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Tag Archives: Elections
LinkSwarm for July 25, 2014
Time for another random roundup of news and links: “Jimmy Carter looks like frickin’ Bismark next to the feckless dorm-room intellectual currently haunting the golf courses of the greater DC area.” Even Thomas “What’s The Matter With Kansas” Frank calls … Continue reading
Posted in Communism, Democrats, Economics, Elections, Foreign Policy, Jihad, Military, Obama Scandals, ObamaCare, video
Tagged 2014 Election, Bill Whittle, Canada, Communism, Democrats, Detroit, Elections, Export-Import Bank, Foreign Policy, Gaza, Israel, Jihad, Joe Carr, Jonathan Gruber, Lamar Alexander, Lawrence Tribe, liberal racism, Mark Steyn, Maureen Dowd, Obama Scandals, ObamaCare, Power Girl, Sarah Palin, Tennessee, Thomas Frank, Thomas Piketty, Ukraine, victimhood, video
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Wendy Davis’ Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Week
This has not been Wendy Davis’ week. First Greg Abbott’s campaign announces that he has more than $35 million cash on hand. Since Abbott was already the prohibitive favorite, hearing that he’s shattered Texas gubernatorial fundraising records wasn’t exactly a … Continue reading
Posted in Elections, Media Watch, Texas, unions
Tagged 2014 Election, 2014 Governor's Race, Elections, fundraising, Greg Abbott, Texas, Trial Lawyers, unions, Wendy Davis
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“Greg Abbott Shatters Record, Reports $35.59 Million Cash on Hand for Campaign”
That’s the title of the press release the Abbott campaign just sent out. Details from that release: $35.59 million cash on hand for the fundraising period ending on June 30th – the highest cash on hand amount ever reported by … Continue reading
Posted in Elections, Republicans, Texas
Tagged 2014 Election, 2014 Governor's Race, Elections, Gregg Abbot, Republicans, Texas
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Texas Statewide Races Update for June 23, 2014:
Some Texas statewide race news to start your week with: Her campaign manager twitched her whiskers, then jumped off the USS Wendy Davis. Speaking of which, remember her old logo? Of the move, liberal MSM fossil Paul Burka says it’s … Continue reading
Posted in Elections, Texas
Tagged 2014 Governor's Race, 2014 Lt. Governor's Race, abortion, Elections, Greg Abbott, Leticia Van de Putte, Paul Burka, Texas, Wendy Davis
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Leland Yee Update for June 5, 2014
I’ve been busy with other things, so until Dwight covered it, I didn’t realize that indicted California state senator Leland Yee’s suspended campaign still came in third in the race for California Secretary of State, pulling in a quarter-million votes. … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Democrats, Elections
Tagged California, Crime, Democrats, Elections, Leland Yee, Raymond "Shrimp Boy" Chow
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More EU Election Fallout
It’s hard to know just how much weight to put in widespread gains by Eurosceptic parties in EU elections, mainly because the EU decision-making process seems so opaque to outsiders. Even if Eurosceptic Parties had won significant majorities, you get … Continue reading
Posted in Elections, Foreign Policy, video, Welfare State
Tagged Elections, EU, Europe, European Debt Crisis, Eurosceptics, Marine Le Pen, Nigel Farage, UKIP, video, Welfare State
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Final Statewide Race Runoff Update
Tomorrow is the Texas primary runoff, so now would be a good time to find your voting card and confirm your polling place. A final roundup of runoff tidbits: The Dallas Morning News says that Dan Patrick is poised to … Continue reading
Posted in Border Control, Elections, Republicans, Texas
Tagged 2014 Attorney General's Race, 2014 Election, 2014 Lt. Governor's Race, 2014 Senate Race, Dan Branch, Dan Patrick, David Alameel, David Dewhurst, Elections, Jim Hogan, Ken Paxton, Kesha Rogers, Kinky Friedman, Michael Quinn Sullivan, Paul Burka, Rick Perry, runoff, Texas
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What UKIP’s Big Election Win Means
The UK Independence Party (universally known as UKIP) won a big victory in UK Council and European Parliament elections. I’ve been struggling with how to frame the significance of UKIP’s victory without committing the sort of ghastly “distant observer” mistakes … Continue reading
Posted in Border Control, Elections, Foreign Policy
Tagged Border Controls, Elections, Foreign Policy, Mark Steyn, Nigel Farage, Occupy Wall Street, Peter Oborne, Tea Party, UK, UKIP
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More Signs of “Dewhurst Disgust”
More fallout from Jerry Patterson’s release of Dan Patrick’s mental health information from the 1980s to aid David Dewhurst. David Jennings of Big Jolly Politics, who was notable for being perhaps the only conservative blogger in Texas to back David … Continue reading
Ugly Campaign Against Dan Patrick Gets Uglier
Someone should contact the David Dewhurst campaign and inform them the the calendar doesn’t read 1989 anymore. There’s been yet another attack on Dan Patrick dating (like all Dewhurst’s attacks) from the golden age of hair metal. After Jerry Patterson … Continue reading
Posted in Elections, Republicans, Texas
Tagged 1980s, 2014 Election, 2014 Lt. Governor's Race, Dan Patrick, David Dewhurst, Elections, Jerry Patterson, Republicans, Texas
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