MF>Mike Angwin wrote in a message to Mark Fornoff:
MF>I hope *his* name recognition isn't coming from his father.  Still, it 
MF>make the GOP presidential sweepstakes interesting.
 MA>  
 MA>        I think the relationship certianly helped in getting his
 MA> foot in the door as with any father's son, but he's taken that leg
 MA> up and ran with it.  He's a strong political figure in his own
 MA> right and quite often considered stronger than his father who never
 MA> managed to win a statewide race in Texas. 
MF>That makes me feel better.  What is this about only 10% of the electora
MF>voting?
 
       Very little controversy underfoot.  Governor's and Lt.
Governor's races, the Attorney General's race, and most representative
districts are pretty much a lock.  With incumbents showing 80% or more
support in the polls there is just noting to excite people to come out
to vote.
        Over the past several decades the two major parties have done
such an excellent job of jerrymandering district lines to preserve the
support base of incumbents that contested elections are very rare. 
 
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