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The Perfect Storm
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Cases in Congressional Campaigns, Second Edition: Riding the Wave The Perfect Storm The 17 th District of Texas The Candidates The Campaign The Results
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Cases in Congressional Campaigns, Second Edition: Riding the Wave The 17 th District of Texas Race/Ethnicity 87.3% White 7.6% Black 1.4% Asian 4.7% Hispanic Occupation 42.9% Blue Collar 57.1% White Collar Median Income $50.2k in state $51.4k in U.S. Partisanship R +20, PVI ’08 Presidential Vote McCain, +35%
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Cases in Congressional Campaigns, Second Edition: Riding the Wave The Incumbent: Democrat Chet Edwards Occupation Real Estate and Business Executive Political Experience Texas State Senate, 1983- 1990 First Elected 1991 Committees Committee on Appropriations Committee on the Budget
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Table 3.1 Congressional Vote Scores for Chet Edwards, 1991–2010
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Cases in Congressional Campaigns, Second Edition: Riding the Wave The Challenger: Republican Bill Flores Occupation Business Executive Political Experience None
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Table 3.2. Campaign Finance for Texas 17 th District Campaigns, 2004–2010
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Table 3.3 Vote Totals in Texas 17 th District by County, 2004–2010
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Table 3.4 Predicted and Actual Vote Percentages by PVI Rating, 2004–2010
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Cases in Congressional Campaigns, Second Edition: Riding the Wave The Campaign: The Polls
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Cases in Congressional Campaigns, Second Edition: Riding the Wave The Campaign: Flores‘ “Slideshow” NOTE: Internet access required.
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Cases in Congressional Campaigns, Second Edition: Riding the Wave The Campaign: Flores‘ “Rewind the Tape” NOTE: Internet access required.
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Cases in Congressional Campaigns, Second Edition: Riding the Wave The Campaign: Flores‘ “Austin Paper” NOTE: Internet access required.
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Cases in Congressional Campaigns, Second Edition: Riding the Wave The Campaign: American Crossroads‘ “Message” NOTE: Internet access required.
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Cases in Congressional Campaigns, Second Edition: Riding the Wave The Campaign: DCCC‘s “Bill Flores Getting Rich off Government Bailouts” NOTE: Internet access required.
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Cases in Congressional Campaigns, Second Edition: Riding the Wave The Campaign: NRCC‘s “Chet Edwards: He’s Not Independent” NOTE: Internet access required.
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The Results
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