Category Archives: Elections

Senate Race Fundraising Numbers: A Historical Comparison

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Lawrence Person

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 →

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Dewhurst Raises $2.64 Million, Throws in $2 Million in Self-Funding, Has $4 Million On Hand

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Hot on the heels of Ted Cruz’s $1 million+ Q3 comes news that David Dewhurst raised $2.64 million in contributions. He also threw in $2 million of his own money, and has $4 million in cash on hand. That’s serious … Continue reading →

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Ted Cruz Raises $1 Million+ in Q3

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Lawrence Person

It’s time for candidate’s Q3 fundraising totals to start trickling out, and the Ted Cruz campaign is first out of the gate with the news that he raised $1,057,953 in Q3 and has $2.4 million cash on-hand. This is in … Continue reading →

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In Which My Texas Senate and Fast and Furious Updates Converge

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Former Texas Solicitor General and current senate candidate Ted Cruz calls for a Special Counsel to investigate Fast and Furious. The text of his announcement: Today, I’m calling for the appointment of a Special Counsel to investigate Justice Department corruption … Continue reading →

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Texas Senate Race Update for October 11, 2011

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Ted Cruz got Lots of good press for his appearance at the Family Research Council’s Values Voter Summit: Cruz also picked up the endorsements of over 115 leaders of the Texas Federation of Republican Women. David Dewhurst puts in an … Continue reading →

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Joaquin Castro Raises $500,000 To Unseat Lloyd Doggett

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Lawrence Person

State Rep. Joaquin Castro raised $515,000 in Q3 in his effort to unseat Lloyd Doggett in the Democratic primary for the newly created 35th U.S. Congressional District. That’s serious money for a single quarter for a House race. But don’t … Continue reading →

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Cruz, Dewhurst Trade Punches

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Lawrence Person

I think it’s safe to say that Ted Cruz now has David Dewhurst’s attention. First came the Chupacabra ad, then news of the National Review cover. Then yesterday, the Cruz campaign noted that Dewhurst floated the idea of a wage … Continue reading →

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“Greece is not salvagable”

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Lawrence Person

That’s the rather bracing judgment from this Stratfor overview of Greece’s problem. Moreover, they’re saying that about its existence as a nation-state, even absent the European debt crises. Also: “Greece has to be kicked out of the Eurozone if the … Continue reading →

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Texas Senate Race Update for Thursday, September 29, 2011

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Ted Cruz is the subject of a very favorable Brian Bolduc cover story in the October 17 issue of National Review. (I’ll link to it when it’s actually online.) It doesn’t get much better than that for a conservative candidate. … Continue reading →

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Texas Senate Race Update for September 23, 2011

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Lawrence Person

The Ted Cruz campaign is having a lot of fun with David Dewhurst’s ducking of candidate forums: Jim Geraghty calls it the “Demonsheep” ad of the current election cycle. Cruz also got more love in the form of a fundraising … Continue reading →

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