{"id":14342,"date":"2012-08-06T21:05:23","date_gmt":"2012-08-07T02:05:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.battleswarmblog.com\/?p=14342"},"modified":"2012-08-06T21:05:23","modified_gmt":"2012-08-07T02:05:23","slug":"dispatches-from-the-ted-cruz-victory-lap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.battleswarmblog.com\/?p=14342","title":{"rendered":"Dispatches from the Ted Cruz Victory Lap"},"content":{"rendered":"

The echos from Ted Cruz’s victory over Dewhurst are still echoing not only around the state, but the nation as well. Here’s just a small sampling of the most important reactions:<\/p>\n

  • Cruz’s victory is a wakeup call for the establishment<\/a>.
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    “It’s difficult to overstate the achievement of Cruz beating Dewhurst,” said Democratic strategist Harold Cook of Austin. “That Cruz won amplifies the extent to which tea partiers are at war with establishment Republicans, and at the moment, winning it.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

  • Jonah Goldberg looks at the Cruz campaign and sees an end to boring white guy candidates<\/a>. Emphasis on the “boring.”\n
  • Cruz was interviewed by Chris Wallace on Fox News:\n