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Tag Archives: David Dewhurst
Ugly Campaign Against Dan Patrick Gets Uglier
Someone should contact the David Dewhurst campaign and inform them the the calendar doesn’t read 1989 anymore. There’s been yet another attack on Dan Patrick dating (like all Dewhurst’s attacks) from the golden age of hair metal. After Jerry Patterson … Continue reading
Posted in Elections, Republicans, Texas
Tagged 1980s, 2014 Election, 2014 Lt. Governor's Race, Dan Patrick, David Dewhurst, Elections, Jerry Patterson, Republicans, Texas
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Texas House Transparency Committee Votes in Secret to Impeach Wallace Hall
The Texas House Transparency Committee voted to impeach University of Texas regent Wallace Hall. Hall’s case will go to the full Texas House of Representatives. If a majority of the members of the House approve of the case’s merits, it … Continue reading
Adventures in Painful Advertising: David Dewhurst Edition
Ah, Team Dewhurst: Find an issue no one cares about, then run it into the ground. Their latest attack ad (or attack viral video) doubles down on all the unsuccessful attacks in his previous ads. “Hey, let’s take a popular … Continue reading
Posted in Elections, Republicans, Texas
Tagged 2014 Election, 2014 Lt. Governor's Race, Dan Patrick, David Dewhurst, Republicans, Texas
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A Look at the Dewhurst/Patrick Runoff
With so much Obama Administration scandal, sleaze and general fail, I haven’t devoted as much time to the statwide primary runoffs as they deserve. The Lt. Governor’s race in particular offers up the interesting dynamic of well-funded incumbent David Dewhurst … Continue reading
Posted in Border Control, Elections, Republicans, Texas
Tagged 1980s, 2014 Election, 2014 Lt. Governor's Race, Dan Patrick, David Dewhurst, Elections, Houston, Republicans, Texas
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Texas Lt. Governor’s Debate Tonight at 7 PM
Dan Patrick and David Dewhurst will be debating tonight at 7 PM. Dewhurst trailed Patrick badly in the Lt. Governor primary, so he has the most to gain from a good showing. Unfortunately for him, his debates with Ted Cruz … Continue reading
Posted in Republicans, Texas
Tagged 2014 Election, 2014 Lt. Governor's Race, Dan Patrick, David Dewhurst, debate, Elections, Republicans, Texas
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Texas Statewide Race Updates for April 4, 2014
My taxes and family health issues have curtailed blogging somewhat, so here are some statewide race updates, some of which stretch back to just after the primary: The Weekly Standard covers the Abbott campaign. One Abbott supporter in Edinburg, former … Continue reading
Posted in Elections, Republicans, Texas
Tagged 2014 Attorney General's Race, 2014 Election, 2014 Governor's Race, 2014 Lt. Governor's Race, Dan Branch, Dan Patrick, David Dewhurst, Elections, Greg Abbott, Ken Paxton, Kinky Friedman, marijuana, Midland, Mike Huckabee, Paul Burka, Republicans, Rick Casey, Ross Ramsey, Texas, Wendy Davis
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Cost Per Vote for the Texas Primary
The Texas Tribune has a fascinating chart up showing the cost per vote for Texas races. A few highlight: Wendy Davis spent $4,172,161.26 to garner 432,056 votes, or $9.66 a vote. Greg Abbott spent $8,109,379.17 to garner 1,219,831 votes, or … Continue reading
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Tagged Chart Westcott, Dan Patrick, David Dewhurst, fundraising, Greg Abbott, Joe Straus, Ted Cruz, Wendy Davis
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A Quick Overview of Primary Results
A very brief look at last night’s primary results: John Cornyn won, but couldn’t break 60% against a field of underfunded challengers. The Democratic Senate runoff is going to be between the big-spender David Alameel and the LaRouche candidate Kesha … Continue reading
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Tagged 2014 Election, 2014 Governor's Race, Dan Branch, Dan Patrick, David Alameel, David Dewhurst, Elections, Eric Opiela, Francisco "Quico" Canseco, George P. Bush, Glenn Hegar, Greg Abbott, John Cornyn, Katrina Pierson, Ken Paxton, Kesha Rogers, Matt McCall, Pete Sessions, Republicans, Sid Miller, Ted Cruz, Texas, Tommy Merritt, Wendy Davis
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Dan Patrick Beating David Dewhurst Soundly
Most people were expecting to see a David Dewhurst—Dan Patrick runoff for Lt. Governor. however, you’d be hard=pressed to find anyone who would predict that not only would Patrick garner more votes in the primary than Dewhurst, but also do … Continue reading
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Tagged 2014 Election, 2014 Lt. Governor's Race, Dan Patrick, David Dewhurst, Republicans, Texas
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Interview With Texas Lt. Governor Candidate Jerry Patterson
Friday night, I was finally able to get an interview with Texas Land Commissioner and Lt. Governor candidate Jerry Patterson, which I’d been meaning to do for quite a while. Below is a pretty close transcription of the interview (or … Continue reading