political observers

New Map Pre-empts Doggett-Castro Face-off [Politics]

Austinist  Wed, 11/23/2011 - 1:15pm

New Map Pre-empts Doggett-Castro Face-off [Politics] Political observers eagerly awaiting a Democratic face-off between Texas liberal lion Lloyd Doggett and his challenger State Rep.

Joaquin Castro can put their popcorn down.



 

Donald Trump Courts Tea Party Voters In Florida

NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Mon, 04/18/2011 - 2:00am

Political observers are paying more attention to what Donald Trump is saying and doing these days. The millionaire real estate mogul and reality television star is considering a GOP presidential bid.

He appeared over the weekend at a Tea Party rally in South Florida.

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Petraeus: Surge Worked (and the President agrees)

Donklephant  Sun, 12/06/2009 - 8:07pm

On Fox News Sunday today, General David Petraeus, Commander of US Central Command, responded to a pointed question from journalist Chris Wallace with a surprising answer.

To the question, “Did the President ever acknowledge that the surge in Iraq was successful?” Petraeus answered “He did, in fact”.



 

State officials to address implications of 2008 election

UT - Office of Public Affairs  Tue, 11/04/2008 - 2:45pm

The Center for Politics and Governance (CPG) at the LBJ School of Public Affairs will host a day-long conference of elected officials and political observers to analyze the implications of the 2008 election results, "Who's Right?

Who's Left? What's Next? Texas Politics and Policy Beyond 2008," Nov. 6 at the AT&T Executive Education and Conference [...]



 

Reversing The Process

Austin Political Report  Fri, 04/18/2008 - 11:29am

In the wake of Rick Perry’s wink-and-nod announcement yesterday that he might seek another term in 2010, some political observers noted the irony of an AP story earlier in the week about a federal inmate in Beaumont who qualified for Idaho’s presidential primary ballot next month.

Usually, elected officials do time after being elected.