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Texas Senate Race Update for May 25, 2012

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Last day of early voting before a long weekend, and only four days till the primary, so here’s another batch of Texas Senate race news: Good profile of Ted Cruz by Robert T. Garrett of The Dallas Morning News. Garrett … Continue reading →

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Desperate Dewhurst Tries To Paint Ted Cruz As Supporter of Illegal Alien Amnesty

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Lawrence Person

David Dewhurst seems to be getting desperate, as he’s trying to paint Cruz as a supporter of amnesty for illegal aliens. It so happens that this is one of the subjects I covered in my interview with Ted Cruz last … Continue reading →

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Ted Cruz Picks Up Rick Santorum’s Endorsement

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Rick Santorum just endorsed Ted Cruz on the Glenn Beck show: That’s got to sting for Craig James, who endorsed Santorum’s Presidential run. He’s already got Sarah Palin, Jim DeMint, Sean Hannity and Ron Paul, among many others. Who will … Continue reading →

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Texas Senate Race Update for May 22, 2012

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Lawrence Person

With just a week to go in probably the longest Senate race Texas has ever seen, expect a lot of election news between now and May 29: Ted Cruz endorsed by Sean Hannity: I am given to understand that this … Continue reading →

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New Poll: Cruz Within 9 Points of Dewhurst

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Lawrence Person

According to the UT/Texas Tribune Poll released today, David Dewhurst is at 40% and Ted Cruz is at 31%. In April, the same poll had Dewhurst 38%, Cruz 26%. In January, it was Dewhurst 36%, Cruz 8%. So Dewhurst has … Continue reading →

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Deb Fischer Wins In Nebraska

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Lawrence Person

State Senator Deb Fischer was sitting in third place in the race for Nebraska’s U.S. Senate seat. Then Sarah Palin endorsed her. Now? She just won the GOP nomination. Let’s see if we can detect a pattern: Sarah Palin endorses … Continue reading →

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Texas Senate Race Update for May 11, 2012

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Certainly Sarah Palin endorsing Ted Cruz was the big senate race news of the week (compared to the tiny news of my own endorsement of Cruz), but there’s still a bunch of other Senate race tidbits: Both Ron Paul and … Continue reading →

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David Dewhurst touts the endorsement of…John Gordon?

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Lawrence Person

I missed this from a few days ago: “The Dewhurst for Texas campaign today announced the endorsement of John Gordon of Round Rock, former Texas State GOP Committeeman.” Unless you live in Williamson County, the name John Gordon might not … Continue reading →

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What I Saw At Sunday’s Tea Party Express Rally

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Lawrence Person

It’s been a few days since I went down to the south capitol steps to watch the Tea Party Express featuring Ted Cruz, Rand Paul, and Ron Paul. It’s a bit late for me to do a comprehensive write-up of … Continue reading →

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NEWS FLASH: Sarah Palin Endorses Ted Cruz

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Lawrence Person

“Just four days before the start of early voting in the Texas Senate primary, the Ted Cruz campaign announced the endorsement of Governor Sarah Palin and her husband Todd Palin.” In response to a letter from Ted Cruz, Governor Sarah … Continue reading →

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