Posted Mar 16, 2012 at 8:40 AM by Maurice Berger
In the state with the second biggest pool of GOP delegates--Texas--the momentum appears to be shifting away from Mitt Romney. A newly released Wilson Perkins Allen survey reports that Rick Santorum now leads the 29 May Republican presidential contest with 35%, followed by Mitt Romney at 27%, Newt Gingrich at 20% and Ron Paul at 8%.
Posted Jan 14, 2011 at 8:00 AM by Maurice Berger
Yes, 2011 is defintely a quiet year for electoral activity. But an important one. The 2012 campaigns--from president and congress--will actually start in 2011. So much to watch, especially as we near the first GOP presidential primaries in early-2012. And we'll also be following a few key, "off-year" elections, including:
Kentucky governor's race
Mississippi governor's race
Dallas mayoral race
Phoenix mayoral race
Louisiana governor's race
Posted Dec 21, 2010 at 3:19 PM by Maurice Berger
Based on the 2010 census, which states are now slated to gain or loose U.S. House seats (and well as electoral votes, one per house seat lost). Next week, the Census Bureau will release its official state population totals and the allotment of House seats for the next
decade. The Waal Street Journal reports that "Republicans tightened their grip on the U.S. House with the release of
new population figures that show GOP-leaning states in the South and
Southwest will add congressional seats in the next election. . . . The big winner in 2012 and beyond is Texas, which will add four seats.
Ohio and New York will each lose two seats. Elsewhere in the South,
Florida will add two seats, and Georgia will add one . . .
The population count "confirmed long-held assumptions that the balance
of power in the country is tilting away from Democratic strongholds in
the Northeast and Midwest to warmer states in the Sunbelt, where
Republicans hold sway."
Posted Apr 28, 2009 at 9:51 AM by Maurice Berger
According to a DailyKos/Research 2000 poll, 48% of Texas Republicans think their state should be an
independent nation while 48% think it should remain part of the United
States.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) floated the notion of secession at a recent tax protest. Among all Texans, 61% want their state to remain part of the Union while 35% prefer an independent nation.
Posted Apr 20, 2009 at 9:49 AM by Maurice Berger
Last Wednesday, Texas Republican Governor Rick Perry, in response to a reporter’s question about secession at a protest "tea party," said Wednesday, "We've got a great union. There's absolutely no reason to dissolve it. But if Washington continues to thumb their nose at the American people, you know, who knows what might come out of that? But Texas is a very unique place, and we're a pretty independent lot to boot." Do the voters of Texas support the idea of leaving the union? The answer in short is no, though a surprisingly large number believe the state has at least the right to succession: "31% of Texas voters say that their state has the right to secede from the United States and form an independent country . . . [but if] the matter was put to a vote, it wouldn’t even be close. 75% of Lone Star State voters would opt to remain in the United States. Only 18% would vote to secede, and 7% are not sure what they'd choose."
Posted Jan 27, 2009 at 9:12 AM by Maurice Berger
The ideological divide evident in Election 2008 between the so-called blue and red states may be dissipating. According to a set of polls released by Rasmussen Reports, Tennessee and Texas--two states that were safely in John McCain’s column on Election Day--now report surprisingly high approval ratings for President Obama: "In a snapshot look at attitudes in McCain country, Rasmussen Reports finds that concerns about the current economic situation appear to override traditional political considerations. In Texas, for example, 62% of voters approve of Barack Obama’s performance to date, including 41% who Strongly Approve. 35% disapprove, with 19% who Strongly Disapprove.Only 47% of Texas voters had a favorable opinion of Obama in the last poll before Election Day . . . 60% of Tennessee voters approve of Obama’s job performance, including 39% who Strongly Approve. Thirty-five percent (35%) disapprove, 21% of whom Strongly Disapprove." Obama's approval rating in the state in a pre-Election Day poll was 45%.
Posted Nov 02, 2008 at 8:38 AM by Maurice Berger
A University of Texas poll released earlier this week reports that 23% of Texans are convinced that Barack Obama is a Muslim. These numbers are unusual because most national polls show that just 5% to 10% of American voters still believe Obama is a Muslim-- less than half the number of Texans who buy into the debunked theory. The poll also shows McCain with a comfortable +10% lead in the state.
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