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Titanic Republican shift in key Senate race (Cornyn now at 43%, can't avoid a runoff election)
WorldNetDaily ^ | February 18, 2014 | Garth Kant

Posted on 02/18/2014 8:58:11 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

'Cruz missile' strategy propels Stockman toward runoff vs. Cornyn.

It is a monumental shift in major race that could be sending shock waves through the GOP establishment.

Underfunded and targeted by GOP strategist Karl Rove, Rep. Steve Stockman, R-Texas, has defied the odds in his long-shot bid to topple the second-most powerful Republican in the U.S. Senate, and he’s on the verge of forcing a crucial runoff with incumbent Sen. Jon Cornyn, R-Texas, in the Texas GOP primary.

According to the results of a stunning new poll, Cornyn has fallen from 50 percent to 43 percent.

That means Cornyn would have to gain eight points in the next two weeks to break the 50 percent threshold to avoid a runoff, but he seems to be losing ground, fast.

A runoff is critical because it can change the entire direction of a race.

That’s why forcing a runoff is the centerpiece of Stockman’s strategy, the same strategy that sent Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, to the Senate in 2012.

The goal is to force a runoff to buy time needed to rally the grassroots, raise funds and obtain key endorsements....

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


TOPICS: Texas; Campaign News; Polls; U.S. Senate
KEYWORDS: cornyn; cruz; stockman; tedcruz
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Long piece.
1 posted on 02/18/2014 8:58:12 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Too bad it’s from WND, but I hope it’s true.


2 posted on 02/18/2014 9:00:06 PM PST by Usagi_yo (Standardization is an Evolutionary dead end.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Stockman’s been absent on opening day of 2014.

I am now going with Stovall in the ABC strategy.


3 posted on 02/18/2014 9:03:17 PM PST by txhurl
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Call on line 1 for Sarah Palin... a Mr. Stockman from Texas.


4 posted on 02/18/2014 9:03:39 PM PST by Sapwolf (Talkers are usually more articulate than doers, since talk is their specialty. -Sowell)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

DONT GET COMPLACENT!!!!!!

YOur vote in the primaries is most important


5 posted on 02/18/2014 9:04:43 PM PST by Mr. K (If you like your constitution, you can keep it...Period.)
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To: Sapwolf

She’ll endorse Cornyn.


6 posted on 02/18/2014 9:06:47 PM PST by demshateGod (The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Great article. Thanks for posting Vet.


7 posted on 02/18/2014 9:07:45 PM PST by tennmountainman (Just Say No To Obamacare)
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To: demshateGod

She will not.


8 posted on 02/18/2014 9:09:43 PM PST by txhurl
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To: demshateGod

Yeah, just like she did Dewhurst.


9 posted on 02/18/2014 9:09:45 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (I will raise $2M for Sarah Palin's next run, what will you do?)
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To: Mr. K

Don’t worry, going tomorrow.


10 posted on 02/18/2014 9:10:52 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (I will raise $2M for Sarah Palin's next run, what will you do?)
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To: Usagi_yo

Yeah, I know. Here’s a sort of “leftwing” WND saying basically the same thing from their perspective:

Crazy Steve Stockman Could Force Senator Cornyn Into Runoff in TX GOP Primary
https://www.politicususa.com/2014/02/18/crazy-steve-stockman-force-senator-cornyn-runoff-tx-gop-primary.html

and here’s HuffandBlow:

Steve Stockman Gains On John Cornyn In Latest GOP Primary Poll
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/18/steve-stockman-poll_n_4811070.html?utm_hp_ref=politics

and Human Events:

Texas GOP poll: Cornyn 43% leads Stockman 28%; Failure to garner 50% triggers run off
http://www.humanevents.com/2014/02/17/texas-gop-poll-cornyn-43-leads-stockman-28-failure-to-garner-50-triggers-may-run-off/


11 posted on 02/18/2014 9:17:32 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (I will raise $2M for Sarah Palin's next run, what will you do?)
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To: txhurl

I voted Stoval today. I think a great many Texans will do the same, as well as for Stockman. The combination of the two will be the downfall of Harry Reid’s voting partner.


12 posted on 02/18/2014 9:18:09 PM PST by matthew fuller (The GOP is dead- Long Live the TEA Party!)
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To: demshateGod

She’ll endorse Cornyn


Like she did McCain in 2010, Jeff Flake and Sarah Steelman in 2012....

Wonder if she will endorse McCain’s buddy Lindsey Graham?


13 posted on 02/18/2014 9:18:50 PM PST by SeminoleCounty (Diversity is just racism against white folks)
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To: txhurl

I cannot figure Stockman’s *strategy* out. Regardless, we just need to force McCornyn into a run-off. It will be Stockman or Stovall who will be the challenger. I’ll back either, over Cornball. A B C!


14 posted on 02/18/2014 9:21:39 PM PST by Jane Long (While Marxists continue the fundamental transformation of the USA, progressive RINOs assist!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Cornhole is the second-most powerful Republican in Senate eh?

Right after Ted Cruz, then....


15 posted on 02/18/2014 9:22:06 PM PST by bigbob (The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly. Abraham Lincoln)
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To: matthew fuller

Bump!


16 posted on 02/18/2014 9:23:02 PM PST by Jane Long (While Marxists continue the fundamental transformation of the USA, progressive RINOs assist!)
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To: SeminoleCounty; demshateGod

17 posted on 02/18/2014 9:24:14 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (I will raise $2M for Sarah Palin's next run, what will you do?)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Yep, read all of them. News by consensus.


18 posted on 02/18/2014 9:27:56 PM PST by Usagi_yo (Standardization is an Evolutionary dead end.)
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To: Jane Long

I cannot figure Stockman’s *strategy* out.


His strategy was to sit his election out, giving up his own House seat, even.

Ergo, Senator Stovall. Man, that was the quickest a race has ever been decided.


19 posted on 02/18/2014 9:30:36 PM PST by txhurl
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

a) It’s World Nut Daily

b) The author can’t even spell “John”.

Let’s say I’m not sold on this.


20 posted on 02/18/2014 9:41:58 PM PST by OrangeHoof (2001-2008: "Dissent Is Patriotism!" 2009-2016: "Dissent Is Racism!")
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