Bill White, the Democratic nominee for governor, was a popular mayor of Houston who was twice returned to office by wide margins. So having him at the top of the ballot this November should help Houston-area Democrats win their races, right? “I can’t think that it would do anything but help,” says Democratic state Rep. Kristi Thibaut, who’s in a tough contest for re-election against former Republican lawmaker Jim Murphy. But Harris County GOP Judge Ed Emmett insists White will have little impact on his own bid for re-election — and won’t matter in legislative races either.
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T-Squared
T-Squared: One-Hour Interviews With White and Perry
I’m pleased to report that next Friday, Oct. 15, the Trib — in partnership with Austin public radio station KUT and Austin public televison station KLRU — will present separate hour-long interviews with Democrat Bill White and Republican Rick Perry. The interviews will take place at KLRU’s Austin City Limits studio before a live audience.
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Politics
2010: Perry 53, White 42
Rick Perry leads Bill White by 11 percentage points in the governor’s race, according to the latest poll from Rasmussen Reports.
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State Government
Show Us the Money
With a month to go before Election Day, challengers in fifteen House races outraised incumbents during the most recent reporting period, according to the most recent filings with the Texas Ethics Commission. In eight of those races, the challengers led in combined spending and saving, a rough measure of each campaign’s financial strength.
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2010: Perry 48, White 43
Republican Gov. Rick Perry leads Democratic challenger Bill White by 5 percent in a new poll.
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Ads Infinitum: Bill White’s “Profile in Courage”
A new ad from Bill White takes on the Perry campaign’s charge that the former Houston mayor profited after hurricanes hit the city — and plays up the governor’s personal wealth after 25 years of public service.
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Trash Tweeting
From the governor’s race to the bubbling battle for speaker of the Texas House, political campaigns and their staffs increasingly have to fend off social media attacks by unnamed tweeters who can’t be held accountable.
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2010: White Has Less Than $3 Million on Hand
In partial campaign finance filings released today, Democratic gubernatorial nominee Bill White’s campaign reports raising $4.68 million and has $2.75 million in cash left to spend.
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2010: Austin American-Statesman Endorses Bill White
Calling him a “thoughtful, experienced, unifying leader,” the Austin American-Statesman this morning backed Democrat Bill White for governor over incumbent Republican Rick Perry.
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HuTube: Hair Today
Governor Goodhair and his opponent with less hair each produced video features explaining how they maintain their manes.