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As goes Tarrant, 2020 edition

Posted on August 23, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Hello, old friend. Shortly after Democrat Beto O’Rourke launched his campaign to unseat U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz in 2018, he made several visits to Tarrant County in North Texas to press the message that if he could flip this county, … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Beto O'Rourke, Beverly Powell, CD06, CD24, Congress, demography, Donald Trump, Election 2004, Election 2008, Election 2012, Election 2016, Election 2020, Joe Biden, Konni Burton, polls, President, redistricting, SD10, Senate, Tarrant County, Texas, The Lege | 2 Comments

Once again with female Congressional candidates

Posted on August 9, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

This is another post that was drafted in the Before Times, specifically right after the March primary. I went through the runoffs and assessed all of the races that could or would contain a female candidate or incumbent against a … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Adrienne Bell, Beth van Duyne, Candace Valenzuela, Carol Ianuzzi, Carolyn Salter, CD02, CD03, CD05, CD07, CD08, CD12, CD14, CD15, CD16, CD17, CD18, CD21, CD22, CD23, CD24, CD25, CD26, CD28, CD29, CD30, CD31, CD32, CD35, Christine Eady Mann, Colin Allred, Congress, Democratic primary, Donna Imam, Eddie Berniece Johnson, Election 2018, Election 2020, Elisa Cardnell, Elizabeth Hernandez, Genevieve Collins, Gina Ortiz Jones, Irene Armandariz-Jackson, Jaimy Blanco, Jenny Garcia Sharon, Julie Oliver, Kathaleen Wall, Kay Granger, Kim Olson, Lisa Welch, Lizzie FLetcher, Lulu Seikaly, Monica de la Cruz-Hernandez, Pete Sessions, primaries, Renee Swann, runoff, Sandra Whitten, Sheila Jackson Lee, Sima Ladjevardian, Sylvia Garcia, Texas, Troy Nehls, Veronica Escobar, Wendy Davis | Comments Off

CD24 poll: Valenzuela 47, Van Duyne 41

Posted on August 8, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

From the Twitters: Big #TX24 numbers in Morning Score this AM @candacefor24 leading @Bethvanduyne 48-41 @JoeBiden leading @realDonaldTrump 49-45 — Cole Leiter (@coleleiter) 6:41 AM – 6 August 2020 You can see the poll info here. The 48-41 and 49-45 … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Beth van Duyne, Beto O'Rourke, Candace Valenzuela, CD24, Congress, Donald Trump, Election 2016, Election 2018, Election 2020, Joe Biden, polls, Texas | 1 Comment

Congressional Dems winning the money race in Texas

Posted on August 2, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

The times, they have definitely changed. Early this election cycle, U.S. Sen. John Cornyn publicly worried about complacency within the Texas Republican political class — even after Democratic gains made in 2018. So in early 2019, the state’s senior senator … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged campaign finance reports, Candace Valenzuela, CD02, CD03, CD07, CD10, CD21, CD22, CD23, CD24, CD32, Chip Roy, Colin Allred, Congress, Dan Crenshaw, DCCC, Election 2018, Election 2020, fundraising, Gina Ortiz Jones, Lizzie FLetcher, Lulu Seikaly, NRCC, Sima Ladjevardian, Sri Kulkarni, Texas, Wendy Davis | Comments Off

A slightly less rosy view of Democratic prospects

Posted on August 1, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s the latest race ratings from Texas Elects: Texas Election Source has updated 27 race ratings based on the latest polling, July campaign finance reports and primary runoff results. Twenty of those races moved one column toward the Democrats’ advantage. … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Akilah Bacy, Ann Johnson, CD02, CD03, CD05, CD06, CD07, CD10, CD14, CD15, CD17, CD21, CD22, CD23, CD24, CD25, CD26, CD31, CD32, CD34, Congress, Court of Criminal Appeals, Election 2018, Election 2020, fundraising, HD102, HD105, HD107, HD108, HD112, HD113, HD114, HD115, HD117, HD118, HD121, HD122, HD126, HD129, HD132, HD133, HD134, HD135, HD136, HD138, HD14, HD144, HD150, HD17, HD23, HD26, HD28, HD29, HD31, HD32, HD34, HD41, HD45, HD47, HD52, HD54, HD64, HD66, HD67, HD70, HD74, HD84, HD85, HD89.HD106, HD92, HD93, HD94, HD96, HD97, Joanna Cattanach, John Cornyn, Lacey Hull, Matt Shaheen, Morgan Meyer, polls, Railroad Commission, Sarah Davis, SD11, SD12, SD19, SD20, SD21, Senate, Sharon Hirsch, Supreme Court, Texas, The Lege | 1 Comment

