Author Archives: Lawrence Person

About Lawrence Person

Lawrence Person is a political commentator and science fiction writer living in Austin, Texas. I'm still between jobs. Feel free to hit the tip jar if you're so inclined.

Texas Senate Race Update for July 20, 2012

Posted on July 20, 2012 by Lawrence Person

The Senate race runoff is barreling down the track toward us, so there’s a lot of race news this week: New poll has Dewhurst down by 10 points. One caveat is that I haven’t heard of Political Gravity before, so … Continue reading →

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Best Presidential Campaign Ads of the Last 30 Years

Posted on July 19, 2012 by Lawrence Person

So Mitt Romney’s campaign has taken Obama’s yawning gaffe and run with it, producing a dozy of an ad called “These Hands”: I like it! But people calling it “the best political ad in 30 years” are overselling it. Even … Continue reading →

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Cruz to Debate Dewhurst One More Time Monday

Posted on July 19, 2012 by Lawrence Person

The King Street Patriots in Houston are hosting a Senate runoff debate between Ted Cruz and David Dewhurst in Houston, Monday, July 23, starting at 6 PM. It will be broadcast on Fox 26 in Houston (and I’m guessing other … Continue reading →

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Roundup and Video of Last Night’s Cruz—Dewhurst Debate

Posted on July 18, 2012 by Lawrence Person

If you didn’t watch last night’s Belo debate between Ted Cruz and David Dewhurst, the executive summary is: Cruz won decisively. And despite Dewhurst’s agreement to participate in five runoff debates with Cruz, this debate was the last of two. … Continue reading →

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I’ll Be LiveTweeting The Cruz/Dewhurst Debate Tonight

Posted on July 17, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Tonight is the last Ted Cruz/David Dewhurst debate before the election. (Hey Dewhurst, what happened to all those other debates you said you were up for?) Baring unforeseen technical difficulties, I will be LiveTweeting the debate from Cruz headquarters in … Continue reading →

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The Myth of “Bloated Greek Defense Spending”

Posted on July 17, 2012 by Lawrence Person

In order to divert attention away from the economic, moral, and political bankruptcy of Europe’s cradle-to-grave welfare state, some liberals, relying on figures from the Out of Our Ass Institute of Statistics, are tying to claim that Greece’s excessive spending … Continue reading →

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The Files (Short and Long) On Convicted Felon Brett Kimberlin

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Lawrence Person

If you’re confused by all the twists and turns of convicted felon Brett Kimberlin’s story (don’t worry, I am too), this condensed version should get you up to speed. But wait! Aaron Worthing has has done his own summary! But … Continue reading →

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Texas Senate Race Update for July 13, 2012

Posted on July 13, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Happy Friday the 13th! The big news this week is Ted Cruz topping David Dewhurst in two separate external polls (none of this internal crap) and Dewhurst not only making a pro-amnesty speech in 2007, but making things ten times … Continue reading →

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New PPP Poll: Cruz 49%, Dewhurst 44%

Posted on July 12, 2012 by Lawrence Person

“PPP’s first poll of the Texas Senate runoff finds Ted Cruz with a surprising 49-44 lead and a much more enthusiastic cadre of supporters than former front runner David Dewhurst.” Surprising, that is, unless you’ve paid close attention to the … Continue reading →

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Cruz Tops Dewhurst 47% to 38% in New Poll

Posted on July 12, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Wenzel Strategies, the polling company that accurately called Dick Lugar’s defeat and Deb Fischer’s victory has Ted Cruz at 47% leading David Dewhurst at 38%. This is the first real (not internal) poll released since the primary, and confirms that … Continue reading →

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