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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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Jason Altmire (PA-4) Headed for Defeat?

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Remember Jason Altmire? The Blue Dog Democratic representing Pennsylvania’s 4th District who didn’t roll over when Nancy Pelosi snapped her fingers, and voted against ObamaCare? Thanks to that, while scores of his fellow Democrats were booted out of office in … Continue reading →

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Texas Senate Race Update for April 20, 2012

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Q1 reports trickle out and Team Dewhurst attack websites start popping up like mushrooms: Ted Cruz has accused David Dewhurst of helping use gimmicks to balance the state budget because, well, gimmicks have been used to balance the state budget. … Continue reading →

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Wisconsin Democrats Go for the Walter Mondale Strategy

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Lawrence Person

The one where you tell potential voters “I’m going to raise your taxes.” We all know how well that worked out for him: Sadly, the Saturday Night Live “What Were You Thinking?” skit with Mondale does not appear to be … Continue reading →

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Texas Senate Race Update for April 12, 2012

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Reminder: I will be liveblogging the Texas Senate debate here tomorrow at 7 PM. Feel free to drop by for insightful commentary, snarky asides, and no doubt a veritable cavalcade of deeply embarrassing typos. Now this week’s Senate race news: … Continue reading →

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Keith Olbermann’s Appeal Becomes Ever More Selective

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Lawrence Person

How bad do you have to suck to be fired and replaced with Eliot Spitzer? Evidently you have to suck as bad as Keith Olbermann. He went from CNN to MSNBC to Current TV (whose audience ratings clock in slightly … Continue reading →

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Democrat Paul Sadler: Texans Don’t Understand How Awesome Obama Is Because They’re Racists

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Lawrence Person

It should be no surprise that Democratic senate candidate Paul Sadler supports the the whole liberal checklist of Obama initiatives. However, what’s surprising is how easily he plays the “Obama’s opponents are racist” card on his fellow Texans: “If he … Continue reading →

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The Two Year Anniversary of ObamaCare

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Today is the two year anniversary of the passage of ObamaCare. Note that Republicans are marking the anniversary of Obama’s signature achievement, while the White House is not. Even Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer admits that it’s an electoral liability for … Continue reading →

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You Can’t Beat Something With Nothing

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Now that all the post-redistricting filings have been finalized, I thought I would take a look at Texas U.S. congressional races to see where either the Republican or the Democratic party has failed to field a candidate. While districts are … Continue reading →

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Ciro Rodriguez Blinks

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Lawrence Person

In the game of District 35 Chicken, Ciro Rodriguez decided that no, he didn’t want to face off against Lloyd Doggett’s 18-wheeler full of money and swerved aside. Instead he’s going to run against Republican incumbent Francisco “Quico” Canseco for … Continue reading →

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