Checking in on CD21

Posted on July 29, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Thar’s the race where Wendy Davis is trying to unseat the mini-Ted Cruz known as Chip Roy, and the pundits are thinking she can do it. All signs are pointing toward a competitive race between incumbent conservative firebrand U.S. Rep. … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Beto O'Rourke, CD02, CD03, CD06, CD10, CD21, CD22, CD23, CD24, CD25, CD31, Chip Roy, Congress, Election 2018, Election 2020, fundraising, polls, redistricting, Texas, voter registration, Wendy Davis | 1 Comment

July 2020 campaign finance reports: Congress

Posted on July 24, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Congratulations, everyone. Not only have we made it to the other side of another quarterly reporting period, we have also successfully navigated the primary runoffs. My next quarterly finance report post for Congress will thus be shorter, as this is … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Adrienne Bell, campaign finance reports, Candace Valenzuela, Carol Ianuzzi, CD01, CD02, CD03, CD06, CD07, CD08, CD10, CD14, CD17, CD21, CD22, CD23, CD24, CD25, CD26, CD31, CD32, Christine Eady Mann, Colin Allred, Congress, coronavirus, David Jaramillo, DCCC, Democratic primary, DNC, Donna Imam, Election 2018, Election 2020, Elizabeth Hernandez, fundraising, Gina Ortiz Jones, Hank Gilbert, Jan McDowell, Jana Sanchez, Joe Biden, Joe Kopser, Julie Oliver, Kim Olson, Lizzie FLetcher, Lorie Burch, Lulu Seikaly, Mike Siegel, MJ Hegar, President, Pritash Gandhi, Rick Kennedy, Royce West, runoff, Sean McCaffity, Senate, Sima Ladjevardian, Sri Kulkarni, Stephen Daniel, Texas, Todd Litton, Wendy Davis | 3 Comments

Dems could possibly win a lot of Congressional races in Texas

Posted on July 19, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

It started with this: what does a biden win in texas look like? here’s how a D+1 nailbiter might turn out, if we use 2016 and 2018 as a guide → (hint: biden would win 9 currently R-held districts and … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Beto O'Rourke, Candace Valenzuela, CD02, CD03, CD06, CD07, CD10, CD21, CD22, CD23, CD24, CD25, CD31, CD32, Colin Allred, Congress, Donald Trump, Donna Imam, Election 2016, Election 2018, Election 2020, Gina Ortiz Jones, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, Julie Oliver, Lizzie FLetcher, Lulu Seikaly, Mike Siegel, polls, President, redistricting, Senate, Sima Ladjevardian, Sri Kulkarni, Stephen Daniel, Ted Cruz, Texas, The Lege, Wendy Davis | 7 Comments

2020 primary runoff results: Congress

Posted on July 15, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

I’m going to bullet point these just for simplicity. There will be news stories to look at later. CD03 Dem: Lulu Seikaly cruised to an easy win here. She was just over 60% at around 10 PM, with some Election … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Candace Valenzuela, CD03, CD10, CD13, CD17, CD22, CD23, CD24, CD31, Congress, Democratic primary, Donald Trump, Donna Imam, Election 2020, Kathaleen Wall, Lulu Seikaly, Mike Siegel, Pete Sessions, primaries, Raul Reyes, Ronny Jackson, runoff, Ted Cruz, Texas, Tony Gonzales, Troy Nehls | Comments Off

The progressives and the runoffs

Posted on July 14, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

May as well check in on this. Judging from March, the ideological left wing of the Democratic Party in Texas should be inconsolable. After months of high hopes, the faction ran into a centrist buzz saw in the March 3 … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Candace Valenzuela, CD10, CD24, CD28, Congress, Democratic primary, District Attorney, Eddie Lucio, Election 2006, Election 2008, Election 2018, Election 2020, Henry Cuellar, Jessica Cisneros, Jose Garza, Kim Olson, Margaret Moore, Mike Siegel, MJ Hegar, Pritash Gandhi, Royce West, Ruben Cortez, runoff, Sara Stapleton-Barrera, SD27, Senate, Texas, Travis County | 1 Comment

