Category Archives: Elections

What I Saw At Sunday’s Tea Party Express Rally

It’s been a few days since I went down to the south capitol steps to watch the Tea Party Express featuring Ted Cruz, Rand Paul, and Ron Paul. It’s a bit late for me to do a comprehensive write-up of … Continue reading →

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NEWS FLASH: Sarah Palin Endorses Ted Cruz

“Just four days before the start of early voting in the Texas Senate primary, the Ted Cruz campaign announced the endorsement of Governor Sarah Palin and her husband Todd Palin.” In response to a letter from Ted Cruz, Governor Sarah … Continue reading →

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EuroDoom Update: Election Edition

Chances are good that Europe’s interesting Eurozone times are about to get more interesting still with elections scheduled across the continent today, including those in France and Greece. So what does all this mean? Well, for one thing, the French … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for May 4, 2012

Just because I endorsed Ted Cruz doesn’t mean I’ve given up doing Texas Senate Race Updates, it’s just that I have other fish to fry this week. In Ft. Worth, a Democratic precinct chair candidate is indicted for vote fraud. … Continue reading →

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Texas Senate Candidate Forum Tonight at 7 PM

You can watch it here, or live on-air at various PBS stations around the state. From the poll found here, I’m assuming the candidates will be Ted Cruz, David Dewhurst, Tom Leppert, Craig James, Paul Sadler and Sean Hubbard. I … Continue reading →

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In Which Democratic Dreams of a Hispanic-Driven Blue State Texas Come A Cropper

As fewer and fewer Democrats were elected in Texas over the past two decades, liberals would console themselves with the thought that demographics were on their side. “Just you wait, Hispanics will turn Texas back into a blue state.” Indeed, … Continue reading →

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National Review Endorses Ted Cruz

Yesterday, I endorsed Ted Cruz. Today National Review did the same. Coincidence? Almost certainly! After all, it was hardly a surprise given the cover issue treatment they already gave him. But it’s good to be ahead of the curve, if … Continue reading →

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BattleSwarm Blog Endorses Ted Cruz for United States Senator

Lawrence Person’s BattleSwarm Blog endorses Ted Cruz for United States Senator. I believe that Cruz is the best candidate, that he has the longest, strongest, and deepest commitment to conservative principles among all the candidates running, and that he will … Continue reading →

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Mark Steyn Dogs Obama

The whole “Obama Eats Dog” Kerfuffle was notable only for the amazing speed liberal pundits shut their lips instead of continuing to mouth off about a 1983 Romney family vacation. But we can be thankful the episode allows us to … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for April 27, 2012

Working on a major senate race post, so enjoy another Friday LinkSwarm: Maureen Dowd has a fairly limited range of issues upon which she’s actually worth reading, but the personal scandals of sleazy corrupt politicians (in this case the John … Continue reading →

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