Tag Archives: Wendy Davis
State of the Media: Building a Better Punditocracy
An unsurprising new report found that Texas political media is dominated by white, male voices, while marginalized Texans continue to be underrepresented....Read More
Losing Ground
After getting crushed in November, Battleground Texas is fighting for survival and relevance—against other Democrats.
After getting crushed in November, Battleground Texas is fighting for survival and relevance—against other Democrats....Read More
Richard Parker’s Lone Star Nation Explains Texas to Non-Texans
Are you under the impression that Texas is going to just sit idly by and leave America unmolested by its transformative mojo? Richard Parker is prepared to tell...Read More
Observer Radio Episode 83: Texas Politics Post-Election Night 2014
The Observer's staffers examine what the Texas GOP's election night victories likely mean for the upcoming legislative session. ...Read More
How the Abortion Filibuster May Have Set Texas Democrats Up for Failure
When Davis became a star candidate for governor, Battleground Texas had little choice but to jump on board.
The Wendy Davis filibuster started a cascade of events that made the 2014 election especially bad for Texas Democrats. ...Read More
Texas Democrats Crushed… What Next?
Voters dealt a devastating blow to Texas Democrats’ hopes of having anything to show for what seemed, for a brief moment, like a turn of fortunes. ...Read More
Where are the Voters? Texas Voter Turnout Barely Budges from 2010 Levels
Voter turnout in Texas is barely up over 2010 levels so far. That doesn't bode well for Democrats but the Wendy Davis campaign says there's reason for optimism....Read More
Wendy Davis Hits Abbott at UT, Says Turnout Works in Her Favor
At the University of Texas at Austin today, Wendy Davis continued to attack Greg Abbott and said the state's low turnout was helping her more than Abbott....Read More
Dallas Morning News: Elect Greg Abbott, Pay The Ransom
The Dallas Morning News came up with a novel reason for endorsing Greg Abbott on Thursday: Wendy Davis would infuriate the Republican Party....Read More