A bullish take on the State House

Posted on July 8, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

From Mike Hailey of Capitol Inside: The wildly unpredictable coronavirus appears to be fueling a massive blue wave that sweeps the Democrats back into power in the Texas House of Representatives with President Donald Trump as their all-time greatest ally. … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Beto O'Rourke, CD02, CD03, CD06, CD10, CD21, CD22, CD23, CD24, CD25, CD31, Congress, DCCC, Donald Trump, Election 2018, Election 2020, John Cornyn, Pete Flores, polls, Railroad Commission, SD19, Senate, Ted Cruz, Texas, The Lege | 2 Comments

Three runoff stories

Posted on July 3, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Just a sample from three high-profile and highly-contested Democratic primary runoff races. TX-SEN: MJ Hegar versus Royce West No two issues have impacted the Texas primary runoffs like the coronavirus pandemic and the protests surrounding George Floyd’s death, but as … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Beth van Duyne, Beto O'Rourke, Candace Valenzuela, CD10, CD24, Congress, Democratic primary, Election 2018, Election 2020, fundraising, John Cornyn, Kenny Marchant, Kim Olson, Mike McCaul, Mike Siegel, MJ Hegar, Pritash Gandhi, Royce West, runoff, Senate, Texas | 3 Comments

Runoff reminder: Congress

Posted on June 8, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Previously, we looked at the two statewide runoffs in the Democratic primary. Today we’re going to look at four Congressional primary runoffs. There are more than four total runoffs in Congressional primaries, but these are in the districts that are … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Beto O'Rourke, Candace Valenzuela, CD03, CD10, CD24, CD31, Christine Eady Mann, Congress, DCCC, Democratic primary, Donna Imam, Election 2018, Election 2020, Emily's List, fundraising, Kim Olson, Lulu Seikaly, Mike McCaul, Mike Siegel, MJ Hegar, Pritash Gandhi, runoff, Sean McCaffity, Texas, Van Taylor | 1 Comment

Comparing the April finance reports

Posted on May 4, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

In my roundup of April finance reports for Congress, I said I’d do a comparison of the 2018 numbers to 2020. I’m a blogger of his word, so let’s have that look. Dist Year Name Raised Spent Loans On Hand … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged campaign finance reports, Candace Valenzuela, CD02, CD03, CD06, CD07, CD10, CD21, CD22, CD23, CD24, CD25, CD31, CD32, Chris Perri, Christine Eady Mann, Congress, Democratic primary, Donna Imam, Election 2018, Election 2020, fundraising, Gina Ortiz Jones, Jan McDowell, Jana Sanchez, Joe Kopser, Julie Oliver, Kim Olson, Laura Moser, Letitia Plummer, Lizzie FLetcher, Lorie Burch, Lulu Seikaly, Mike Siegel, MJ Hegar, Pritash Gandhi, Ruby Woolridge, runoff, Sam Johnson, Sean McCaffity, Sima Ladjevardian, Sri Kulkarni, Stephen Daniel, Texas, Todd Litton, Wendy Davis | Comments Off

April 2020 campaign finance reports: Congress

Posted on April 27, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Hey, remember politics? You know, races and finance reports and stuff like that? Yeah, it’s still happening, weird as that may seem right now. As we are well into April, the Q1 Congressional finance reports for 2020 are in, and … Continue reading →

Does getting to 40% make you likely to win the runoff?

Posted on March 15, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

I was talking with some fellow political nerds last week, and one of the topics was the forthcoming runoffs. As is usually the case, this year we have some runoffs between candidates who finished fairly close together in round one, … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Akilah Bacy, Al Edwards, Alexandra Smoots-Hogan, Anna Eastman, Borris Miles, Candace Valenzuela, CD03, CD10, CD13, CD15, CD17, CD23, CD24, CD27, CD31, CD32, CD34, Cheryl Elliott Thornton, Congress, David Jaramillo, Democratic primary, Eddie Lucio, Election 2006, Election 2008, Election 2010, Election 2012, Election 2014, Election 2016, Election 2018, Election 2020, Gabby Garcia, Governor, Greg Sagan, Gus Trujillo, Harold Dutton, HD105, HD109, HD119, HD133, HD137, HD138, HD142, HD146, HD148, HD27, HD37, HD42, HD45, HD47, HD64, HD76, HD95, Helen Delgadillo, Jenifer Pool, Jennifer Ramos, Jerry Davis, judicial races, Kim Olson, Kimberly McLeod, Lite Gov, Liz Campos, Lulu Seikaly, Michelle Palmer, Mike Siegel, Penny Shaw, Pritash Gandhi, Railroad Commission, Rick Kennedy, Roland Gutierrez, Sara Stapleton-Barrera, SBOE, SD17, SD19, SD27, Sean McCaffity, Senate, Texas, The Lege, Xochil Peña Rodriguez | 1 Comment

