Engage March 2010

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Speakers:

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

Summary:

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?

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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

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