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Lt. Governor Chupacabra Sighted!

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Lawrence Person

David Dewhurst has finally stepped down from his ivory tower and entered the political fray in person, joining his fellow candidates at the Spirit of Freedom Republican Women candidate forum in Sugar Land. This might be the first result of … Continue reading →

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Texas Senate Race Updates for October 19, 2011

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Ted Cruz appeared on the Mike Berry radio show: Great line: “Where is it written that Republicans have to be spineless jellyfish?” Cruz will also be (is?) appearing on the Mark Levin show at 7:30 PM. According to an email … Continue reading →

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Whatever Ricardo Sanchez Was Doing in Q3, It Wasn’t Fundraising

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Lawrence Person

National Journal is reporting that Ricardo Sanchez raised a disasterous $83,000 in Q3. He also spent over $112,000 for the quarter and finished with $119,000 in the bank. Digging into his Q3 FEC report makes his quarter seem, if anything, … Continue reading →

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New Poll Shows Cruz and Dewhurst Neck and Neck

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Lawrence Person

The Cruz campaign alerted me to a new poll from the Azimuth Research Group that shows David Dewhurst and Ted Cruz neck and neck. In fact, they show Cruz leading, 32% to 31%, though they note that before rounding, the … Continue reading →

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Texas Senate Race Update for October 14, 2011

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Lawrence Person

And still more Texas Senate Race news: BattleSwarm Blog gets named by the Ted Cruz campaign as the blog of the week. Sweet! Though I do feel compelled to point out that I have not endorsed any Senate candidate, that … Continue reading →

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Leppert Raises $640,000 in Q3, Tosses in Another $500,000 of His Own Money

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Tom Leppert’s campaign announced that it raised $640,000 in donations in Q3. In addition, it announced that Leppert, as he did in Q2, threw in another half million of his own money. Those are significant sums, and by no means … Continue reading →

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Senate Race Fundraising Numbers: A Historical Comparison

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Here are are some impressive fundraising numbers: Through the end of Q3 on September 30, the odds-on senate favorite has raised $6,444,926. The challenger? A comparatively paltry $1,615,165. Given those numbers, it should be pretty easy to figure out who … Continue reading →

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Dewhurst Raises $2.64 Million, Throws in $2 Million in Self-Funding, Has $4 Million On Hand

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Hot on the heels of Ted Cruz’s $1 million+ Q3 comes news that David Dewhurst raised $2.64 million in contributions. He also threw in $2 million of his own money, and has $4 million in cash on hand. That’s serious … Continue reading →

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Ted Cruz Raises $1 Million+ in Q3

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Lawrence Person

It’s time for candidate’s Q3 fundraising totals to start trickling out, and the Ted Cruz campaign is first out of the gate with the news that he raised $1,057,953 in Q3 and has $2.4 million cash on-hand. This is in … Continue reading →

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In Which My Texas Senate and Fast and Furious Updates Converge

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Former Texas Solicitor General and current senate candidate Ted Cruz calls for a Special Counsel to investigate Fast and Furious. The text of his announcement: Today, I’m calling for the appointment of a Special Counsel to investigate Justice Department corruption … Continue reading →

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