Tag Archives: Republican Party

Overview of the Tax Assessor primary

Posted on January 23, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

We’re a bit more than three weeks out from the start of early voting, so it’s time for some overviews of the contested primaries on the ballot. Here’s the first one, for the Republican race between County Tax Assessor Leo … Continue reading →

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For those of you who are for the other team

Posted on January 16, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

As noted, I am going to concentrate my candidate interview and Q&A efforts for now on the Democratic primaries. For those of you who would like to see something done on the GOP side, Big Jolly has sent out a … Continue reading →

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Filing deadline overview, Harris County

Posted on January 5, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

You can see Democratic candidates here, and Republican candidates here. My comments: – As noted, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee has two primary challengers, while three Republicans including 2008 opponent John Faulk vie to oppose whoever emerges from her race. Two … Continue reading →

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Today is the filing deadline

Posted on January 4, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

In addition to all of the inauguration activities today, the filing deadline for the 2010 Democratic and Republican primaries is today at 6 PM. You can see Democratic candidates on the Harris County ballot, including statewides, here, and Republican candidates … Continue reading →

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The race for HCRP Chair

Posted on December 21, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

I don’t have a dog in this fight, so I don’t really have an opinion to offer as to each candidate’s merits. From a purely selfish point of view, of course, I’d prefer that the best candidate, whoever that is, … Continue reading →

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From the “Will they never learn?” files

Posted on December 19, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Back when I was having my Trib-based conversation with David Benzion, he mentioned a web ad that was released by the Texas GOP to attack Bill White in anticipation of his jump to the Governor’s race. That ad featured a … Continue reading →

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Beware the teabags of March

Posted on November 17, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Apparently, the downside of inciting a torch-and-pitchfork mob is that you can’t always control where they’ll maraud. Who knew? Across Texas, at least five Tea Party activists have announced their candidacies for U.S. House and Senate seats. “If you are … Continue reading →

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Kay may stay, but the jockeying never goes away

Posted on November 16, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Jason Embry ponders the landscape now that we know we’ll still have KBH to kick around through at least March. [I]f Gov. Rick Perry appoints [Lt. Gov. David] Dewhurst to replace Hutchison, or if he wins a special election before … Continue reading →

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The HCRP view of the candidates

Posted on November 13, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Here, in PDF format, you will find a copy of the mailer that Harris County GOP Chair Jared Woodfill sent out to his flock before the election. In it you will find three things of interest. One is all the … Continue reading →

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Endorsement watch: Republicans (very quietly) for Roy

Posted on October 24, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

The Saturday edition of the Chron the past couple of weeks has had a feature in the City & State section called Campaign Watch, which is a blog-like collection of short items relating to the 2009 elections. For some odd … Continue reading →

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Those up-for-grabs conservative voters

Posted on October 21, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

The Chron gets one more story from the crosstabs of their poll. A Houston Chronicle poll conducted last week shows that [Peter] Brown, who has saturated the city with TV, radio and mail advertising, has a commanding lead among self-identified … Continue reading →

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Kay’s dominoes

Posted on October 11, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Jason Embry notes that if Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison waits until January to officially resign, there could be a profound effect on the Republican ballot. If she announces a resignation date during the filing period (Dec. 3 – Jan. 4), … Continue reading →

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Election tidbits for 9/29

Posted on September 29, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Meet Dallas DA Craig Watkins’ Republican opponent. I thought he came across better than the commenters did, but I feel pretty good about Watkins’ chances nonetheless. Via Grits. Some love for Bill White, including the Bill Whites for Bill White … Continue reading →

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Doing it in the Facebook with the Twittering, HCRP-style

Posted on July 25, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Lisa Falkenberg checks in on the Harris County Republican Party’s efforts to bring social media skillz to their masses. It’s easy to make fun of them for this – okay, it’s easy to make fun of them in general – … Continue reading →

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(Don’t) Run Everywhere, Dallas-style

Posted on July 20, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Remember when Dallas was a stronghold for the state GOP? Those days are long gone. After two straight losing cycles that forced them out of power, Dallas County Republicans will feature a scaled-down ticket for the 2010 elections. Party Chairman … Continue reading →

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Pity the poor HCRP

Posted on July 13, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

My heart is breaking for them. The Harris County Republican Party is in arrears amid a dour fundraising climate and an internecine struggle over its chairman, Jared Woodfill, whose leadership numerous local GOP stalwarts have begun to question publicly. The … Continue reading →

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Hard times for the local GOP

Posted on July 6, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Nestled into this story about a recent lecture given by Paul Burka at Rep. Ellen Cohen’s town hall meeting is this nugget about the state of the Harris County GOP: In the words of Harris County Judge Ed Emmett, who … Continue reading →

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UI update

Posted on April 12, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

The headline says it all: GOP holds key to unemployment stimulus dollars. Against the wishes of Gov. Rick Perry, lawmakers are pressing ahead with efforts to claim $555 million in federal economic stimulus money for unemployment benefits. With all of … Continue reading →

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