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Expect judicial races to top Democratic vote getters

Here's an underdog pick for the Election Day office betting pool: If Democratic turnout surges and Rick Noriega even comes close to picking off John Cornyn in the US Senate race - a longshot, but the gap has been narrowing - don't be surprised to see Democratic candidates for the Court of Criminal Appeals, Susan Strawn and J.R. Molina, actually upset Republican incumbents Tom Price and Paul Womack.The Austin Statesman today endorsed Strawn, but declined to back Molina over Womack declaring, "Neither is fit to hold the office, so we're not going to recommend the least lousy choice."Editorialists' opinions aside, in 2006 Molina got nearly 300,000 more votes than Democratic Senate candidate Barbara Radnofsky, even though he ran no campaign and refused to show up for newspaper editorial board meetings...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on October 15, 2008 (boomark / email).