Monthly Archives: September 2006

So it turns out that contrary to prior reports, Rep. John Culberson is willing to participate in a debate. He’s just not willing to participate in a debate that involves his opponent, Jim Henley. The following is an email from … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Didn’t get to this yesterday, but I’m amused by this KTRK story about Martha Wong and the altered campaign signs. Drive through District 134 and you can’t miss them. Signs are plastered around much of central Houston, including Bellaire and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Another round of Zogby Interactive polls, for which BOR has the Governor’s race summary. Basically, it’s still Perry leading but in the danger zone at 33%, Bell in second but back a bit at 22%, Friedman farther back at 19%, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Big Time Dick Cheney is coming to town to help Shelley Sekula Gibbs’ futile write-in campaign. The national Republican Party has joined the fight to replace former U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay, donating more than $100,000 to the Republican candidate’s write-in … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Apparently, Shelley Sekula Gibbs has noticed the fact that she hasn’t been in the news much lately, not that this should surprise anyone. What surprises even me is the way she went about getting attention for herself. Several City Council … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I guess it’s good news for Kinky Friedman that after all this time, some people still think of him as a Celebrity Candidate, where the fact that he sometimes says funny things trumps the substance (or, as is often the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Vince continues his interview series with the other Williamson County Democrat for State Rep, Jim Stauber, who’s running in HD20. Stauber has a tougher task than Karen Felthauser does, as HD20 was about eight points more Republican than HD52 in … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Another email of interest: The Rice College Republicans, Libertarians, Young Democrats, The N.A.A.C.P. and Rice Vote Coalition have invited Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, Ms. Barbara Ann Radnofsky and Mr. Scott Jameson to a candidates’ debate at Rice University on October … Continue reading → Continue reading →

As with my State Rep candidate interviews, I’m just about done with my Q&As with local county candidates. Today i have the last of the Fort Bend Democratic contenders, Farhan Shamsi, who is running for Justice of the Peace, Precinct … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The Lone Star Project sums up the career of Rep. John Carter, debate ducker par excellence. Historically, Texas Members with leadership potential begin to distinguish themselves by their second term in office. Both Charlie Stenholm and Martin Frost were already … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The countdown clock for State Rep. Gene Seaman is ticking along as a constituent who is a Republican and a former supporter has filed an ethics complaint against him. The complaints were filed Thursday by Jay Masterson, 63, a Republican … Continue reading → Continue reading →

What do you do when your campaign signs identify you as a Republican in a year where that isn’t such a great thing to be? Why, you do a little ad hoc editing, of course. See? Duct tape really is … Continue reading → Continue reading →

In addition to interviewing all of the Democratic candidates for State House in Harris County, I wanted to make sure I also spoke to the incumbent Reps who face Republican opposition. With today’s interview of Rep. Ana Hernandez, the incumbent … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I’m sure you know about Shelley Sekula Gibbs’s “if wishes were horses” poll from a couple of weeks ago. I’ve now received word from the Nick Lampson campaign about their own poll, one that is (shall we say) a bit … Continue reading → Continue reading →