Runoff roundup

Posted on March 7, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Here, as best as I can determine, are the runoffs of interest for May: US Senate – MJ Hegar versus Royce West CD02 – Sima Ladjevardian versus Elisa Cardnell CD03 – Lulu Seikaly versus Sean McCaffity CD10 – Mike Siegel … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged 14th Court of Appeals, Akilah Bacy, Alexandra Smoots-Hogan, Anna Eastman, Bryan Slaron, Candace Valenzuela, Candance White, Carrie Isaac, CD02, CD03, CD07, CD10, CD17, CD21, CD22, CD23, CD24, CD31, Cheri Thomas, Cheryl Elliott Thornton, Chris Diaz, Christine Eady Mann, Chrysta Castaneda, Cody Vasut, Commissioners Court, Congress, Constable, Dan Flynn, David Jaramillo, Democratic primary, Dennis Bonnen, Diana Alexander, Don Zimmerman, Donna Imam, Eddie Lucio, Election 2020, Elisa Cardnell, Gina Ortiz Jones, Glenn Rogers, Harold Dutton, HD02, HD100, HD119, HD138, HD142, HD148, HD25, HD26, HD45, HD47, HD59, HD60, HD67, Jacey Jetton, Jasmine Crockett, JD Sheffield, Jenifer Pool, Jennifer Fleck, Jennifer Ramos, Jerry Davis, Jerry Garcia, Jon Francis, judicial races, Kathaleen Wall, Kent Wymore, Kim Olson, Kimberly McLeod, Lani Popp, Liz Campos, Lorenzo Sanchez, Lorraine Birabil, Lulu Seikaly, Matt Morgan, Michael Moore, Michelle Palmer, MJ Hegar, Penny Shaw, Pete Sessions, primaries, Railroad Commission, Raul Reyes, recount, Renee Swann, Rick Kennedy, Ro'Vin Garrett, Robert Alonzo, Robert Morrow, Rocio Hernandez, Roland Gutierrez, Royce West, runoff, Sara Stapleton-Barrera, Sarah DeMerchant, SBOE, SD11, SD19, SD27, Sean McCaffity, Senate, Shelby Slawson, Sima Ladjevardian, Sri Kulkarni, Suleman Lalani, Susan Criss, Tamika Craft, Teiva Bell, Texas, The Lege, Tom Adair, Tony Gonzales, Troy Nehls, Wendy Davis, Wesley Hunt, Xochil Peña Rodriguez | 2 Comments

2020 primary results: Senate and Congress

Posted on March 4, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

In the US Senate primary, MJ Heger is clearly headed to the runoff. It’s less clear who’s in second place, in part because the statewide results are so out of date on both the Trib and SOS pages. As of … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Al Green, Candace Valenzuela, CD02, CD03, CD08, CD09, CD10, CD12, CD17, CD18, CD21, CD22, CD23, CD24, CD25, CD28, CD31, Christine Eady Mann, Congress, Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez, Democratic primary, Donna Imam, Election 2020, Elisa Cardnell, Elizabeth Hernandez, Gina Ortiz Jones, Henry Cuellar, Jessica Cisneros, Julie Oliver, Kathaleen Wall, Kay Granger, Kim Olson, Laura Jones, Lulu Seikaly, Mike Siegel, MJ Hegar, Pete Sessions, primaries, Royce West, runoff, Sean McCaffity, Senate, Sheila Jackson Lee, Sima Ladjevardian, Sri Kulkarni, Texas, Troy Nehls, Wendy Davis | Comments Off

Six questions for today’s voting

Posted on March 3, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

In some semblance of an order… 1. How will the early vote differ from the Tuesday vote? I’m mostly talking about the Presidential race here. We strongly suspect today will be a very big day at the ballot box, in … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Bernie Sanders, CD02, CD21, CD22, CD23, CD24, Congress, Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez, Democratic primary, Election 2020, Harris County, Joe Biden, MJ Hegar, polls, President, primaries, Royce West, Senate, Texas, turnout | 2 Comments

