Bill White’s problem is an “everywhere else” problem, which is only partly rural in nature.
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University of Texas/Texas Tribune Polls
We Like It Better Here
A majority of Texans believe the state is on the right track, while a plurality thinks the country is on the wrong track, according to a new University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.
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The Weekly TribCast: Episode 30
What the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll says about the governor’s race and Texans’ views on public education, etc.
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Politics
The Polling Center: Location, Location, Location
At this point, anti-incumbent sentiment in Texas appears to be dwarfed by party identification and opposition to the national Democratic Party.
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University of Texas/Texas Tribune Polls
Perry Up by 9 in New UT/TT Poll
Gov. Rick Perry leads his Democratic challenger, former Houston Mayor Bill White, 44 percent to 35 percent in the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll, which was conducted May 14 to 20. Fifteen percent of the 800 registered voters surveyed are undecided about which of the gubernatorial candidates to support, while 7 percent prefer “someone else.” Perry leads among men, women and Anglos. White leads among African-Americans and Hispanics. In five other statewide races polled, each Republican leads his Democratic opponent by a double-digit margin.
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TribLive: Kirk Watson, Full Video
Full video of Evan Smith’s May 19 TribLive conversation with state Sen. Kirk Watson, D-Austin.
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State Government
The Brief: May 20, 2010
Calderon and Obama talk immigration and cartels, fun times with the SBOE, Bill White’s cheat sheet and the smoking ban that wasn’t in San Antonio.
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Obama for … Texas?!?
Which part of “this is a red state” doesn’t Luke Hayes understand? Undaunted and optimistic, the 26-year-old state director of Organizing for America, the forward operating base for the president’s re-election bid, sees blue in our future — perhaps as soon as 2012.
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The Weekly TribCast: Episode 29
In this week’s TribCast, Evan, Ross, Elise and Ben talk about the latest in the 2011 budget crisis, the “nerdiness” of Bill White and Gov. Rick Perry’s subscription to Food & Wine magazine.
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Kirk Watson: Bill White’s A Nerd
State Sen. Kirk Watson, D-Austin, sizes up the Democratic gubernatorial nominee at the TribLive event on Wednesday. Watch to see why Watson argues being a nerd is a good thing this election year.