For the U.S. Senate race, the two major candidates are Republican Ken Pope and Democrat David Alameel. Pope believes in unifying the Republican Party with ethical standards, integrity and better communication skills. He has an aggressive stance on immigration control with a border barrier being implemented within a year of election, as well providing a fair way to receive citizenship with mandatory English writing and reading skills. He believes America shouldn’t be responsible for being “the worlds policemen” (League of Woman’s, Pg. 2) and only should be where there are areas of strong importance. He supports a small local government with less intervention from the national government. Alameel supports the control of lobbyists in Washington to avoid further actions done for personal gain. He believes a full immigration overhaul is necessary to maintaining a successful infrastructure. He has a semi-aggressive on the environment and clean energy, enforcing energy pollution standards and looking for new ways to get private investors to buy in on clean energy for the future. He believes foreign affairs should only be addressed when the US is directly involved or when our safety is at risk. There are only small differences between these two candidates. Both agree on Immigration and the restrictions that should be enforced. Alameel has a more aggressive approach to green energy than Pope does, with their major difference being that Pope wants less Washington in the senate, and Alameel wants to reconcile with the republicans and make the federal agenda work within the state.
In the race for Governor, Republican Greg Abbot and Democrat Wendy Davis lead the pack. Greg Abbot is a strong believer in education, and wants jobs for every gra...
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In the race for Comptroller, there is republican Glen Hegar, and Democrat Mike Collier. Glen is a true conservative who wants to defend and honor the values; faith, family, and freedom. He has reduced government inefficiencies, saved taxpayer dollars, and provided solutions to everyday Texans. He has years of fiscal experience to offer, and is the youngest member of the Texas Senate. Mike has a huge reputation for amazing financial analysis, wonderful decision-making, and great ethics, no matter what the cost is. The people of Texas call him the “Watchdog”(Politics1), he is someone that can watch the budget, and while supplying Texas with every essential they need. Collier is someone that can keep on eye on the bottom line, but also making smart investments to keep Texas’s budget around 100 billion dollars a year. I feel like the major difference is experience in
Harrison, L. H. (Ed.). (2004). Kentucky Governors (Updated ed., pp. 217-220). Lexington, KY: The University Press of Kentucky.
The idea of a Triple E senate did not come into play until the legislation was passed under Pierre Trudeau about the National Energy Program (NEP) due to the energy crisis the 1970s. This was a welcome change for the eastern provinces, but created tension from Alberta with its natural resources, and became unpopular in the whole of western Canada, creating the idea of ‘western alienation.’ (Canada needs triple e reform, 2013) With the NEP, Alberta began to quickly call for changes in the federal government for more regional issues to have a better platform in federal government, finally proposing Triple E Senate. A year later polls such as the Gallip Poll in 1986 were used to show the popularity of the idea of senate reform, with support from
A Democratic Party long ruled by moderates and conservatives succeeded in stunting what seemed like the natural growth of a successful Republican Party until the 1990s. Since then, various forces have contributed to the growth of the Republicans, and in the end, to an altering of the core membership of each party. Most recently, the state has seen the development of a dominant Republican Party that doesn't yet hold quite the dominion the Democrats enjoyed through most of the twentieth century. The Republican Party has certainly benefited from the defection of former Democrats, the arrival of Republicans and independents from out of state, and organizational difficulties in the Democratic Party. Thus, Republican officials dominate state government, and Democrats find themselves reduced, for the present, to the status of an embattled minority party seeking to recreate themselves among their voting and financial constituencies. This is showing that the newfound Republican dominance can be the beginning of a new strong party system, or if we are in a state of transition in which the terms of political competition are still in change. If it is a new party system, I don’t think it will be very durable or last too long for that matter. Now, it seems that Republican dominance of state government will
Mike Lee, The Forth Worth Star-Telegram. Texas Governor should have term limit. Fort Worth, 01 September 2010.
Texas went through a great amount of political change from being dominated by the Democratic Party during the 1960s and 70s, from the Republican Party taking over in the 80s. One of the big reasons for this change was due to the political party’s views. Throughout this essay I will discuss the changes of the political stances in Texas as well as the present day factors that affect America.
In the United States, for the last four decades, from Richard Nixon to Ronald Reagan through the two Bush Presidencies, the Republican Party won the White House by amassing large margins among white voters (Lizza.) The state of Texas has been reliably Republican since the 1970s and there are various elements to Texas political culture that can be narrowed down to three essential ideological trends: economic liberalism, or faith in the free market economy, social conservatism, or favoring traditional values and moralism, and populism, or promoting the rights and worthiness of ordinary people (Texas Political Culture.) As a result, the dominant political mood in Texas favors low taxes, minimal government services, and policies that are pro-business. This phenomenon is not static, however, since changing demographics in the state are causing changes in the profile of Texas in reference to electoral politics, among other major issues. This paper will explore different perspectives about the changing demographics of Texas, and where they might lead the state politically, and will present a variety of viewpoints regarding this complex subject.
The candidates will have a better chance of getting elected.
In the youth of Texas, the Democratic Party enjoyed electoral dominance on all levels of state government and in the representation in the national government. Democratic rule was dominated by a conservative white political elite that strongly promoted economic development, but that resisted change either in race relations or social programs for the poor ("Texas Politics," 2009). Republicans were not completely absent during this period, but their electoral victories were few and limited in scope ("Texas Politics," 2009). In every election after 1980, however, the Republican strength grew into the now dominant rule that currently reigns in Texas. Since the 1990’s, the Republican Party, despite the attempts of others, has had a stronghold on the state government. With that being said, the Republican Party has dominated the overall elections.
Opportunities: The fact that Texas has consistently gone Republican gave Ted Cruz a fairly high advantage on the polls.
A governor’s formal powers include the tenure of the office, power of appointment, power to veto legislation, responsibility for preparing the budget, authority to reorganize the executive branch, and the right to retain professional staff in the governor’s office. These institutional powers give governors the potential to carry out the duties of office as they see fit. However, the formal powers vary considerably from state to state (Bowman, Kearney, 2011). The governor of Texas is in general the most known state official and usually at the center of state government and politics. As such an important part of the Texas government, the governor has many powers, both formal and informal.
I believe in hard work, socially acceptable, lawful behavior, minimal taxes and intervention, and equal treatment. I do not believe in favoritism, big business, PACs, lobbyists at the expense of others, and partisan politics. Religion and politics are personal choices and not for public scrutiny. I value differences in opinions and backgrounds but not at someone else’s expense. I think Texas does somethings right as Gov. Perry stated but not everything. I take a more moderate
Democrats, Republicans, and Libertarians are perhaps three of the most prominent political parties within Texas. Within the pages of their party platforms, we see that each possesses a unique philosophy, with specific viewpoints and recommendations for shaping or reforming government policy. To be sure, the people of Texas face many challenges, two of the most compelling issues being the crisis in healthcare and in education. Not only are we lacking in these areas as Texans, but also on the national level. The parties’ stance on these two major issues defines them, giving us insight into the mind and intentions of each.
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In the article by Texas Vox Oil and Gas Lobby Cashes In, Kills Local Control, Kaiba White firmly criticizes the impact that the passing of House Bill 40 has on local control. The claim made in this article is simple: local control, a secular Texan tradition is being undermined by greed. 1 As the author