January 2020 campaign finance reports: Congress

Posted on February 7, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

The big ones for this cycle the Q4 2019 Congressional finance reports. For the last time, we have new candidates joining the list, and a couple of folks dropping out. Let’s do the thing and see where we are going … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Adrienne Bell, Amanda Edwards, campaign finance reports, Candace Valenzuela, Carol Ianuzzi, CD01, CD02, CD03, CD06, CD07, CD08, CD10, CD14, CD17, CD21, CD22, CD23, CD24, CD25, CD26, CD28, CD31, CD32, Chris Bell, Christine Eady Mann, Colin Allred, Congress, Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez, Dan Jangigian, David Jaramillo, Democratic primary, Derrick Reed, Donna Imam, Efrain Valdez, Election 2018, Election 2020, Elisa Cardnell, Elizabeth Hernandez, Eric Hanke, fundraising, Gina Ortiz Jones, Hank Gilbert, Heidi Sloan, Henry Cuellar, Jaime Escuder, Jan McDowell, Jennie Lou Leeder, Jessica Cisneros, John Biggan, Julie Oliver, Kim Olson, Laura Jones, Lizzie FLetcher, Lulu Seikaly, Mat Pruneda, Michael Grimes, Mike Siegel, MJ Hegar, Nyanza Moore, Pritash Gandhi, Ricardo Madrid, Richard Fleming, Rick Kennedy, Rosey Ramos Abuabara, Royce West, Sam Vega, Sean McCaffity, Sema Hernandez, Senate, Shannon Hutcheson, Sima Ladjevardian, Sri Kulkarni, Stephen Daniel, Tammy Young, Tanner Do, Texas, Travis Olsen, Wendy Davis, William Foster | 4 Comments

On Republican female Congressional candidates

Posted on December 22, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

The sub-head for this article should be “It’s easy to show large percentage gains when you start from a very low base”. Heavy recruiting of female candidates paid off for Texas Democrats in 2018, but it is Republican women who … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Ava Pate, Beth van Duyne, CD02, CD03, CD07, CD10, CD11, CD12, CD13, CD18, CD21, CD22, CD23, CD24, CD25, CD31, CD32, Cindy Siegel, Colin Allred, Congress, Democratic primary, Election 2018, Election 2020, Genevieve Collins, Gina Ortiz Jones, Greg Hill, Kathaleen Wall, Kenny Marchant, Lizzie FLetcher, Pete Olson, Pierce Bush, primaries, Republican Party, Texas, Tony Gonzales, Troy Nehls, Wendy Davis, Will Hurd | Comments Off

After-deadline filing review: Congress

Posted on December 12, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Let’s continue our walk through the filings. I’m going to take a look at some of the interesting Congressional races, skipping over the ones we just looked at. CD01: It’s still not remotely competitive, but I once again want to … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Candace Valenzuela, CD01, CD03, CD11, CD12, CD13, CD14, CD17, CD20, CD21, CD23, CD24, CD25, CD26, CD27, CD28, CD30, CD31, CD33, CD34, CD35, Chet Edwards, Congress, Crystal Fletcher, David Jaramillo, Democratic primary, Eddie Berniece Johnson, Election 2018, Election 2020, Filemon Vela, Gina Ortiz Jones, Hank Gilbert, Heidi Sloan, Jan McDowell, Jennie Lou Leeder, Joaquin Castro, John Biggan, Julie Oliver, Kim Olson, Liz Wahl, Lloyd Doggett, Louie Gohmert, Lulu Seikaly, Marc Veasey, Rick Kennedy, Rosey Ramos Abuabara, Sean McCaffity, Tanner Do, Texas, Wendy Davis, William Foster | 7 Comments

Our first Congressional race ratings

Posted on December 3, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

From Politico, here’s the early view of the state of Texas’ Congressional races in 2020. Lean Dem CD23 (Open, R) CD32 (Allred, D) Tossup CD07 (Fletcher, D) CD22 (Open, R) CD24 (Open, R) Lean GOP CD02 (Crenshaw, R) CD10 (McCaul, … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Beto O'Rourke, CD02, CD03, CD06, CD07, CD10, CD17, CD21, CD22, CD23, CD24, CD25, CD31, CD32, Chet Edwards, Congress, Dan Crenshaw, Election 2016, Election 2018, Election 2020, Elisa Cardnell, fundraising, Lizzie FLetcher, Pete Sessions, redistricting, Texas, Wendy Davis, Will Hurd | 7 Comments

