(We have been losing so long as Democrats in Texas that anytime a poll tells us good news, it's hard to believe it. Discuss. - promoted by Karl-Thomas Musselman)
While the Cash for Clunkers vehicle program got tons of ink in the press and Cheeto dust on the blogs, not much has been said about the appliance stimulus program, which kicks off today in Texas. Over $20 million is available for rebates when buying Energy Star or CEE rated air conditioners, refrigerators, water heaters (including solar) etc. Rebates are pretty good, ranging from $45 for a window AC unit to $1600 for an air source heat pump. Rebates must be reserved, with a waiting list after total funds are initially reserved. Reservations started at 7 AM this morning and they tweeted that they were getting 1700 web hits per second and 1000 phone calls a minute around 11 AM.
This is only for replacements - get rid of your old inefficient refrigerator and get a new energy saving one. There is an additional $75 if you recycle your old appliance, though this is something you have to handle independently. Two rebates per household, in different categories, and you need two separate reservations.
Plenty of money left at this point - only 15% has been reserved.
They named all candidates. Alvarado got 5%, the others 2% or less, with 24% undecided.
Lot more detail on the GOP side, Medina is breathing down Sparklepony's neck:
Perry 39% (where have I seen that number before?), KBH 28%, Funky Cold Medina 24%
Medina voters' second choices is split pretty evenly between Perry and Hutchison. Maybe they should have asked about second choice for Hutchison's votes.
One in three GOP primary voters thinks that Republicans in Congress are too liberal.
