Buying Time—2008: Texas
Analysis
Leading up to the November 2008 election, the Brennan Center is releasing real-time reports on television advertising in state Supreme Court elections. The 2008 reports continue the groundbreaking analysis first conducted in 2000 examining the sponsorship, content and costs of televised state Supreme Court campaign ads.
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October 17, 2008 – Jefferson Only in America
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Ad claims Chief Justice Wallace Jefferson, the decendent of a slave, got to where he is through hard work; his story is only possible in America.
October 29, 2008 – Issue EPCDP Rising Gas Prices
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El Paso Count Democratic Party ad calls for "change" then endorses a slate of candidates, Judge Yanez included.
October 29, 2008 – Wainwright Activist Judges
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Judge Wainwright claims he will be fair and not legislate from the bench like an activist judge.
October 29, 2008 – Yanez Ideal World
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Judge Yanez claims that in an ideal world politics would not enter the court room, but the Texas Supreme Court is all Republican, and they have sided with insurance companies 80% of the time.