Category Archives: Republicans

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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This Week in Jihad for January 20, 2011

Posted on January 20, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Another roundup of jihad-related news from jihadWatch and elsewhere. Suicide Bomber kills 60 in Tikrit. Meanwhile, in Pakistani, Jihadists are

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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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Republican Judge Killed by Left Wing Extremist Insane Lunatic

Posted on January 9, 2011 by Lawrence Person

The good news is Democratic congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords is alive and able to communicate. Sadly, Federal Judge John Roll, appointed by President George H. W. Bush to the bench in 1991 is dead. Roll received death threats over his ruling … Continue reading →

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Texas to Gain Four House Seats in Redistricting

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Lawrence Person

The census data has finally been released, and Texas will gain four seats in the U.S. House. (Here’s a map breaking down which districts have gained or lost population, and by how much.) Keep in mind that at least one … Continue reading →

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Breakdown on how the DREAM Act Illegal Alien Amnesty Failed

Posted on December 19, 2010 by Lawrence Person

This post from Roy Beck of the anti-amnesty NumbersUSA, which is further analyzed by Mickey Kaus here, goes into detail about which Senators flipped from pro- to anti-amnesty. Short version: Republicans were a lot more scared of a Tea Party … Continue reading →

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