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Category Archives: Republicans
Straus Re-Elected Speaker. And It Wasn’t Close.
Sadly, my previous analysis was right on the money. Straus maintained his hold on the Texas Speaker’s chair by a 127-19 margin over Scott Turner. For all the numerous Tea Party endorsements of House candidates (indeed, the North Texas Tea … Continue reading
Posted in Republicans, Texas
Tagged Joe Straus, Republicans, Scott Turner, Texas, Texas House of Representatives
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Democrats Hate the South, And The South Hates Them Right Back
With the defeat of Mary Landrieu, the Democratic Party no longer has a single national office holder anywhere in the South. In fact, with South Carolina re-electing Tim Scott, “there are now more black Republicans than white Democrats from the … Continue reading
Posted in Democrats, Elections, Republicans, Texas
Tagged 2014 Election, Beto O'Rourke, Democrats, Elections, Lloyd Doggett, Mary Landrieu, Michael Tomasky, Moe Lane, Republicans, Texas, The South
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LinkSwarm for November 21, 2014
Here in Austin, we’re enjoying a temporary respite from Winter in November, but I don’t expect it to last long. Links! All the lies of ObamCare: The growing impression that politicians don’t play straight with their constituents is completely toxic, … Continue reading
Posted in Democrats, Economics, Elections, ObamaCare, Regulation, Republicans, Texas
Tagged Alan Dershowitz, Bill Cosby, Border Controls, due process, feminism, inflation, Jonathan Gruber, Microsoft, ObamaCare, rape, Regulation, Republicans, Texas
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A Real Texas Speaker’s Race? Don’t Count on It
Despite a broad consensus that he’s too moderate and holding up important conservative legislation, conservatives in the Texas House failed to unseat Speaker Joe Straus in both 2010 and 2012. Since then, one Straus ally after another has fallen to … Continue reading
LinkSwarm for November 14, 2014
There’s been so many people offering up so much information on “GruberGate” that I assume anyone reading this blog has seen coverage of it already. The fact that Jonathan Gruber not only lied to the American voters he called “stupid” … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Democrats, Elections, Foreign Policy, Jihad, Media Watch, ObamaCare, Republicans, Texas
Tagged #GamerGate, 2014 Election, Carl DiMaio, China, Crime, Democrats, dogs, Elections, feminism, Iraq, Jihad, Jim Schutze, Jonathan Gruber, Maine, Nancy Pelosi, New Orleans, Nigeria, ObamaCare, Ron Reynolds, Sarah Kliff, shutdown, Social Justice Warriors, Ted Cruz, Texas, Vox.com, Wallace Hall
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More Post-Election Tidbits
A few more bits of 2014 election analysis: Instapundit offers up six bills a Republican congress should pass. Can’t disagree with any of them. How the Obama years have hollowed out the Democratic Party. “The more serious problem for Democrats … Continue reading
Posted in Democrats, Elections, Republicans, Texas, video
Tagged 2014 Election, Democrats, Elections, Instapundit, Koch Brothers, Republicans, Texas, Tom Steyer, video, Wendy Davis
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Texas Statewide Race Oddities
With all the votes in, we can start analyzing some of odder aspects of the Texas statewide race results. For those watching the race, it’s no surprise that (discounting 2006’s strange four-way race) Wendy Davis was the worst-performing Democratic gubernatorial … Continue reading
Midday Post-Election Roundup
A few quick post-election links: Here’s a really solid Washington Post insider piece on how Republicans won, and Democrats lost, the election. “From the outset of the campaign, Republicans had a simple plan: Don’t make mistakes, and make it all … Continue reading
Posted in Border Control, Democrats, Elections, ObamaCare, Republicans
Tagged 2014 Election, amnesty, Border Controls, Carl DiMaio, Democrats, Elections, Mia Love, Mickey Kaus, ObamaCare, Sandra Fluke
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Brief Blurbs on a Brilliant Bloodbath
Democrats didn’t just lose last night, they got slaughtered up and down the ballot: Republicans took control of the Senate, flipping seven Senate seats in North Carolina, West Virginia, Arkansas, South Dakota, Colorado, Montana, Iowa, giving them 52 and control … Continue reading
Posted in Democrats, Elections, Republicans, Texas
Tagged 2014 Election, 2014 Governor's Race, Battleground Texas, Democrats, Elections, Greg Abbott, Republicans, Texas, Wendy Davis
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Election News Roundup for November 3, 2014
Election day is tomorrow! Now would be a good time to locate your voter registration card… Democrats come up with a brilliant new strategy to get their voters to the polls: threaten them. And yes, that letter did actually come … Continue reading
Posted in Austin, Democrats, Elections, Republicans, Texas
Tagged 2014 Election, 2014 Governor's Race, ACC, Austin, Austin City Council, Austin ISD, Democrats, Elections, Iowa, Louisiana, North Carolina, Republicans, Round Rock ISD, Texas, Wendy Davis
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