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The Polling Center: Agreeing on Bad News
The polarization was striking: 80% of Texas Democrats were worried about staying too long in Afghanistan, while 76% of Texas Republicans were worried about leaving Afghanistan too soon. In the comparable national poll question, there was a notable but less striking split, with 61% of Democrats choosing a smaller increase, with 65% calling for a larger increase.
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State Government
Fight Club
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?
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The Weekly TribCast: Episode 004
In this week’s podcast skirmish, topics include Dick Cheney, the Republican Governors Association and the complicated relationship between money and politics.
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State Government
GOP Guvs Plead the Tenth
The Republican Governors’ Association has come to Texas for its annual conference. They’re upbeat from its fresh wins in Virginia and New Jersey. And the group wants to build on those wins heading into the 2010 elections.
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HuTube: How Houston Could Become “Extinct”
A campaign flier going out to 35,000 Houston voters says mayoral candidate Annise Parker shouldn’t be elected based on her homosexual lifestyle. The sender’s argument against Parker for mayor? “Homosexual behavior leads to extinction.”
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HuTube: Cheney 2012?
“We westerners know the difference between a real talker and the real deal,” Cheney told supporters at Hobby Airport in Houston. “When it comes to being conservative, Kay Bailey Hutchison is the real deal.”
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Cheney’s KBH Endorsement Speech
Vice President Dick Cheney’s speech in Houston on Tuesday to formally back Kay Bailey Hutchison for governor.
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State Government
TribBlog: Latinos and Redistricting
Guess which demographic group is calling dibs on new congressional seats?
