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Conservatives battling each other in Texas runoff
Washington Examiner ^ | July 4, 2012 | Susan Ferrechino

Posted on 07/05/2012 4:54:17 AM PDT by Zakeet

One of the Tea Party's most critical battles is heating up in Texas, where two conservative Republicans will slug it out for their party's Senate nomination later this month.

State and national Tea Party groups are backing former Texas Solicitor General Ted Cruz, who they hope will join a small but growing group of U.S. senators aligned with the conservative movement and pushing an agenda of less government spending, lower taxes and fewer regulations.

Cruz faces David Dewhurst, the state's lieutenant governor, in a July 31 runoff election after finishing at the top of the May 29 primary. Dewhurst beat Cruz by 10 percentage points but fell short of the 50 percent needed to avoid a runoff.

The Texas race has captivated the Republican Right. The popular blog RedState calls it "the most important battle for conservatives this year" and is pushing for a Cruz victory.

In the face of Dewhurst's apparent lead, state and national Tea Party groups are pouring money and manpower into Cruz's campaign.

They want Cruz to join the growing ranks of Tea Party senators, including Jim DeMint of South Carolina, Marco Rubio of Florida, Mike Lee of Utah, Rand Paul of Kentucky, Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania and Ron Johnson of Wisconsin.

And they have good reason to feel hopeful.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: cruz; dewhurst; senate; texas
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To: ngat

Coy? A radio station asked me to interview Dewhurst, and I did. He subsequently did things he swore up and down in the interview he wouldn’t do.

Got any more Dewhurst pimping you want to do?


61 posted on 07/06/2012 10:13:38 AM PDT by achilles2000 ("I'll agree to save the whales as long as we can deport the liberals")
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To: Bigun

Too bad you don’t understand the difference between what has developed recently as a Texas political establishment and the national GOPe.


62 posted on 07/06/2012 12:04:11 PM PDT by ngat
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To: pogo101

Now, girls, stop talking amongst yourselves without pinging the man you are talking about.


64 posted on 07/06/2012 12:36:48 PM PDT by ngat
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To: ngat
Now, girls, stop talking amongst yourselves without pinging the man you are talking about.

Oh, I always do, Ms. Paid Dewhurst Troll. Unless I'm dealing with someone who routinely fails to do likewise, in which case I deliberately stop. Someone like you.

I told you never to ping me again, and that includes the courtesy pings you never gave in any case. For my part, I will not give you any. Shut the eff up and never ping or otherwise deal with me ever again, troll.

65 posted on 07/06/2012 12:41:47 PM PDT by pogo101
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To: ngat

I understand that you are exactly what I and many others (you seem to have developed quite a fan club here) have discerned you to be and nothing more! Begone gnat!


66 posted on 07/06/2012 12:49:02 PM PDT by Bigun ("The most fearsome words in the English language are I'm from the government and I'm here to help!")
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To: ngat

You’re struggling, aren’t you?

I have never worked in the media or the press.


67 posted on 07/06/2012 12:58:29 PM PDT by achilles2000 ("I'll agree to save the whales as long as we can deport the liberals")
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To: Zakeet
To me it is amazing how Dewhurst had the right playing cards when they changed the game to Jimmy Carter Cogeneration Law and now he is a brilliant business man.
68 posted on 07/11/2012 6:05:08 AM PDT by hadaclueonce (you are paying 12% more for fuel because of Ethanol. Smile big Corn Lobby,)
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