And what a week to kick it off! We had an historic election this week, elevating Senator Barack Obama as our nation's first African-American President. Here in Texas, Democrats gained one, and perhaps two, seats in the Senate and gained three seats in the Texas House. An election contest pending in Irving may yield another seat for the Democrats, creating a 75-75 partisan tie in the House. The changes have already triggered a challenge to Speaker Tom Craddick's hold on that office.
This week on Texas Politics Today, we unpack the elections and talk about the implications for America and for Texas. First, pollster Jeff Smith of Opinion Analysts discusses what the national and state turnout numbers tell us. Then, a distinguished panel of political practitioners and observers discuss the presidential campaign:
- Jeff Eller, President and CEO of Public Strategies and former Media Affairs Director in the Clinton White House;
- David Beckwith, Communications Director for U.S. Senator John Cornyn and former communications director for Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison and Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst; and
- Ross Ramsey, editor and publisher of Texas Weekly, a widely-read and much-respected political newsletter.
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