Baker Institute political science expert Mark P. Jones had an op-ed in this weekend’s Chronicle about the significance of today’s Texas primary.
If you haven’t voted yet, Jones makes a strong case for why you should cast a ballot.
Only one out of every 10 Texans of voting age is expected to participate in the first round of the Democratic and Republican primaries that conclude on Tuesday. This is unfortunate, because due to the prevalence of safe Democratic and Republican legislative seats throughout the state, an overwhelming majority of our elected representatives in Washington, D.C., and Austin are effectively chosen in their party’s respective primary.
He also discusses the three-way primary fight for the GOP nomination to replace outgoing U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison. That race, he predicts, will likely result in a runoff.
- Read Jones’ May 27, 2012, Houston Chronicle op-ed, “The primacy of the Texas primary,” and leave a comment below.