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Stanley Garza, Another Longshot Democrat, Joins the Senate Race

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Sean Hubbard now has company in the “Declared Democratic candidates sure to be ignored by the MSM” purgatory, although Stanley Garza’s website says he’s only formed an exploratory committee. In 2008, he ran for Tax Assessor/Collector in San Jacinto County…as … Continue reading →

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Texas Senate Race Updates for July 20, 2011: Roundup of Reactions to Dewhurst’s Entry

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Lots of reaction to Lt. Governor David Dewhurst’s long-awaited announcement that he was getting in the Senate race yesterday. Here’s Dewhurst’s official announcement: Ted Cruz offers a video response: That video offers a URL for another Cruz website, https://www.provenconservative.com/, but … Continue reading →

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Dewhurst is In

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Lawrence Person

It’s official. Tom Leppert says he considers Dewhurst, not Ted Cruz, his main competition. Which is what you would expect him to say. More details and reactions tomorrow.

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Clarification: Leppert Did Donate $500,000 to His Campaign, But That Wasn’t Among the $750,000 in Reported Constributions

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Shawn McCoy of the Tom Leppert campaign clarifies Leppert’s Q2 fundraising numbers: Yes, Tom invested more of his own money in the campaign. That was not part of the 750k.= Not sure if you received our press release—it may help … Continue reading →

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Texas Senate Race Updates for July 19, 2011

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Still waiting for Dewhurst to announce his candidacy. (It would be tempting to write a Waiting for Godot parody with Dewhurst in the Godot role, except I suspect the intersection between Texas political junkies and people who would appreciate a … Continue reading →

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Texas Senate Race Updates for July 18, 2011

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Lawrence Person

A few quick updates on the Texas Senate Race: Dewhurst sounds like he’s in, to be made official “midweek.” So also says the Denton County GOP chair… …who will be hosting a Senate forum with Ted Cruz, Tom Leppert, Elizabeth … Continue reading →

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Paul Burka Offers Advice for Yankee Journalists on Rick Perry

Posted on July 16, 2011 by Lawrence Person

You might have noticed that I have not been overly kind in my assessments of Paul Burka’s political observations. He comes across as a world-weary, old school, middle-of-the-road liberal reporter who can’t come to grips with the changing political landscape, … Continue reading →

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Senate Race Updates for July 15, 2011 (Including Some Fundraising Numbers)

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Lawrence Person

The candidates have started releasing their fundraising totals for Q2: Ted Cruz came out on top of the fundraising quarter with $800,000. According the the Statesman, Leppert raised $750,000 and Elizabeth Ames Jones raised $313,000. Ricardo Sanchez raised $160,000. Which … Continue reading →

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Ron Paul to Retire From Congress

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Lawrence Person

To concentrate on his 2012 Presidential run. After which, since he won’t be the GOP nominee, he will presumably retire from politics. More about Paul’s somewhat-mixed legacy, and the nature of his supporters, at a later date…

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A Few Sundry Followup Stories

Posted on July 3, 2011 by Lawrence Person

I hope everyone is enjoying their holiday weekend. Here are a few follow-ups to previously covered stories: Politico’s David Catanese says that David Dewhurst is going to jump into the Senate race. After months of dawdling, the Obama Administration finally … Continue reading →

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