Category Archives: Republicans

New PPP Poll: Cruz Up, Dewhurst Still Leading But Down

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Lawrence Person

The latest PPP poll has David Dewhurst still leading the Senate race at 36%, but that’s down five points since their last poll, while Cruz is up 6 points at 18%. Leppert is a distant third at 7% and Craig … Continue reading →

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Dewhurst Raises Disappointing $1.54 Million From Donors in Q4

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Lawrence Person

David Dewhurst only raised $1.54 Million from donors in Q4. While far from chicken-feed, those numbers seem really disappointing to me, especially given that he pulled in $2.64 million in donor contributions in Q3. Those are just donor numbers, and … Continue reading →

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TPPF Texas Senate Debate Roundup and Video, Plus A Few Other Race Tidbits

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Lawrence Person

I was busy with a family even over the weekend, so I haven’t had a chance to sit down and watch the debate all the way through. But I’ll go ahead and put it up for others to take a … Continue reading →

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Saddle Up Texas Straw Poll Results

Posted on January 14, 2012 by Lawrence Person

I’ve been busy hosting a family even this weekend, so I haven’t been able to do a post on Thursday’s debate. But I wanted to point out the results of the straw poll at Saddle Up Houston (which, with 3,321 … Continue reading →

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Texas Senate Race Update for January 11, 2012

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Lawrence Person

I expect the campaigns to start announcing Q4 fundraising results any day now, and I just sent off a list of interview questions to the Craig James campaign today. So here’s one final news roundup of the senate race before … Continue reading →

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Huckabee Endorses Dewhurst

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Lawrence Person

This morning former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee endorsed David Dewhurst’s Senate campaign. That’s a very good pickup for Dewhurst, and along with his previous Pro-Life endorsements, it shows that he’s doing better than expected among social conservatives. In his endorsement, … Continue reading →

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Williamson County Senate Forum Today (Wednesday, January 4, 11 AM)

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Lawrence Person

I’m not sure if I mentioned this before, but there will be a Senate Forum put on by the Williamson County Republican Women today starting at 11 AM: Wednesday, January 4, 2012 11:00 Registration 11:15 Buffet Opens 11:30 Forum Meeting … Continue reading →

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Websites of the 2012 Texas Senate Candidates

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Here’s an updated list of the declared 2012 Texas senate candidate’s websites, along with any subsidiary pages that change frequently (in-the-news, press releases, etc.), along with their Facebook pages, Twitter feeds, and FEC fundraising report pages, plus any additional pages … Continue reading →

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Texas Senate Race Update for January 3, 2012

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Very soon the candidates should be crowing about how much money they pulled in during Q4. In the meantime, here are few variegated updates for your political junkie pleasure: The Club for Growth releases an ad targeting David Dewhurst: Moreover, … Continue reading →

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The Case for Rick Perry

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Ace of Spades makes his case for Rick Perry here. Since that piece came out December 19, it’s hardly cutting edge news. But I’ve been ruminating on it for a while to try and figure out if I have anything … Continue reading →

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