At the December 2008 Engage breakfast, Dallas Morning News writer Wayne Slater commented that “Texas always does worse under a Democratic president.” Is this proving true? What are we seeing in the gubernatorial race and what do we have to look forward to in November 2010?

Jim Walker, Evan Smith, and Matthew Dowd

Speakers:

• Matthew Dowd – Founding Partner, ViaNovo; Analyst, ABC News
• Evan Smith – CEO and Editor-in-chief, The Texas Tribune
• Moderated by Jim Walker – Director of Sustainability, The University of Texas at Austin

References from the discussion:

• ViaNovo
• The Texas Tribune
• KUT’s Texas 2010 election coverage
• The Austin Chronicle’s summary of Engage and other primary day events

Audio:

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