Category Archives: Elections

Ex-Louisiana Governor Buddy Roemer Looking to Run for President

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Lawrence Person

If Buddy Roemer’s name is unfamiliar to you, that’s because he was last governor in January of 1992, which was the year after he switched from the Democratic to the Republican Party. Twenty years is an awful long time time … Continue reading →

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Video of 2012 Republican Senate Contenders

Posted on February 8, 2011 by Lawrence Person

From Rick Perry vs. The World comes this dandy video roundup of various Republican contenders for the 2012 Senate race. I hope to have time to watch all of them sometime today…

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Texas 2012 Senate Race Updates for January 26, 2011

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Lawrence Person

A few Texas 2012 Senate Race updates: Evan Van Ness of Rick Perry vs. The World says that people shouldn’t hand the race to David Dewhurst just yet. The Texas Tribune will be interviewing Michael Williams from 7:30–9 AM on … Continue reading →

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Texas 2012 Senate Campaign Fundraising Reports

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Just as a modern army runs on gasoline, a modern political campaign runs on money. Several of the Senate candidates have been quite active in that regard, according to FEC documents for the 2009-2010 period: Michael Williams has received a … Continue reading →

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Still More 2012 Texas Senate Candidate News

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Add Republican Rep. Mike McCaul to the list of names of those considering a run. Polls show Dewhurst doing the best in polls against potential Democratic challengers, but all named Republicans beat all named Democrats. Given the state of Texas … Continue reading →

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Texas 2012 Senate Race Updates

Posted on January 20, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Ted Cruz is in. Michael Williams is resigning from the Railroad Commission effective April 12. On the other hand, Ron Paul appears to be out, and is eying a 2012 Presidential bid. Congressman Joe Barton is probably out if Dewhurst … Continue reading →

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2012 Senate Races Already Heating Up (In Texas and Elsewhere)

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Lawrence Person

It’s only a few days after she announced her retirement, but several serious contenders are getting a lot of buzz for Kay Baily Hutchison’s Senate seat: Even though he hasn’t announced, Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst is considered the presumptive front-runner. … Continue reading →

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Kay Bailey Hutchison Declines to Run for Reelection

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Lawrence Person

“Texas Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison announced today that she will retire at the end of her current term, quashing speculation that she would run for a fourth full term in the U.S. Senate.” Given the drubbing she received at the … Continue reading →

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Paul Kanjorski Hits Bottom, Goes Spelunking

Posted on January 11, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Remember Paul Kanjorski? You know, the Democratic congressman and Stupak block turncoat from Pennsylvania that Lou Barletta slaughtered in November? (Can we still use “slaughtered” in a political context post-Jared Lee Loughner? How about creamed? Spanked? Hmm, I should probably … Continue reading →

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Giving Congressional Democrats the Outplacement Help They Deserve

Posted on December 24, 2010 by Lawrence Person

Sure, it’s been a great for those of us fighting Big Government, but since it’s the Christmas Season, have you given any thought to helping the less-fortunate? Has anyone given a thought to all those poor Democratic congressman and staffer … Continue reading →

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