Daily Archives: November 4, 2008

Republicans are making up some ground in Harris County. Hard to know which precincts have reported and which haven’t, but with about a third of the boxes in, the straight ticket advantage is down a bit to 46,000 for the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

In case you hadn’t noticed, Fort Bend County was essentially 50-50 (PDF) after early voting. Democrats had a 3000 vote advantage in straight ticket ballots. Republicans are catching up a bit in the E-Day results so far, but it’s clear: … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Some good news for the Dems around the state: They lead in seven takeover races for the State House: Joe Moody (El Paso), Chris Turner (Tarrant County), Diana Maldonado (Williamson County), Robert Miklos, Carol Kent, and Bob Romano (Dallas County), … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Here. And it’s very good news for the Democrats. The first number you need to know: Straight party Republican Party – 208,962 Democratic Party – 258,053 That’s 55% Dem, and that 50,000 vote advantage is carrying them to leads in … Continue reading → Continue reading →

In preparation for tonight’s Election Dissection Blogger-rama, here are a few useful links to bookmark: Election Night Results, hot off the presses from the Secretary of State. Harris County election night results. Hit “Refresh” often. For you Twitter users, the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

LIsa Falkenberg gets old school. Those of us who passed on early voting and will trek to the polls today have been deemed by some pundits and professors procrastinators, indecisive or indifferent. I’m not offended. If you think about it, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Well, I thought I was done with interviews for this cycle, but as you saw yesterday that wasn’t quite the case. It is unequivocally so now, and as such I will now re-present my complete list of interviews for the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Here’s a guide to all the judicial Q&As I did for this cycle, sorted by the type of court for which the candidate is running: Judge Jim Jordan, Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court. Martin Siegel, Court of Appeals, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

With early voting all finished, let’s take a minute and ponder the possibilities for the Presidential race in Texas. I’ll leave it to Greg to ponder the whys and wherefors of Texas’ evolving suburbs. I’m just interested in some numbers. … Continue reading → Continue reading →