October 2019 campaign finance reports: Congress

Posted on November 5, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Moving on to the Q3 FEC reports, we again have new candidates making their appearance. The January roundup is here, which closed out the 2017-18 election cycle, the April report is here, and the July report is here. For comparison, … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Amanda Edwards, campaign finance reports, Candace Valenzuela, Carol Ianuzzi, CD01, CD02, CD03, CD06, CD07, CD10, CD17, CD21, CD22, CD23, CD24, CD25, CD26, CD27, CD28, CD31, CD32, Chet Edwards, Chris Bell, Christine Eady Mann, Christopher Suprun, Congress, Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez, Crystal Fletcher, Dan Crenshaw, Dan Jangigian, Democratic primary, Derrick Reed, Donna Imam, Election 2018, Election 2020, Elisa Cardnell, Eric Hanke, fundraising, Gina Ortiz Jones, Hank Gilbert, Heidi Sloan, Jan McDowell, Jennie Lou Leeder, John Biggan, Julie Oliver, Kim Olson, Liz Wahl, Lorie Burch, Louie Gohmert, Lulu Seikaly, Mike Siegel, MJ Hegar, Murray Holcomb, Nyanza Moore, Pete Sessions, Pritash Gandhi, Rick Kennedy, Rosey Ramos Abuabara, Royce West, Sean McCaffity, Sema Hernandez, Senate, Shannon Hutcheson, Sri Kulkarni, Stephen Daniel, Tanner Do, Texas, Wendy Davis | 2 Comments

PPP: Competitive Congressional districts are competitive

Posted on October 2, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Some nice data points for you. A handful of Republican-held House seats in the Texas suburbs represent fertile ground for competitive races in 2020, according to recent Democratic polling. The surveys in six GOP districts, shared first with CQ Roll … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged CD10, CD21, CD22, CD23, CD24, CD31, Chip Roy, Congress, Democratic primary, Election 2018, Election 2020, Gina Ortiz Jones, John Carter, Kenny Marchant, Mike McCaul, polls, Texas, Wendy Davis, Will Hurd | 3 Comments

Try, try again

Posted on September 8, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

A lot of women ran for office as Democrats in 2018. A lot of them won, and a lot of them who didn’t win are trying again. [Gina Ortiz Jones isn’t] the only woman who’s back for a second round. … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Adrienne Bell, Ann Johnson, Annie's List, Brandy Chambers, CD11, CD14, CD21, CD23, CD24, CD25, CD31, Celina Montoya, Christine Eady Mann, Congress, Democratic primary, Election 2018, Election 2020, Elizabeth Markowitz, Gina Ortiz Jones, HD108, HD112, HD121, HD126, HD134, HD26, HD28, Jan McDowell, Jennie Lou Leeder, Joanna Cattanach, Julie Oliver, Kim Olson, MJ Hegar, Natali Hurtado, Rish Oberoi, Sarah DeMerchant, SBOE, Senate, Shawn Terry, Suleman Lalani, Texas, The Lege, Wendy Davis | Comments Off

Five for fleeing

Posted on September 5, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

There goes another one. U.S. Rep. Bill Flores announced Wednesday morning that he would not run for reelection in 2020 — making him the fifth Texas Republican to announce his retirement from Congress. “Serving my country as the Representative of … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Beto O'Rourke, Bill Flores, CD11, CD17, CD22, CD23, CD24, Congress, Election 2018, Election 2020, fundraising, HD14, Kenny Marchant, Mike Conaway, Pete Olson, Rick Kennedy, Texas, The Lege, Will Hurd | 2 Comments

How many Congressional seats are really in play for Texas Dems?

Posted on August 30, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

By one measure, more than you probably think. From Jonathan Tilove of the Statesman: Last weekend, I read an interview in Salon with Rachel Bitecofer, a political scientist at Christopher Newport University in Newport News, Va. She is also an … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Beto O'Rourke, CD02, CD03, CD06, CD10, CD21, CD22, CD23, CD24, CD25, CD31, Chip Roy, Dan Crenshaw, DCCC, demography, Donald Trump, Election 2018, Election 2020, Elisa Cardnell, fundraising, James Talarico, John Carter, Julie Oliver, Kenny Marchant, Lorie Burch, Mike McCaul, Pete Olson, Rachel Bitecofer, Roger Williams, Ron Wright, Texas, Van Taylor, Will Hurd | 7 Comments

