34 Days to Election Day: Texas

By: davenj1 (Diary)  |  October 3rd at 07:23 AM  | 

The most important event in Texas politics in 2012 is the 2010 census which awarded the state an additional four seats in the House. Making this even more important is that this traditionally conservative, Republican state is now rich in electoral votes and should be for the next decade. What California is to the Democratic Party, Texas is to the GOP. Therefore, one can safely | Read More »

Around the U.S. in 50 Days: Texas, Part 1

By: davenj1 (Diary)  |  January 10th at 07:57 AM  | 

Texas gains four seats in the House bringing their total to 36 (and thus 4 electoral votes raising the total to 38). With approval ratings consistently well below the national average, Obama stands little to no chance of winning their 38 electoral votes. Additionally, some of these votes come at the expense of states that Obama carried in 2008: Ohio and New York (2 apiece), | Read More »