Nixon's Easter Surprise

Save Texas Reps ? NIXONIAN DIRTY TRICKS IN EMERGING HOUSTON SENATEE RACE?

Interesting buzz out of Joe Nixon-land. First I've read of this, but is Nixon really pondering running for Senate District 7 regardless of whether or not Jon Lindsay hangs up his spurs? That's be pretty daring if he did. But the decision set for Moly Joe is pretty easy ... if he runs for re-election to House District 133, he loses. Simple as that. He's the most vulnerable GOP Rep in the state and his district gets more and more Democratic with each passing day.

A promotion to the State Senate means he's elected for life (if we're talking about SD7). Color me conflicted on this one, because here's my decision set ....

If Nixon runs for re-election, we gain one House seat rather easily. But if he runs for State Senate, we still have pretty good odds of winning the seat, PLUS we have just about the single best chance to up our percentage in SD7 in running against Joe (thanks to his profuse collection of baggage accessories), thereby increasing the odds of carrying the county for a few countywide seats and raising the competitiveness of the statewide seats. The downside is that Nixon wins SD7 pretty much no matter what, but a Dem vote percentage in that district that goes from the traditional 20-25% up to 30-40% because of an easy candidate to run against can make a heck of a difference.

Maybe there really is a benefit to having Joe Nixon to kick around for a little while longer.