Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Tom Schieffer’s spokesman, Clay Robison, says it doesn’t surprise him that Schieffer trails Friedman because of name ID and the 2006 gubernatorial race. Robison points to what the poll shows about incumbent Governor Rick Perry – that voters ready to get rid of him – and would consider a Democrat.
Schieffer campaign on poll: Not surprised
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Friedman campaign on the Tribune poll
Colin Strother, spokesman for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Kinky Friedman, reacts to The Texas Tribune poll showing Friedman ahead of named Democrats, but trailing “undecided” by a large margin.
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Overnight Ninjas: The TT Developers
This is my HuTube tribute to the Texas Tribune developers, who worked nothing short of a miracle to code the site in Django in less than three weeks.
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Politics
Trouble in the big tent
Those watching the Perry-Hutchison brawl for hints of the GOP’s future may be looking in the wrong place. A small race for the State Board of Education gives a glimpse into the party’s inner-turmoil.
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Politics
A Brief History of Fratricide
Ask a Republican who’s not on Gov. Rick Perry or Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison’s payroll about the 2010 governor’s primary, and you’ll get a response about a well-timed trip to Palm Springs in early March, when the two candidates square off. Party faithful want to stay above the fray: Primary challenges to longstanding incumbents tend to get rough quick.
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Criminal Justice
TribBlog: Mentally ill student who stabbed teacher will stand trial
The Tyler Morning Telegraph is reporting that the 16-year-old Tyler special education student who fatally stabbed his teacher in September (referenced in today’s story on restraints) has been found competent to stand trial.
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Ads Infinitum: A Message to All Our Campaign Consultant Pals
This blog is designed to be a repository for your best work: the ads you create for your clients in legislative, congressional, and statewide races. We’d love it if you’d send us audio, video, campaign mailers, and the like that we can post here for the next year—and you can be sure we’ll be asking the same of your counterparts at rival campaigns.
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Politics
The Polling Center: About Democratic results
To clear up some apparent confusion: Hank Gilbert was included on the survey.
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The Brief: November 3, 2009
It’s Election Day – and it’s not too late to exceed expectations.
