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Fight Club

by Ross Ramsey
November 19, 2009  |  5

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With 198 legislators on the ballot next year, there ought to be more fear in the air. But only a few are in obvious political trouble.

Who's on the list, and what makes them vulnerable?

For Kristi Thibaut, a Democrat, it's three things. She'll face Jim Murphy next November. He's the Republican she beat, narrowly, a year ago. It's a Houston swing district, and she doesn't have Barack Obama on the ballot — and an excited Democratic electorate — to swell the numbers in her favor. Third, she's seeking a sophomore term, which means she ...

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Comments (5)

  • jrhenson wrote on 11/19/2009 7:53 a.m.

    That Kleinschmidt district sure was the dog that didn't bark last time around...

  • jjbaskin wrote on 11/19/2009 7:55 a.m.

    If Kristi Thibaut just beat Murphy last year, how is she classified as a sophomore? She is still in her freshman term.

  • rramsey wrote on 11/19/2009 10:55 a.m.

    JJ: Seeking a sophomore term. Fixed. -rr

  • rramsey wrote on 11/19/2009 3:38 p.m.

    I've been asked how I got to 198 legislators. 150 House members + 32 U.S. Reps. from Texas + 16 state senators on the ballot (there are 31, with 15 on the ballot one year, 16 the next). That's 198.

    -rr

  • jojo wrote on 11/19/2009 6:20 p.m.

    <A HREF="http://kirkwatson4potus.info/">what about watson?</a>

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