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Category Archives: Texas
Jones Bows To The Inevitable, And Out of Senate Race
Trailing in polls, fundraising, name recognition, and stage presence, Elizabeth Ames Jones announced she’s dropping out of the Senate race to run for the Texas Senate District 25 against incumbent Sen. Jeff Wentworth. Setting aside of the question of why … Continue reading
Reminder: Election Tuesday!
Don’t forget that there’s a state constitutional amendment election Tuesday, November 8 (as well as various local elections, bond issues, etc.). A few roundups and recommendations from: Texans for Fiscal Responsibility Grassroots Texans The Travis County Republican Party As for … Continue reading
Texas Senate Race Update for November 5, 2011
I suppose I should do these updates some day other than Friday night Saturday morning, since few people read them then or over the weekend, but it’s been a busy week… Mario Loyola discusses Ted Cruz and his father Rafael … Continue reading
Posted in Elections, Republicans, Texas
Tagged 2012 Election, Apostle Claver, Communism, Cuba, David Dewhurst, Elizabeth Ames Jones, Fidel Castro, Herman Cain, Lela Pittenger, Mario Loyola, Ricardo Sanchez, Robert T. Garrett, Ted Cruz, Texas, Texas Senate Race, Tom Leppert, Where's Ricardo?
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New Poll Shows Support for Dewhurst Down to 22%
The Ted Cruz campaign noted that a new UT/Texas Tribune poll showed Lt. Governor David Dewhurst’s support among Republican voters down to 22%, which is about half what previous polls have shown, and even less than that possibly anomalous Azimuth … Continue reading
Posted in Elections, Republicans, Texas
Tagged 2012 Election, Chris Bell, David Dewhurst, Republicans, Ricardo Sanchez, Ted Cruz, Texas, Texas Senate Race
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Rick Perry’s Tax and Spending Reform Plan: Solid on Taxes, Timid and Unserious on Spending
So Rick Perry unveiled his tax and spending reform plan. (His Wall Street Journal piece provides a brief overview.) It’s a serious compilation of a variety of solid conservative ideas for reforming the federal government. Serious, that is, in every … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, Economics, Elections, Republicans, Texas
Tagged 2012 Election, Budget, deficits, ObamaCare, Rick Perry, Texas
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Lt. Governor Chupacabra Sighted!
David Dewhurst has finally stepped down from his ivory tower and entered the political fray in person, joining his fellow candidates at the Spirit of Freedom Republican Women candidate forum in Sugar Land. This might be the first result of … Continue reading
Posted in Elections, Republicans, Texas
Tagged 2012 Election, David Dewhurst, Ted Cruz, Texas, Texas Senate Race, Tom Leppert
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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?
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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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