Tag Archives: David Dewhurst

Final PPP Poll Has Cruz Up by 10 Points

Posted on July 30, 2012 by Lawrence Person

“PPP’s final poll of the Republican Senate runoff in Texas finds Ted Cruz opening up a 52-42 lead, an increase from our survey two weeks ago that found him ahead 49-44.” Further: Cruz’s victory is driven by 4 things: the … Continue reading →

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Oh Deer

Posted on July 27, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Ted Cruz staffer Joshua Perry recently tweeted that he had hit a deer. (Both his car and the deer were fine.) I quipped that he should hope it was a Dewhurst-voting deer. He replied he thought it was for Sadler. … Continue reading →

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Texas Senate Race Update for July 26, 2012

Posted on July 26, 2012 by Lawrence Person

A quick roundup Texas Senate race news. Less than a week before the runoff! I’ll try to do at least one more update Monday. Friday the Ted Cruz campaign is having a big get-out-the-vote rally in The Woodlands featuring Sarah … Continue reading →

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Quick Roundup on Yesterday’s Cruz—Dewhurst Debate

Posted on July 24, 2012 by Lawrence Person

My non-political life is amazingly busy this week, but here’s a roundup of reactions to yesterdays debate between Ted Cruz and David Dewhurst: Though she bashes both candidates, Patricia Kilday Hart does note that “Throughout his tenure as lieutenant governor, … Continue reading →

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Texas Senate Race Update for July 20, 2012

Posted on July 20, 2012 by Lawrence Person

The Senate race runoff is barreling down the track toward us, so there’s a lot of race news this week: New poll has Dewhurst down by 10 points. One caveat is that I haven’t heard of Political Gravity before, so … Continue reading →

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Cruz to Debate Dewhurst One More Time Monday

Posted on July 19, 2012 by Lawrence Person

The King Street Patriots in Houston are hosting a Senate runoff debate between Ted Cruz and David Dewhurst in Houston, Monday, July 23, starting at 6 PM. It will be broadcast on Fox 26 in Houston (and I’m guessing other … Continue reading →

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Roundup and Video of Last Night’s Cruz—Dewhurst Debate

Posted on July 18, 2012 by Lawrence Person

If you didn’t watch last night’s Belo debate between Ted Cruz and David Dewhurst, the executive summary is: Cruz won decisively. And despite Dewhurst’s agreement to participate in five runoff debates with Cruz, this debate was the last of two. … Continue reading →

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I’ll Be LiveTweeting The Cruz/Dewhurst Debate Tonight

Posted on July 17, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Tonight is the last Ted Cruz/David Dewhurst debate before the election. (Hey Dewhurst, what happened to all those other debates you said you were up for?) Baring unforeseen technical difficulties, I will be LiveTweeting the debate from Cruz headquarters in … Continue reading →

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Texas Senate Race Update for July 13, 2012

Posted on July 13, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Happy Friday the 13th! The big news this week is Ted Cruz topping David Dewhurst in two separate external polls (none of this internal crap) and Dewhurst not only making a pro-amnesty speech in 2007, but making things ten times … Continue reading →

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New PPP Poll: Cruz 49%, Dewhurst 44%

Posted on July 12, 2012 by Lawrence Person

“PPP’s first poll of the Texas Senate runoff finds Ted Cruz with a surprising 49-44 lead and a much more enthusiastic cadre of supporters than former front runner David Dewhurst.” Surprising, that is, unless you’ve paid close attention to the … Continue reading →

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