Category Archives: Republicans

Deb Fischer Wins In Nebraska

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Lawrence Person

State Senator Deb Fischer was sitting in third place in the race for Nebraska’s U.S. Senate seat. Then Sarah Palin endorsed her. Now? She just won the GOP nomination. Let’s see if we can detect a pattern: Sarah Palin endorses … Continue reading →

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Trying to Piece Together a Picture of the Birkman/Seitsinger Race

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Sometimes you post even though you don’t have all the pieces of the puzzle, if only because you have more of them than the average voter. With early voting upon us, I wanted to try to come to grips with … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for May 12, 2012

Posted on May 12, 2012 by Lawrence Person

All sorts of stories bubbling away in various states of completion. In the meantime, here’s a nice Saturday LinkSwarm that includes some (but not all) of the links I’ve put up on my twitter feed: We’ve gotten use to Democratic … Continue reading →

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Texas Senate Race Update for May 11, 2012

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Certainly Sarah Palin endorsing Ted Cruz was the big senate race news of the week (compared to the tiny news of my own endorsement of Cruz), but there’s still a bunch of other Senate race tidbits: Both Ron Paul and … Continue reading →

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What I Saw At Sunday’s Tea Party Express Rally

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Lawrence Person

It’s been a few days since I went down to the south capitol steps to watch the Tea Party Express featuring Ted Cruz, Rand Paul, and Ron Paul. It’s a bit late for me to do a comprehensive write-up of … Continue reading →

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Paul Burka (Still) Doesn’t Get It

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Lawrence Person

I know, dog bites man. In the course of talking about a phony-baloney, Dewhurst-friendly poll, Paul Burka has proven, yet against, that he doesn’t understand Republicans in general and conservatives in specific. You have to scroll down a little to … Continue reading →

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Texas Senate Candidate Forum Tonight at 7 PM

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Lawrence Person

You can watch it here, or live on-air at various PBS stations around the state. From the poll found here, I’m assuming the candidates will be Ted Cruz, David Dewhurst, Tom Leppert, Craig James, Paul Sadler and Sean Hubbard. I … Continue reading →

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In Which Democratic Dreams of a Hispanic-Driven Blue State Texas Come A Cropper

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Lawrence Person

As fewer and fewer Democrats were elected in Texas over the past two decades, liberals would console themselves with the thought that demographics were on their side. “Just you wait, Hispanics will turn Texas back into a blue state.” Indeed, … Continue reading →

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National Review Endorses Ted Cruz

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Yesterday, I endorsed Ted Cruz. Today National Review did the same. Coincidence? Almost certainly! After all, it was hardly a surprise given the cover issue treatment they already gave him. But it’s good to be ahead of the curve, if … Continue reading →

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BattleSwarm Blog Endorses Ted Cruz for United States Senator

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Lawrence Person’s BattleSwarm Blog endorses Ted Cruz for United States Senator. I believe that Cruz is the best candidate, that he has the longest, strongest, and deepest commitment to conservative principles among all the candidates running, and that he will … Continue reading →

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