Category Archives: Elections

Mailers. I Get Mailers.

Posted on May 28, 2012 by Lawrence Person

If you’re wondering what this election year is like in Williamson County, I’ve saved all the political flyers I’ve gotten. As usual, click to embiggen. The most mail I’ve gotten has been for the Lisa Birkman vs. Lee Ann Seitsinger … Continue reading →

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One More Reason to Vote for Charles Schweitner Over Ben Bius

Posted on May 27, 2012 by Lawrence Person

I’ve already mentioned that, despite having voted for Ben Bius against Steve Ogden in 2010, I wasn’t inclined to vote for Bius over Charles Schwertner in the Senate District 5 race. However, even if I weren’t so inclined, the news … Continue reading →

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Texas Senate Race Update for May 25, 2012

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Last day of early voting before a long weekend, and only four days till the primary, so here’s another batch of Texas Senate race news: Good profile of Ted Cruz by Robert T. Garrett of The Dallas Morning News. Garrett … Continue reading →

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Desperate Dewhurst Tries To Paint Ted Cruz As Supporter of Illegal Alien Amnesty

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Lawrence Person

David Dewhurst seems to be getting desperate, as he’s trying to paint Cruz as a supporter of amnesty for illegal aliens. It so happens that this is one of the subjects I covered in my interview with Ted Cruz last … Continue reading →

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Something Tells Me Lloyd Doggett Survives This Time Around

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Lawrence Person

I always believe in telling the truth as I see it, no matter how uncomfortable. And my reading of the tea leaves (not the Tea Party leaves) is that, despite all the effort to redistrict him out of office, Lloyd … Continue reading →

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Ted Cruz Picks Up Rick Santorum’s Endorsement

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Rick Santorum just endorsed Ted Cruz on the Glenn Beck show: That’s got to sting for Craig James, who endorsed Santorum’s Presidential run. He’s already got Sarah Palin, Jim DeMint, Sean Hannity and Ron Paul, among many others. Who will … Continue reading →

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Texas Senate Race Update for May 22, 2012

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Lawrence Person

With just a week to go in probably the longest Senate race Texas has ever seen, expect a lot of election news between now and May 29: Ted Cruz endorsed by Sean Hannity: I am given to understand that this … Continue reading →

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New Poll: Cruz Within 9 Points of Dewhurst

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Lawrence Person

According to the UT/Texas Tribune Poll released today, David Dewhurst is at 40% and Ted Cruz is at 31%. In April, the same poll had Dewhurst 38%, Cruz 26%. In January, it was Dewhurst 36%, Cruz 8%. So Dewhurst has … Continue reading →

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Deb Fischer Wins In Nebraska

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Lawrence Person

State Senator Deb Fischer was sitting in third place in the race for Nebraska’s U.S. Senate seat. Then Sarah Palin endorsed her. Now? She just won the GOP nomination. Let’s see if we can detect a pattern: Sarah Palin endorses … Continue reading →

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Texas Senate Race Update for May 11, 2012

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Certainly Sarah Palin endorsing Ted Cruz was the big senate race news of the week (compared to the tiny news of my own endorsement of Cruz), but there’s still a bunch of other Senate race tidbits: Both Ron Paul and … Continue reading →

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