GOP leading in top two races - Texas Senate and Governor Races

The Dallas Morning News ^ | October 20, 2002 | By WAYNE SLATER / The Dallas Morning News

[Bigun]

Dewurst seems to be doing poorly in comparison to the other statewide Republicans. How is he as a campaigner and position wise?

David is a FINE man and a TRUE conservative who came up hard and managed to do very well for himself in the business world. His political problem, for those who consider that he HAS one, stems from the fact that he stands on principal and CANNOT be bought! As you might imagine, this scares the HELL out of a great many!

[deport]

Some info I've read recently but can't give you link to where it was.....

Historically the black - hispanic vote runs about 15 & 12% )(27%) of the total vote in Texas. The Democrats were pushing to up the percentage to about 35% total thus reducing the percentage needed from the Anglo vote. It will be interesting to see what the numbers look like after Nov. 5

[deport]

I'll vote sometime early next week.... Maybe get to be in line with the rest/nursing home folks on their voting outing. LOL. They often get a ride to one of the stores hosting the voting location and get a little shopping done, courtesy of the free transportation provided by the democrats.

[MeekOneGOP]

Dewhurst will get my vote, as will all GOP - and NO 'RAT will !!

I'm a GOOD 'RAT !

[Dr. Scarpetta]

bump

[sinkspur]

The weird stat here is that females prefer Perry over Sanchez more than males.

Perry's a babe magnet.

At least, that's what my wife says.

[ForGod'sSake]

More poll numbers for those inclined from RealClear Politics:

Senatah:

Texas (Open)                                                  Leans GOP
Poll	Date	Cornyn (R)	Kirk (D)	Spread
Survey USA	10/14-10/16	54%	42%	GOP +12
NBC 5	10/8-10/13	46%	36%	GOP +10
Zogby	10/9-10/11	45%	37%	GOP +8
NBC 5	9/30-10/6	56%	30%	GOP +26
Survey USA	9/30-10/2	54%	42%	GOP +12
Last 3 Polls	Average	48.3%	38.3%	GOP +10.0

The three most recent polls confirms Cornyn has a solid 10 point lead in this race. With President Bush as his trump card, it is very hard to see how Cornyn is not going to win this race.

Guvnah:

Texas                                                                  Safe GOP
Poll	Date	Perry (R)	Sanchez (D)	Spread
Survey USA	10/14-10/16	52%	43%	GOP +9
NBC 5	10/8-10/13	48%	34%	GOP +14
Zogby	10/9-10/11	52%	30%	GOP +22
FMM (D)	10/1-10/3	44%	41%	GOP +3
NBC 5	9/30-10/6	56%	29%	GOP +27
	Average	50.2%	35.6%	GOP 14.6

The NBC 5, Survey USA and Zogby poll shows Perry has solid control over this race. The Sanchez campaign took a further hit when Dan Morales, a prominent Hispanic-American Democrat and Sanchez's primary opponent,publicly endorsed Perry at a campaign stop in Houston. Sanchez says he will spend millions more of his own money over the next few weeks to try and make this race close. Don't count on it happening.

FGS

[ForGod'sSake]

Alrighty then, so I forgot to fill in the ""'s... RealClear Politics. So there.

FGS

[Torie]

Hey Sink, just why did the Worth Star-Telegram and Houston Chronicle endorse Kirk? (That was posted on another site; if it ain't true, well, whatever.) They aren't lib papers are they, or are they? Given all of Kirk's problems, that really surprises me. Kirk may be a genial chap, who will try to keep his liberal tendencies under wraps, and only vote for the Dem party line when his vote is really needed (you know how that works), but Kirk doesn't really seem ready for prime time to me.

I invite comment from other Texas political junkies as well.

[deport]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/772453/posts?page=23#23

and the Sharp endorsement just a few post down from the above Kirk endorsement.....

Houston Chronicle isn't a conservative paper, but the did endorse Perry over Sanchez

[Torie]

I found the editorial you linked interesting because it was all about Kirk, and didn't mention the Pubbie by name once, or compare and contrast. I have never read an endorsement like that before, have you?

[sinkspur]

The Fort Worth Star Telegram is the home paper for Molly Ivins. It endorsed Clinton both times he ran.

I'm not surprised it endorsed Kirk. I didn't read it this morning, however; it was so wet when I went out to get it, that I just threw the paper in the trash.

Guess I didn't miss much.

[Bigun]

...just why did the Worth Star-Telegram and Houston Chronicle endorse Kirk?

Star-Telegram is home to the well-known right wing columnist Molly Ivans and ALWAYS endorses liberals!

Houston Comical err Chronicle is an arm of the DNC.

No surprise in either of those endorsements!