Advice for Bill White ...

... from a political consultant.

Bill White and the Liberal Trial Lawyer Tag

The Texas Tribune wonders whether it fits, and whether it works.

Framing the Governor's Race

For my 2301s: We discussed how public opinion is often influenced by the frames of reference placed around whatever the public might be thinking about. Real power stems from being able to influence the context people use to form opinions about someone or something. This often determines the conclusions people make about those people or things. Its one of the goals of a successful campaign.

I was thinking about this when I saw the following effort by Governor Perry's campaign to frame Bill White a "liberal trial lawyer" rather than an ex-mayor.

Texas 2010 Primary Results

Here are a few links to stories about yesterday's primaries. We'll cover these in 2301 primarily, since we're about to discuss elections.

- Gov. Perry defeats Hutchison in Texas GOP primary
- Tea Party activists coming up short in Texas Legislature races
- Lessons From The Texas Republican Primary
- In Texas, It's Perry Vs. White
- Carl Leubsdorf: Is Rick Perry's next race for president?
- Brazoria County Results.
- Harris County Results.
- Results from the Texas Secreatry of State's Office.

Looking Ahead: The Texas Governor's Race

From Capitol Annex:

With U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison’s announcement today that she formed an exploratory committee to run for Texas governor in 2010, the race for that position is beginning to transform is beginning to take shape.

The rest of the story includes hypothetical races and how they might play out.

This is going to be very, very fun