Category Archives: Republicans

LA Times Poll Has Trump Up By 5.4 Points

Posted on November 5, 2016 by Lawrence Person

The latest Los Angeles Times poll has Donald Trump up over Hillary Clinton by 5.4 points. That’s the largest lead Trump had since the “Clinton collapse” story broke. Polls are screwy this year, and Trump has a way of defying … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for September 30, 2016

Posted on September 30, 2016 by Lawrence Person

Another Friday, another LinkSwarm. On a personal note, I am once again looking for a Senior Technical Writing position in the greater Austin area. If you have any leads in that direction, please let me know. Polls show Hillary losing … Continue reading →

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Ted Cruz Endorses Donald Trump for President

Posted on September 23, 2016 by Lawrence Person

Today Texas Senator Ted Cruz endorsed former rival Donald Trump for President. Here’s the text of the email message Cruz sent out: This election is unlike any other in our nation’s history. Like many other voters, I have struggled to … Continue reading →

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Man Who Used to Work for Dan Backer: “How We Killed the Tea Party”

Posted on August 18, 2016 by Lawrence Person

The headline on “How We Killed the Tea Party” overstates the case, but the movement isn’t what it once was, or could have been. And it does identify a major culprit: As we watch the Republican Party tear itself to … Continue reading →

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Why Poor People Support Trump

Posted on July 28, 2016 by Lawrence Person

If you’re looking to figure out the Donald Trump phenomena, you could do a lot worse than reading this interview with J.D. Vance, the author of the book Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis. It’s … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on a Trump-Gingrich Ticket

Posted on July 12, 2016 by Lawrence Person

There’s are persistent rumors that Donald Trump might (emphasis on the might) tap Newt Gingrich as his running mate, an idea that gained more currency with Gingrich scheduled to appear with Trump on the campaign trail. Trump’s manifest shortcomings and … Continue reading →

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Jana Duty Hoist on Her Own Petard

Posted on June 9, 2016 by Lawrence Person

Dwight beat me to this story on Williamson County District Attorney Jana Duty being placed on probation for 18 months by the Texas bar, but I have a few additional bits of context for those coming in late on the … Continue reading →

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Conservative Davidson Wins Boehner’s Seat

Posted on June 8, 2016 by Lawrence Person

Conservative Republican candidate Warren Davidson won his special election to take over the Ohio congressional seat of former speaker John Boehner. Because it was a special election for the resigning Boehner, Davidson will take office as soon as he is … Continue reading →

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Trump Officially Clenches Nomination

Posted on May 26, 2016 by Lawrence Person

As Dwight says, a historical note, suitable for use in schools: Donald Trump has reached the number of delegates needed to clinch the GOP presidential nomination, securing his status as the presumptive Republican nominee and avoiding a contested convention, according … Continue reading →

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Election Update for May 24, 2016

Posted on May 24, 2016 by Lawrence Person

Remember: Today is the runoff in Texas! Go vote if you didn’t last week! Here are a few tidbits of election news: Trump’s odds to win now top Hillary’s. Trump steps up attacks on Bill Clinton and Hillary’s enabling same. … Continue reading →

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