May 10, 2014 | Election Night Returns
SD4 SPECIAL ELECTION LIVE RETURNS May 10, 2014 11:30 p.m. Jefferson Co. appears to still be counting, but the runoff is set. Rep. Brandon Creighton will finish the night more than 20 points ahead of Rep. Steve Toth, who will edge out Gordy Bunch by 550-600 votes, but...
May 9, 2014 | Archived Updates
This afternoon we offer a few “quick hits” from today’s campaign news in lieu of a formal report: SD4 Special: We’ll have real-time results and analysis tomorrow night. Aside from the $12K in late train contributions reported by Brandon...
May 6, 2014 | Archived Updates, Special Elections
We emailed this to our subscribers today: Dear Subscriber, Attached please find our latest update and our commentary on the SD4 special election. Highlights include: End of in-person early voting in SD4 sees turnout less than 5%. Dewhurst to make character an issue in...
May 5, 2014 | Archived Updates
We sent this to our subscribers today: Dear Subscriber, ¡Feliz cinco de mayo! Attached please find our latest update. It includes the information we published earlier today, with one adjustment to Gordy Bunch’s expenditures (We originally overlooked a small...
Apr 30, 2014 | Archived Updates
We sent this to our subscribers today: Dear Subscriber, Attached please find our latest update. Highlights include: SD4 early voting continues. We break down the totals so far. New Dewhurst attack ad draws angry response from Patrick. Shelton wins straw poll....
Apr 29, 2014 | Archived Updates
We sent this to our subscribers today: Dear Subscriber, Attached please find our latest update. Highlights include: House State Affairs sets “dark money” hearing for Thursday. SD4 early voting continues. Dan Patrick gets endorsed by the Texas Democratic...
Apr 28, 2014 | Archived Updates
We sent this to our subscribers today: Dear Subscriber, Attached please find our latest update. Highlights include: Early voting begins in SD4 special, local elections around the state. Patrick has a new ad aimed at Dewhurst. Deuell challenges Hall to debate via...
Apr 23, 2014 | Archived Updates
We sent this to our subscribers today: Dear Subscriber, Attached please find our latest update. Highlights include: Most SD4 candidates appear officially at a candidates’ forum, and the other one appears in the lobby. Patrick launches a new ad. New revelations...
Apr 21, 2014 | Archived Updates
We sent this to our subscribers today: Dear Subscriber, Attached please find our latest update. Highlights include: Empower Texans endorses Toth, opening door to large contributions in special election race. Dewhurst retweets praise from Patrick. Branch suggests...
Apr 16, 2014 | Archived Updates, Special Elections
We sent this to our subscribers today: Dear Subscriber, Attached please find our latest update. Highlights include: Dewhurst goes negative with “Mother of Debt” ad. Konni Burton is endorsed by Tarrant Co. Judge Glen Whitley. Most of the El Paso delegation...
Apr 15, 2014 | Archived Updates
We emailed this to our subscribers today: Dear Subscriber, Attached please find our latest update. Highlights include: Public Policy Polling finds Republicans have double-digit leads in statewide races, plus other interesting data in the Abbott-Davis race. Bunch cuts...
Apr 11, 2014 | Archived Updates
We sent this to our subscribers today: Dear Subscriber, Attached please find our latest update. Highlights include: SD4 special election candidates filed 30-day-out reports. Creighton holds considerable financial advantage. Bunch ahead of Toth in COH, contributions...