President Obama’s handling of the economy seems to be at the heart of why all the “top-tier” Republicans in the race for the White House, including Gov. Perry, would be essentially tied with him if the election were held today. That’s a long way to say Mr. Obama’s real opponent appears to be the way […]
Gov. Perry Among Those Deadlocked with Obama AUDIO
by Scott on August 23, 2011 in Audio, Economy, Obama, Politics, Rick Perry, Texas
When Does Governor Perry’s “Honeymoon” as Candidate End? AUDIO
by Scott on August 12, 2011 in Audio, Politics, Rick Perry, Texas
Now that we know Governor Perry is for sure running for president, a revelation that followed my report that the campaign plane is apparently ready, I wondered how long it will be before Perry’s Republican rivals will start to really attack him. Tweet Share
Governor Perry: Give Officers Ability to Ask Immigration Status AUDIO & VIDEO
by Scott on May 11, 2011 in Audio, Economy, Immigration, Politics, Schools, Texas
In a brief interview today, Governor Perry told Mitch Carr and me on KRLD that what he wants is something between “sanctuary cities” and what Arizona is trying to do, which is force officers to ask about immigration status. Tweet Share
Braddock TV: Government Shutdown Would be Seen as “Childish” VIDEO
by Scott on April 6, 2011 in Economy, Obama, Politics, Video
The fine folks at CBS 11 in Dallas/Fort Worth were nice enough to have me on this week to talk about the potential government shutdown that could happen as soon as this weekend. Tweet Share
Could Obama be Remembered as a “War President?” VIDEO
by Scott on March 28, 2011 in Libya, Politics, Video, War
I was on CBS 11 News this afternoon with Karen Borta to make one of the points I’ve often thought about: Will President Obama, like Lyndon Johnson, be remembered mainly as a War President? Tweet Share
About Scott
Scott Braddock is a journalist and political analyst based in Austin.
Twitter updates
Follow @scottbraddock on Twitter