Breaking with its recent tradition of supporting Republican candidates for governor, The Dallas Morning News has endorsed Democrat Bill White in his effort to deny Rick Perry a third full term in office.
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Where They Stand: The Governor’s Race
In the absence of a real debate between Gov. Rick Perry and his Democratic challenger, Bill White, Ben Philpott of KUT News and the Tribune has created the next best thing: a mash-up of their answers to questions asked Friday by the Tribune’s Evan Smith during one-hour interviews of the candidates sponsored by the Trib, KUT and Austin public television station KLRU.
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Ads Infinitum: Back to Basics’ “Our Homes First”
On a day it was plagued by hackers, Back to Basics PAC still managed to release a new television ad.
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2010: Hack Attack?
Anti-Rick Perry websites run by the Back to Basics PAC are crashing all around them this morning. The group blames hackers for the server meltdowns.
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Ads Infinitum: Bill White’s “Texas For Sale”
In his latest television ad, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Bill White says there’s a “for sale sign in Austin.”
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State Government
The Weekly TribCast: Episode 50
In this week’s TribCast, Evan, Ross, Elise and Ben explore why polling matters, whether endorsements can sway voters and the effort to move up the Texas primary date in 2012.
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Ads Infinitum: Perry’s “Right Track”
Gov. Rick Perry has released a new television ad, “Right Track,” that argues Texas is, well, on the right track.
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2010: Kinky to Endorse Glass
Iconic Texas entertainer and perennial politician Kinky Friedman plans to endorse Libertarian gubernatorial candidate Kathie Glass.
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Ads Infinitum: DGA’s “Daughters”
The Democratic Governors Association released its second ad attacking Gov. Rick Perry on Tuesday.
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Ads Infinitum: Back to Basics on Stimulus Funds
Back to Basics PAC, the Gov. Rick Perry-attacking political action committee funded by Houston trial lawyer Steve Mostyn, released a television ad alleging that “Rick Perry thinks you’re a sucker.”
