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Polls Open Across Texas; Few Surprises Expected

Texas’ top races on Election Day 2012 likely won’t have many surprises.

2012/11/06

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Opinion: Obama’s Biggest Failure Has Been On Race Relations

Unfortunately, political poll after political poll reveals that the presidential election of 2012 has much to do – in fact, more to do – with the race of the presidential candidate than most anything else.

2012/11/05

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Race And Income Influence Who Votes In Texas

More than 17 percent of the people who register to vote never make it to the ballot box, and according to new research, these people tend to be poor or uneducated.

2012/10/14

Opinion: Presidential Poll Trolling

Though the polls give political junkies a rush – and can put them on a natural high for a time or sink them into the bowels of depression – they mean absolutely nothing on Election Day. The poll taken on Election Day at the nation’s polling booths is obviously the only one that counts.

2012/09/21