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Author Archives: Lawrence Person
Whatever Ricardo Sanchez Was Doing in Q3, It Wasn’t Fundraising
National Journal is reporting that Ricardo Sanchez raised a disasterous $83,000 in Q3. He also spent over $112,000 for the quarter and finished with $119,000 in the bank. Digging into his Q3 FEC report makes his quarter seem, if anything, … Continue reading
Posted in Democrats, Elections, Texas
Tagged 2012 Election, Democrats, Joseph Livoti, Ricardo Sanchez, Texas, Texas Senate Race, Where's Ricardo?
2 Comments
“Red State” Turns Out To Be “Red Ink State”
I have no particular sentiment for, or against, Kevin Smith. Dogma was good, but I thought Clerks was mediocre and overrated. His video rants can be intermittently amusing, but he hasn’t made a movie I was remotely interested in seeing … Continue reading
Posted in Democrats, Media Watch
Tagged Hollywood, Kevin Smith, Media Watch, movies, Red State
1 Comment
Snowflakes in Hell is Now Shall Not Be Questioned
They changed over a couple of days ago. I have mixed feelings. Certainly anyone can change the name of their own blog, but I think the old name was more distinctive, and I can’t say I’m a fan of the … Continue reading
An Open Letter to Howard Stern
Dear Mr. Stern, I just wanted to thank you for your reporter’s incisive, man-in-the-streets interviews with various Occupy Wall Street participants. While listening, it occurred to me that you are ideally situated to test Eric Cartman’s theory that hippies can’t … Continue reading
Posted in Democrats, Media Watch
Tagged Hippies, Howard Stern, Occupy Wall Street, South Park
1 Comment
New Poll Shows Cruz and Dewhurst Neck and Neck
The Cruz campaign alerted me to a new poll from the Azimuth Research Group that shows David Dewhurst and Ted Cruz neck and neck. In fact, they show Cruz leading, 32% to 31%, though they note that before rounding, the … Continue reading
Posted in Elections, Republicans, Texas
Tagged 2012 Election, David Dewhurst, Elizabeth Ames Jones, Glenn Addison, Lela Pettinger, poll, Republicans, Ted Cruz, Texas, Texas Senate Race, Tom Leppert
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Red State, Blue State
Tax revenues in Texas rose 11.8% in September compared to September a year ago. Meanwhile, California took in 4 percent less than anticipated in September, falling $300 million short in September alone and $700 million short for the year. These … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, Economics, Texas
Tagged Arnold Schwarzenegger, Budget, California, David Victor Hanson, Michael Lewis, San Jose, Taxes, Texas, unions, Vallejo
1 Comment
Texas Senate Race Update for October 14, 2011
And still more Texas Senate Race news: BattleSwarm Blog gets named by the Ted Cruz campaign as the blog of the week. Sweet! Though I do feel compelled to point out that I have not endorsed any Senate candidate, that … Continue reading
Posted in Democrats, Elections, Republicans, Texas
Tagged 2012 Election, Bernie Sanders, David Dewhurst, Elizabeth Ames Jones, Glenn Addison, Ted Cruz, Texas, Texas Senate Race
1 Comment
Leppert Raises $640,000 in Q3, Tosses in Another $500,000 of His Own Money
Tom Leppert’s campaign announced that it raised $640,000 in donations in Q3. In addition, it announced that Leppert, as he did in Q2, threw in another half million of his own money. Those are significant sums, and by no means … Continue reading
Posted in Elections, Republicans, Texas
Tagged 2012 Election, David Dewhurst, Elections, Elizabeth Ames Jones, fundraising, Republicans, Ted Cruz, Texas, Texas Senate Race, Tom Leppert
1 Comment
Sanchez Campaign Scrubs Mention of Tax Cuts From Their Website
You may remember back in June, when I noticed that Ricardo Sanchez’s campaign website mentioned tax cuts as a means of creating jobs and improving the economy. Given that was so out of character for a Democrat, I thought I … Continue reading
Posted in Democrats, Economics, Elections
Tagged Ricardo Sanchez, Taxes, Texas, Texas Senate Race
2 Comments
Senate Race Fundraising Numbers: A Historical Comparison
Here are are some impressive fundraising numbers: Through the end of Q3 on September 30, the odds-on senate favorite has raised $6,444,926. The challenger? A comparatively paltry $1,615,165. Given those numbers, it should be pretty easy to figure out who … Continue reading
Posted in Elections, Republicans, Texas
Tagged 2012 Election, Charlie Crist, David Dewhurst, Elections, fundraising, Marco Rubio, Republicans, Ted Cruz, Texas, Texas Senate Race
2 Comments