Tag Archives: Elections

Why is Texas Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar Skipping the Democratic National Convention?

Posted on July 4, 2012 by Lawrence Person

From The Hill comes word that Texas Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar (28th District) will be joining many of his colleagues in skipping the Democratic National Convention in September. “As I get close to my election, I want to spend more … Continue reading →

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Texas Senate Race Update for June 29, 2012

Posted on June 29, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Just over a month until the runoff, and the ObamaCare decision seems to have energized the Ted Cruz campaign: The Cruz campaign announced that they crushed their $200,000 fundraising goal tied to their “Knockout punch to ObamaCare” pitch, including over … Continue reading →

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Texas Senate Race Update for June 21, 2012

Posted on June 21, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Busy week, so here’s just a quick update: Here’s where to watch the Ted Cruz-David Dewhurst debate tomorrow (Friday, June 22nd) at 8PM. Both Dewhurst and Cruz campaigned in North Texas. A typical piece on the race. But notice how … Continue reading →

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Texas Tribune Democratic Primary Map: 13 Counties Had No Democratic Votes for Senator

Posted on June 18, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Here’s a nifty interactive primary map for the Democratic side of the Texas Senate race. What jumps out at me is less the respective totals for the Democratic candidates than the fact that that there were no votes cast in … Continue reading →

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Greece Opts To Continue to Euro Shell Game

Posted on June 17, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Feeling less suicidal than usual, Greek voters have opted for the conservative (for Greece) New Democracy party in parliamentary elections, beating out the radical-left Syriza, which insisted Europe keep shoveling money into the black hole that is the Greek budget, … Continue reading →

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Narcissistic Infantilism Among the Wisconsin Left

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Now that a week has passed since Scott Walker’s decisive victory in the Wisconsin recall election, I wanted to touch on one issue that helped contribute to the left’s defeat in the recall, namely the narcissistic infantilism displayed among a … Continue reading →

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Texas Senate Race Update for June 11, 2012

Posted on June 11, 2012 by Lawrence Person

I put off putting up the latest Texas Senate race update until the Republican Party of Texas convention in Ft. Worth concluded. Good thing, too, since a lot of news came out of it, almost none of which was good … Continue reading →

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Grady Yarbrough: Statewide Man of Mystery

Posted on June 7, 2012 by Lawrence Person

It’s been more than a week since the primary, and we’re finally getting a trickle of information about the mysterious Grady Yarbrough, the man who garnered 127,971 votes in last week’s primary and will be face Paul Sadler in the … Continue reading →

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Wisconsinfreude

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Lawrence Person

You’ve probably heard that Governor Scott Walker easily won the Wisconsin recall election last night. Between now and when Walker was elected in 2010, the result of each election has been worse and worse for unions and their liberal Democratic … Continue reading →

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While the Feiler Faster Thesis Won’t Save Obama’s Bacon

Posted on June 3, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Micky Kaus, the Thinking Conservative’s Liberal, has been suggesting that the traditional thinking that the economy must be good at least six months before an election for the President to have a chance is wrong. His contention is that the … Continue reading →

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