At last Saturday’s quarterly meeting of the Texas Lyceum, I interviewed political-strategists-turned-pundits Matthew Dowd and Mark McKinnon about the media’s coverage of the 2012 elections and how reporting on politics will be different going forward.
2012 elections
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Perry Sets March 2 SD-6 Runoff
Gov. Rick Perry on Friday set a March 2 special runoff election to fill the open seat created by the death of the late state Sen. Mario Gallegos. The race is between state Rep. Carol Alvarado and former Harris County Commissioner Sylvia Garcia.
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TribLive: Dewhurst on Takeaways from 2012
At this morning’s TribLive conversation, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst talked about what he learned in his unsuccessful bid for U.S. Senate.
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Once Again, Legislating Will Interrupt Politicking
It feels like the 2013 legislative session, which gets under way Tuesday, is a five-month interruption of the election season. At some point, elections expanded to fill all of the space between the biennial sessions.
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Packed Field Could Mean a Runoff in SD-6
Eight contenders have filed paperwork to run in the Jan. 26 special election to replace the late Sen. Mario Gallegos Jr. The packed field could mean the district goes without representation until spring if a runoff is needed.
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They Weren’t in the Running, but They Still Won Some Write-In Votes
Willie Nelson and Mickey Mouse may not have been candidates in the 2012 presidential election, but they won write-in votes. That support didn’t get them any closer to the White House, as counties don’t officially count write-in votes for uncertified candidates.
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Video: 2012 Video Mixtape
The year 2012 in Texas Tribune videos was a busy one. From Gov. Rick Perry’s failed presidential campaign to rock-and-roller Ted Nugent’s musings, the surprising U.S. Senate campaign, prosecutorial misconduct controversy and pre-legislative prognostications, our cameras were running.
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2012, From the Iowa Caucuses to the Mayan Apocalypse
The year began with Rick Perry’s first political losses and ends with speculation about his future and about the entire political organization chart in Texas. A last look at what happened in between.
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Year in Review: Politics
Gov. Rick Perry’s strikingly disastrous presidential bid, U.S. Sen.-elect Ted Cruz’s surprisingly successful campaign and a Legislature full of fresh faces were among the top political stories of 2012. Jay Root and Ross Ramsey take a look back.
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Year In Review: Video Mixtape
The year 2012 in Texas Tribune videos: From Gov. Rick Perry’s presidential campaign to rock-and-roller Ted Nugent, the U.S. Senate campaign, prosecutorial misconduct and pre-legislative prognostications, our cameras were running.