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Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 28, 2013 13 Comments

I made the rare mistake of watching Morning Joe today. Wendy Davis was on the show to take a "victory" lap, a word used by Joe Scarborough. This clip was being described by Davis and all the panelists as one of the most outrageous personal attacks since...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 08, 2013 12 Comments

My home State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations is under the foot of the unions and the Democratic politicians they control. This tiny beautiful state is politically pathetic, with a voting death grip on big goverment. It's a death spiral, as witnessed by the...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 12, 2012 46 Comments

Saw the sign below on a bridge in Austin during my trip last month. The bridge is hundreds of feet above the water. Do you need to tell people not to dive? ...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 30, 2012 27 Comments

Texas is not doing well with federal judges in the District of Columbia.  Days ago a three judge panel threw out Texas' redistricting maps, now a different panel has thrown out the Voter I.D. law.  (Opinion embedded below) This analysis from Rick Hanson at Election Law...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 28, 2012 22 Comments

A three judge panel in D.C. has thrown out all Texas redistricing maps which were subject to challenge by the DOJ.  It's a monster 154-page decision, embedded below, so it will take time to figure out what was done to which districts. Because Texas is a...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 31, 2012 75 Comments

% Reporting - 95.4 Ted Cruz - 56.6 David Dewhurst - 43.4 Texas Sec. of State Election Results page is here.  Twitter hashtag #TXRunoff.  Politico has a map of results by county.  AP Results website is here. Related post - Ted Cruz serves Chick-fil-A at victory party -------------------------------------- Sarah Palin issued...

Posted by Anne Segal on July 12, 2012 20 Comments

New polling data released today by independent Public Policy Polling shows Ted Cruz leading Lt. Governor David Dewhurst in the Republican runoff for Senate in Texas. The numbers are the first released by a third-party pollster: Cruz's lead expands to a whooping 59-36 margin over Dewhurst...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 29, 2012 38 Comments

Overnight question: Since Dewhurst came close to a majority in a crowded field, what is Cruz's path to victory in a run-off? % Reporting 99.61 David Dewhurst - 44.59 Ted Cruz - 34.23 Tom Leppert - 13.33 According to @AP, the Republican #txsen race will go to a runoff between @DavidHDewhurst and...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 11, 2012 10 Comments

Reader and frequent photographer Danelle sends this email: This link is for a young Texas group, The Ivey's. "Lady Made of Stone" is the first video and single release for their new album. I'd spend a couple of paragraphs bragging on these kids, but their music speaks for  itself. The...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 02, 2012 37 Comments

I have received numerous e-mails and comments regarding Ted Cruz, running for the Republican nomination for Senate in Texas.  (added)  Since we're searching for candidates for Operation Counterweight, Cruz is just one of a number of candidates brought to my attention, in addition to Richard...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 20, 2012 2 Comments

More thanks to reader Danelle in Electra, Texas: Ronnie Wilson opened up his print shop over 30 years ago. He mostly prints signage for the locally owned oil field operations and trucking companies. He's also known to put out bumper stickers and signage reflecting current political...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 19, 2012 1 Comment

From reader Danelle, this vehicle was spotted in Electra, Texas: ...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 16, 2011 35 Comments

There is a very interesting blog post at Political Math (via Instapundit) explaining why the attacks on Rick Perry based on Texas' job growth will fail. The attack on Perry, which the Axelrod/Plouffe message machine is pushing, is that Texas still has unemployment near the national average, any...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 07, 2011 2 Comments

... the owner of this vehicle. Saw this in the parking lot of a local supermarket in Rhode Island:   Update: One LI reader took the post title as an insult, believing that I was referring to Texans and the car owner as idiots (which is how the...

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