Tag Archives: 2012 Election

Dewhurst, Cruz Release Tax Returns

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Lawrence Person

I had both a wedding and a book release party to attend this weekend, so I haven’t had time until today to note that David Dewhurst and Ted Cruz have followed the lead of Craig James in releasing their tax … Continue reading →

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You Get a Tax Return! You Get a Tax Return! Everyone Gets a Tax Return!

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Craig James got the ball rolling by promising to release his tax returns, an offer he immediately made good on: 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 For those of you whom don’t regard paging through an ex-football player’s tax returns an … Continue reading →

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An Example Of What’s Wrong With Journalism These Days

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Lawrence Person

This Houston Chronicle piece by Joe Holley is an example of why so many people are dissatisfied with the job the legacy media is doing of reporting events. In covering the American Jewish Committee/World Affairs Council of Houston senate candidate … Continue reading →

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Cruz Raises $1.1 Million in Q4

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Lawrence Person

The Cruz campaign announced that it raised $1.1 million in Q4. That’s slightly up from the $1.05 million he raised in Q3, but honestly, I find it a bit disappointing; I would expect him to have a bigger Q4 fundraising … Continue reading →

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Tom Leppert Critic Jim Schutze on Problems During Leppert’s Term as Mayor

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Before I interviewed Tom Leppert, I wanted to research several controversies that came up during his term as Mayor of Dallas. Unfortunately, because of The Dallas Morning News paywall (and, as you can read below, possible DMN involvement in some … Continue reading →

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Texas Senate Race Update for January 20, 2012

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Still waiting on Q4 fundraising numbers from the candidates. In previous quarters they came out around the 15th of the month after the deadline, but maybe the deadline is longer for End-of-Year reports. Jason Embry notes that hey, this just … Continue reading →

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Perry Out?

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Lawrence Person

So say the tea leaves. An announcement is scheduled for later today. Word is he’ll endorse Gingrich. A sad turn of events, but also increasingly an inevitable one. After his autumn gaffes, Perry could just never regain traction. He joins … Continue reading →

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Ted Cruz (and Myself) Climb Aboard the Stop SOPA Bandwagon

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Lawrence Person

I’m sure that if you do any web-browsing at all, you’ve noticed all the Stop SOPA Blackouts (or, in the case of Fark, a white out) in opposition to the ill-conceived, MPAA-backed SOPA IP “protection” bill that would open up … Continue reading →

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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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