Tag Archives: 2012 Election

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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I Would TOTALLY Kick Mike Tyson’s ASS (if he hadn’t left this bar five minutes ago)

Posted on January 1, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Insta linked to this Taylor Marsh piece about how she, as a liberal, is Totally Fed Up with Obama and the Democratic Party. I’m a bit less impressed with its significance (or sincerity) than he was, even ignoring the usual … Continue reading →

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Dropping Like Flies

Posted on December 25, 2011 by Lawrence Person

On December 19, I reported two additional Democrats, Eric Roberson and John Morton, joining the Senate race because their names appeared on the official list of Democratic candidates, bringing the total of Democratic candidates to seven. However, the next day, … Continue reading →

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