Discussions about 2012 elections
Last week, I pondered whether you knew there was an election going on in Texas. By now, you would need to be living under a rock not to notice. The “gotcha” game is in full swing. Both party primaries are having their fair share, some more egregious than others. On television, we are bombarded with […]
Continue reading →Did you know there’s an election going on? I think maybe you didn’t, from the numbers I have seen. Granted, partisan primaries are not the most attractive elections around to the average citizen, but in Texas, they ultimately decide many of our races. Yes, folks, Early Voting for the Republican and Democratic primaries has started. […]
Continue reading →Now that Mitt Romney has secured the nomination and Obama has officially “launched” his campaign, we are off and running. Are you excited yet? Can you just not wait to make your selection for President? Hmmmm, as expected. You seem to have a case of the doldrums. I hear you saying it: “What difference does […]
Continue reading →Over the weekend, both Democrats and Republicans held their Senate District conventions. These events are a critical step on the path to state and national conventions. The Democrats spread out across their various Senate Districts while the Republicans gathered at one location. As compared to 2008, attendance was extremely low, per early reports. In 2008, […]
Continue reading →Last week, we pondered the national effect of a Obama/Romney Presidential election and how voter turnout might respond. Civic leaders in the Houston region seem to think voter turnout will be higher and that makes for a good time to put bonds on the ballot. Metro, the City of Houston, Houston ISD and Houston Community […]
Continue reading →Do you live in Texas, California, Alaska, Arkansas, or any of 38 states? If so, you may hear that there is a Presidential election in 2012 but you will not likely see the candidates or any campaigning, other than grass roots. Presidential politics have settled on a few states that are considered “swing” states. Voting […]
Continue reading →Now that it is looking more and more like Mitt Romney will be the Republican nominee, we can begin to assess the general election. One thing we know for certain, it will not be pretty! SuperPAC’s will cast aspersions and drive the level of vitriolic debate to a new high. The candidates will attack each […]
Continue reading →It is looking more and more like Mitt Romney will be the Republican Presidential nominee. As I’ve stated before, I think this will make for a very boring general election. However, the one thing Romney has done to garner the lead is spend money – millions and millions of dollars. He and his Super Pac […]
Continue reading →As regular readers of this blog know, I am passionate about democracy. I also consistently express concern about the state of our democracy. Super PACs have been around for the last 12 to 15 years but have become even more dominant since a ruling by the Supreme Court loosened the rules on their engagement. This […]
Continue reading →Rick Santorum took advantage of the Tuesday night caucuses to trounce Romney and sail into second place in the delegate count. Santorum has been quietly plodding along with his campaign, speaking straight to targeted voters in targeted states. Last night, he swept all three state caucuses, gatherings. Both Colorado and Minnesota helped him to gain […]
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