With silver linings like these…

Posted on August 10, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

…Who needs misfortune? Even Texas Republicans are a bit amused with the clever new Democratic battle cry that’s emerged amid a recent spate of GOP congressional retirements: “Texodus.” First came U.S. Rep. Pete Olson of Sugar Land on July 25. … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged CD22, CD23, CD24, Congress, Donald Trump, Election 2018, Election 2020, Kenny Marchant, Pete Olson, Texas, Will Hurd | 3 Comments

Marchant joins the exodus

Posted on August 6, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

The line at the door keeps growing. U.S. Rep. Kenny Marchant will not seek reelection in 2020, two sources confirmed to The Texas Tribune late Sunday. He is the fourth member of the Texas delegation to announce his retirement in … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Beto O'Rourke, Candace Valenzuela, CD10, CD11, CD22, CD23, CD24, Congress, Crystal Fletcher, Election 2018, Election 2020, Kenny Marchant, Kim Olson, Mike Conaway, Mike McCaul, Pete Olson, redistricting, Texas, Tom DeLay, Will Hurd | 3 Comments

Rep. Will Hurd to step down

Posted on August 2, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Wow. I did not see this coming. The U.S. House’s last black Republican member, Rep. Will Hurd of Helotes, announced Thursday that he is retiring from Congress. President Donald Trump’s racist comments about elected officials weighed heavily on Hurd, who … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Beto O'Rourke, Blake Farenthold, CD02, CD03, CD04, CD05, CD06, CD07, CD10, CD11, CD15, CD16, CD19, CD21, CD22, CD23, CD24, CD27, CD29, CD32, Congress, Election 2014, Election 2016, Election 2018, Election 2020, Gene Green, Gina Ortiz Jones, Jeb Hensarling, Joe Barton, John Culberson, John Ratcliffe, Kenny Marchant, Lamar Smith, Mike Conaway, Mike McCaul, Pete Olson, Pete Sessions, Randy Neugebauer, Rosey Ramos Abuabara, Ruben Hinojosa, Sam Johnson, Ted Poe, Texas, Will Hurd | 7 Comments

July 2019 campaign finance reports: Congress

Posted on July 22, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Let’s move over to Congress and the Senate, where there are several new candidates, with more on the way. The January roundup is here, which closed out the 2017-18 election cycle, and the April report is here. For comparison, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Amanda Edwards, campaign finance reports, Candace Valenzuela, Carol Ianuzzi, CD02, CD03, CD06, CD07, CD10, CD21, CD22, CD23, CD24, CD25, CD26, CD28, CD31, CD32, Chris Bell, Christine Eady Mann, Congress, Crystal Fletcher, Democratic primary, Derrick Reed, Election 2018, Election 2020, Elisa Cardnell, fundraising, Gina Ortiz Jones, Jan McDowell, Jennie Lou Leeder, John Biggan, Julie Oliver, Kim Olson, Liz Wahl, Lizzie FLetcher, Lorie Burch, Mike Siegel, MJ Hegar, Murray Holcomb, Nyanza Moore, Pritash Gandhi, Rosey Ramos Abuabara, Royce West, Sema Hernandez, Senate, Shannon Hutcheson, Sri Kulkarni, Stephen Daniel, Texas, Wendy Davis | 5 Comments

We’ll have a much better idea of who the candidates are soon

Posted on July 17, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

There are a lot of people filing to run for Congress as Democrats. It remains to be seen how many of them are viable. Three times as many Democrats have already filed to run for Congress in Texas this year … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Beto O'Rourke, CD07, CD10, CD21, CD22, CD23, CD24, CD31, CD32, Chip Roy, Congress, Democratic primary, Election 2012, Election 2016, Election 2018, Election 2020, fundraising, Gina Ortiz Jones, John Carter, Kenny Marchant, Mike McCaul, Pete Olson, Senate, Ted Cruz, Texas, Will Hurd | Comments Off

We have a candidate in CD06

Posted on July 12, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Good. A Waxahachie Democrat who is business partners with Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins is running for Congress in 2020 against Rep. Ron Wright, an Arlington Republican who was first elected to office last year. Stephen Daniel, an attorney, on … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged CD06, CD21, CD24, CD31, Clay Jenkins, Congress, Election 2018, Election 2020, fundraising, Jana Sanchez, Jennie Lou Leeder, Ron Wright, Stephen Daniel, Texas, Wendy Davis | Comments Off

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