to scroll down to see as another variant of the Evil Blogspot Permalink Bug ™ appears to have reared its head again. Of … Continue reading Continue reading
Richard Justice seems to get it
Given the way I’ve bashed sportswriters for their ignorant parroting of MLB owners’ talking points, I’m glad to note that Chron baseball writer Richard Justice seems to get it, especially since I’ve barked at him in the past. That’s two … Continue reading Continue reading
It’s Praise The Chron Day at Off the Kuff
For all the gritching I do about Houston’s Trailing Information Source, the least I can do is single them out when they tell me something useful. Today’s front page contains a story about how people abuse the privilege of temporary … Continue reading Continue reading
Strike date set
The MLB Players’ Association has finally set a strike deadline date of August 30, and the reaction from the sportswriters is sadly predictable. Jack cites this article from Arizona, while Rob has this one from MSNBC. I’ve left comments on … Continue reading Continue reading
“Nemesis” news
Via Josh Trevino comes some news on the upcoming Star Trek: Nemesis from Wil Wheaton. It’s not a spoiler, so click away. Continue reading