It’s primary election day. Join us for a ride to some polling places and come along as we attempt to talk to voters.
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Primary 2010: The Liveblog
Election day through the eyes of our reporters and readers across Texas. Eleven hours of nonstop live photos, news and updates let you follow along visually as the day unfolded.
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2010: What’s the Deal with Recounts?
Some losing candidates in today’s primary election could have one last chance to win — provided they meet one of three criteria.
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The Brief: March 2, 2010
Some unsolicited advice on how to make the most of Election/Texas Independence Day: Vote, of course, if you haven’t already. Then, get a party together and crank up the “Farouk!”
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Congratulations!
Even though most of the focus for the last couple of months has been on the outcome of contested primaries, nearly half of the next Legislature has already been chosen.
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Judgment Day
Will gubernatorial contests that have already cost more than $51 million last another six weeks? Will there be runoffs in judicial, legislative, or other down-ballot races? Will Texas voters go for the smart ones, the rich ones, the kooks, the old pros, the kids, or the insurgents? We’ll soon know the answers to these and other pressing primary questions.
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Out Like a Lamb
If you believe the pollsters, the outcomes of today’s Democratic and Republican gubernatorial primaries are all but set, as Rick Perry and Bill White have big leads in their respective races. It’s not exactly the photo finish that pundits were expecting — especially from the GOP side. Ben Philpott, covering the 2010 elections for KUT News and the Tribune, filed this report.
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Rick Perry vs. the DPS
While the director of the Department of Public Safety and some state senators argue that X-ray machines and metal detectors are critical in the wake of a shooting at the Capitol, the Governor and others in the Legislature worry that a gamut of security hurdles would make the place unwelcoming to the public.
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The Straight Story
One distinguishing feature of primary night is the absence of straight-ticket voting, which is why certain races that seem winnable now simply aren’t in the fall. Take Collin County, where straight-ticket ballots favored R’s over D’s on Election Day 2008 at a rate of 66 to 33 percent. A Democrat “has literally got to be Jesus Christ running against Judas or he loses,” an analyst says.
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T-Squared: Super Bowl Tuesday
We have a ton planned for our coverage of primary night, including something approaching real-time results, frenetically updated maps, and a crowdsourced liveblog. Let the game(s) begin!