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Crystal Ball Sees Toss Ups But Incumbents Look Strong

Lawmaking Rodeo Man Ropes
World Championship at Age 49

Dewhurst Wants CPS Reform
to Be Legislative Emergency

Stick Files Election Contest
While Awaiting Voter Data

Dems Say Election Challenge
Could Alienate Asian Voters

Hutchison Could Shift Surplus
to State Race with New Provision

Heflin Seeks Recount Amid
Signs of Potential Showdown

Pitts Ready for Prime
Time as Budget Chair

GOP's Opiela Wants Recount
as Discovery Tool in Probe

Dems for State House Edge
Foes in Voter Data Competition

Car Dealer Gives Up GOP
Duties for Elections Job

Vo Shares History and Past
with California Republican

Texas House Could Be Asked
to Judge Several Close Races

Republicans Suggest Party
Switch for Democrat Vo

GOP Sees New Map as Key
to Sweep in Last Battleground

Heflin Underestimates Foe
as Election Challenge Looms

Parties Spar over Big Picture
Results in Wild 2004 Election

Bush Gives GOP Down-Ballot
Boost as Texas Numbers Go Up

Craddick Reveals 119 Pledges
with Four From New Democrats

Five Texas House Races Are
Toss Ups on Eve of Election

Rudy Giuliani, Elder George Bush
Calling Texans for Victory Effort

TLR, Lawyers Leave Trail
of Broken Spending Records

Stars over Texas Spends
$577,000 on House Battles

Allen Takes Shot in Robo Call
with Message from Stepdaughter

Strama Rolls Dice with Blast
on Two Key Stick Contributors

Four Dems Bite the Dust
But Edwards Prevails

Austin Couple Joins Top GOP
Donors as Major National Force

Partisans Predict Modest
Texas House Gains

Gardere Wynne Law Firm
Adds Bomer to Austin Team

Governor Offers Carrot in Call
to Arms for Battleground Help

GOP Reaps Majority of NFIB
Endorsements for Legislature

Scarlet Letter: Challengers
Give Dems an A for Ardmore

Democrats Put Big Bucks
into House Campaigns

Dems Win Newspaper Support
But Sessions Has Most Cash

Texans Inject $13 Million
into Anti-Kerry Causes

Democrat Sandlin Rips DCCC
Ad Aimed at GOP Challenger

Business Groups, Trial Lawyers
Raise Millions for Final Weeks

Craft Fires Shot at Farabee
on House Insurance Votes

Texas House Candidates Raise
$15 Million for 2002 Elections

Witt Hits Hochberg on Troops
Voting Vote from 1997

Republican's Fundraising
Branches Out Across State

Campbell Denies Spa Charge
as State House Races Heat Up

Texas House Candidates to Get
Helping Hand from Hutchison

Heflin Back on Track while Austin
House Contests Rake in Big Bucks

NRA Backs Targeted Dem Pair
as 2004 Endorsements Unveiled

Tom DeLay Outfoxes Protestors
with Last-Minute Schedule Switch

Travis Democrats Plan Protest
for DeLay's Austin Fundraiser

Dems Gain Seat - Maybe - as GOP Rolls on New Map

Most Valuable Victory
Best Incumbent Campaigns
Best Challenger Campaigns
Best Team Effort and more

Source Book

Top Texas House Races
to Watch in 2004

Top Texas Congressional
Races to Watch on New Map

HD 48: Baxter vs. White

HD 106: Allen vs. Hubener

HD 149: Heflin vs. Vo

Texas Political Consultants Candidate Directory 2004
Democratic consultants find business not so bad after crash while GOP strategists share the wealth in top races for Congress and the Legislature this year.

11-16-04: Craddick's Cabinet

11-07-04: Bang for the Buck

11-02-04: Best of Both Worlds

10-24-04: The Coattail Effect

10-17-04: Tony Proffitt

10-14-04: Trial Lawyers for Talmadge

10-04-04: Third Time's the Charm

10-01-04: Kerrywhacked

09-23-04: Musical Chess Match

09-12-04: Texas Takeover Plan

09-04-04: Grandest of Parties

08-29-04: Unwelcome Party

08-16-04: Seasoned Pro

08-10-04: The Go To Guy

PRESIDENTIAL TRACKING NOV. 2, 2004

Poll

Bush

Kerry

Kerry

Reuters/Zogby 11/2
49.4

49.1

Bush +0.3

GWU/Tarrance 10/31-11/1

50

46

Bush +4

Rasmussen 10/30-11/1
50.2

48.5

Bush +1.7

TIPP 10/30-11/1
46.9

44.3

Bush +2.6

Fox News 10/30-10/31
46

48

Kerry +2

CNN/USA Today 10/30-10/31
49

47

Bush +2

CBS/NYTimes 10/28-10/30
50

47

Bush +3

ARG 10/28-10/30

47

48

Kerry +1

Newsweek 10/27-10/29
51 +6

45

Bush +6

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