(Political Ramblings from a Little Left of Center)
There has long been an expectation that an “October Surprise” would impact the upcoming November 6 elections. Even though October is now behind us, I know better than to assume that one or more major news events won’t occur before election day. However, I will contend that the October Surprise has indeed already occurred. It’s…
Across the nation, early voting has been pretty popular – beating 2016 thus far. Texas is having record-breaking early voting turnout for a mid-term election. That’s great. It just doesn’t mean a whole lot yet. People who were going to vote anyway this cycle could just be voting early. I did. Stuff happens and I…
I’m not a marketing expert. Don’t claim to be one. In the course of my career, however, I’ve certainly done the job and I at least know enough to recognize good versus bad with respect to marketing efforts. I say this because I’m about to complain about a piece of this cycle’s Democratic marketing strategy…
My gerrymandered TX-31 Congressional district includes Ft. Hood – the largest active-duty armored military installation in the country. Hence, the military vote here is pretty important. As I’ve noted in previous posts, the Democratic candidate for TX-31 is MJ Hegar. She’s an Air Force veteran who served three tours in Afghanistan as a rescue helicopter…
My work-in-progress modus operandi for this blog is to first simply collect random notes, articles, and references that I find interesting. These artifacts occasionally combine to form the raw idea of a blog topic and a few of the collections eventually morph into an actual post. This week, however, I’ve found myself largely unable to…
Thus far, I’ve purposely steered clear of the “Issue of the Day” when selecting blog topics. My preference is to pick a topic that is important, but not one that is currently flying across cable news chyrons. I find value in stepping back a bit to gain some perspective before weighing in. But not this…
The syndicated columnist Molly Ivins once opined that Texas politics was “Better than the zoo.” Yeah, I don’t know. Wild animals at the zoo do tend to shit on everything, but they can’t cause nearly as much permanent damage as Texas politicians can. From my perch in Austin, perhaps I’m on the wrong side of…
Time to update my previous Congressional election postings. While the Democrats have improved their chances in both chambers, it’s still a numbers game. My Top 20 House race targets have changed a bit. Again, this list reflects my analysis of where money can be best spent to flip the House. See my previous posting for…
I generally find political labels to be rather pointless and I don’t consider myself to be a member of any political party. I also acknowledge that any political positioning on any scale is largely a matter of perspective. That said, I have indeed self-identified as “a little left of center” within this blog. While I…
“Fun with Flags” is a recurring bit on “The Big Bang Theory” sitcom where Sheldon records a video podcast on the exciting topic of vexillology – the study of flags. I wondered how the gang might weigh in on the various flag stories currently in the news… Scene: The apartment. Sheldon and Amy are on…