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Texas Politics

Nico LaHood: New Directions As Bexar County DA

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Anyone in Texas can tell you that 2014 was not a friendly year for Democrats at the ballot box.  None of the party's much hyped statewide candidates were able to stem the Republican tide. Competitive countywide races didn't do much better, but there were a few notable exceptions.  Perhaps none more interesting than the ouster of … Continue Reading ››
Texas Politics

Growing Support For Texas Medicaid Expansion?

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Politicians tend to say a lot of things when on the campaign trail.  They make a barrage of promises to different audiences, trying to court voters at every turn.  The 2014 election was certainly no exception for Greg Abbott, who handily defeated Democratic challenger Wendy Davis just weeks ago. But sometimes what is not said is … Continue Reading ››
Houston Politics

Questions From a Houston Conservative

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This was a real occurrence from the week, but it seemed worthy of being published.  Basically this person and I got into a rather heated discussion on Twitter, and he demanded that I answer this group of questions.  It's quite apparent that he is something of a hard-line Conservative, but even still I gave the … Continue Reading ››
Texas Politics

Dear Texas Democrats: Don’t Blame All of 2014 On Voter ID

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Given how badly Texas Democrats lost last week, few are surprised to see a lot of in-fighting and finger-pointing within party leadership.  As has already been addressed, there were some notable missteps on the part of Battleground Texas, which the group, to its credit, is actively working to address. But in recent days, a new whipping … Continue Reading ››
Texas Politics

Battleground Texas: Now With Battle Scars

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In a post election email sent to campaign volunteers, executive Director Jenn Brown made one part of those future plans abundantly clear... Battleground Texas may be bruised, but here to stay.
Tuesday was not the result any of us wanted. The national headwinds were stronger than anyone thought, and Texas got swept up in it. But … Continue Reading ››
Texas Politics

The 2014 Electorate: Fewer, Older, Less Diverse

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#TurnOutForWHAT??? Literally, that is the question on minds all across the nation right now. With 2014 in the books it's time to take a look at what happened to Democrats this go round.  Why were the results so drastically different than the last two Presidential elections?  Despite the efforts of groups like Battleground Texas, it seems that … Continue Reading ››
Politics, Texas Politics

A Tough Night. A New Day

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From a musician's standpoint, it is very easy to see the parallels between musical theater and political theater. Both take months of meticulous planning and rehearsal.  While everyone in a production certainly has individual responsibilities... learning their music to note-perfect accuracy, and rehearsing lines until they are off-book... the real work comes when you start putting everything together.  … Continue Reading ››