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• TX-GOV: Thoughts on yesterday’s Democratic shakeup

  
  Eye on Williamson — Authority: 134
  Anyone attuned to Texas Politics is aware of the shake-up on the Democratic side in the race to see who will be the nominee. If not it’s this simple – Tom Schieffer is out and Houston Mayor Bill White is likely in. Yesterday’s actions bring a couple thoughts, at least, to my mind. Was Schieffer a ...
  1 week ago

• Roundup and reaction to White’s announcement

  
  Off the Kuff — Authority: 148
  Bill White isn’t officially a candidate for Governor yet, but he’s already picked up endorsements from State Sens. Kirk Watson and Eliot Shapleigh . I feel confident that many more such endorsements will follow, perhaps even before he commits to the race. For now, at least, the other Democratic contenders for ...
  1 week ago

• Schieffer Cant Hang - Quits Governor Race

  
  jobsanger — Authority: 148
  This sort of surprises me. I didnt think Tom Schieffer could win the Democratic Partys nomination for governor, but I didnt expect him to quit. But quit he did , in a 3:00pm news conference yesterday. Schieffer was the first serious candidate to declare his candidacy, and I think he expected to be the ...
  1 week ago

• The Schieffer candidacy

  
  Burkablog — Authority: 555
  It never really got off the ground. Tom had just been out of the game for too long. The conservative Democrats who had been his political allies during the seventies, when he served in the Legislature, had ceased to exist as a political force. I had the opportunity to meet with Tom on a couple [...]
  1 week ago

• Schieffer drops out, White (may be but probably is) in for Governor

  
  Off the Kuff — Authority: 148
  By now, I’m sure you’ve heard the news that Tom Schieffer has dropped out of the Governor’s race, and that Bill White is considering switching over to it. I’ll add in a bunch of links later, but for now let me say two things. One, this is where I thought White belonged from the beginning. He is by far the ...
  2 weeks ago

• Schieffers Out of Gov Race

  
  Northloop Neighborhoods - Community News & Directory — Authority: 167
  The Texas Tribune and Dallas Morning News both report that Democrat Tom Schieffer is pulling out of the gubernatorial race , and plans to formally announce his withdrawal this afternoon. read more
  2 weeks ago

• Adios Mofo: Schieffer Drops Out [Updated]

  
  m e a n r a c h e l — Authority: 413
  Tom Schieffer will announce hes dropping out of the Governors race today in a press conference at 3 PM in Austin, sources say. To put it bluntly, I was never much of a fan . It seems Christmas, for me, is coming a month early! Now, an important question: Ive had a bet going since August with another blogger ...
  2 weeks ago

• Houston Mayor Bill White to run for governor? We’ve got the new candidate’s details

  
  Texas Watchdog — Authority: 537
  If you haven’t heard already, there’s more talk today that there’s a new face in the race for Texas governor, and it looks a whole lot like Houston Mayor Bill White. That’s the word from Chron.com as well as the Texas Tribune, with the word attributed in both cases to unnamed sources. Both are saying [...]
  2 weeks ago

• Some Guy Named Tom Schieffer Drops out of Race for Governor

  
  UrbanGrounds — Authority: 137
  As though Tom Schieffer was ever really in the race for Governor. Its like me saying Im dropping out of the race for Ms. America.
  2 weeks ago

• Schieffer reported to be dropping out, (White in?), candidate meeting in Dallas

  
  Eye on Williamson — Authority: 134
  TexasTrib has the report, Sources: Schieffer’s Out . Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tom Schieffer is getting out of the race this afternoon, sources said Monday morning. “He just couldn’t put it together,” said one. “I can’t comment,” said Clay Robison, Schieffer’s spokesman. Schieffer didn’t ...
  2 weeks ago

• State of the Texas Democratic Primary Address

  
  m e a n r a c h e l — Authority: 413
  Isnt it a great time to be a Texas Democrats hair? Tom Schieffer has got to be considering his exit strategy to the Crawford ranch right about now. Hank Gilbert got into the race and ruined all his fun. Schieffers also being upstaged by not one but two men who sound like they belong on Dancing With the Stars ...
  2 weeks ago

• Democrat Joins Gubernatorial race, Says He’ll Spend $10 Million in Primary

  
  Muslim Media Network — Authority: 433
  Houston hair executive Farouk Shami says his focus is stimulating economy. By Corrie MacLaggan, American Statesman Houston hair care executive Farouk Shami said Tuesday that he’s definitely running for governor and that he’ll put in $10 million for the Democratic primary alone. “I am in,” said ...
  2 weeks ago

• The latest in the Democratic Primary for Govenror

  
  Eye on Williamson — Authority: 134
  Again there will be five as Houston billionaire Farouk Shami officiallly announces his candidacy today.  Kuff has much more on him and other rumblings in the primary, Shami and Shapleigh . Shami made his money in hair care products and the TexasTrib has this article on him, A Candidate to Dye For .  Shami has ...
  2 weeks ago

• Shami and Shapleigh

  
  Off the Kuff — Authority: 148
  Farouk Shami will make his entry into the Democratic primary for Governor official tomorrow afternoon at his business’ headquarters in Houston; details are on his website. The Trib gives us a peek behind the curtain. Shami, running as a Democrat, has lined up an experienced gang to run his campaign: campaign ...
  2 weeks ago

• Friedman Leads Democratic Primary In Poll

  
  jobsanger — Authority: 148
  There is a new political website here in Texas called The Texas Tribune, and it looks like it could turn out to be a valuable resource for political junkies like myself. You can find it listed in the blog roll on the sidebar of this blog. I urge you to go over and check it out. One of the interesting articles ...
  4 weeks ago

• Perry Leads Hutchison in GOP Primary, but Hutchison Runs Stronger Against Dems

  
  Politics Daily — Authority: 795
  Filed under: Senate , Polls , Poll Watch , 2010 Elections Texas Gov. Rick Perry has a 42 percent to 30 percent lead over Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison in a Republican primary match-up, with 7 percent for Debra Medina , a former GOP county chairman, according to a University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll ...
  4 weeks ago

• Electile Dysfunction

  
  m e a n r a c h e l — Authority: 413
  Cross-posted on HuffPo. Last Monday, I had the opportunity to go to the fifth annual fundraiser luncheon in Dallas for Annies List , an organization that raises money and provides resources for progressive female candidates in the state of Texas. Donna Brazile, a woman whose cadence often makes me feel like Im ...
  5 weeks ago

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