[SoConPubbie]

"If we must have an enemy at the head of Government, let it be one whom we can oppose, and for whom we are not responsible, who will not involve our party in the disgrace of his foolish and bad measures." - Alexander Hamilton "We don't intend to turn the Republican Party over to the traitors in the battle just ended. We will have no more of those candidates who are pledged to the same goals as our opposition and who seek our support. Turning the Party over to the so-called moderates wouldn’t make any sense at all." -- President Ronald Reagan "A thing moderately good is not so good as it ought to be. Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice." - Thomas Paine 1792 "It does not take a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men." - Samuel Adams "If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, go home from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or your arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains set lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen." - Samuel Adams

[SoConPubbie]

Representative Steve Stockman is running against Cornyn Ping!

[Theodore R.]

Apparently Stockman left lightweights in the race for his House seat. Not good. What do the once popular Demos have in SE TX?

[Theodore R.]

Is this unknown Phil Fitzgerald then the rep.-elect from the district?

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Where do I send money?

[Vendome]

“Uh, why am I here?!??!??”....

Different Stockman...

[Viennacon]

Excellent news. Stockman has a real shot. We do need a solid conservative to replace him in the House though. Any info from his district?

[Viennacon]

Nothing to stop James White from running still is there?

[Viennacon]

Bevin, Brannon, Bright, Carr, Maness, McDaniel, Sasse, Stockman

Nobody can say us conservatives didn’t have the candidates to vote for and support going into 2014. If we can get even half of these elected, we will have sent the establishment home crying.

Take the senate back from Dingy Harry. Take the Republican Party back from the RINOS.

SCF’s new strategy fundraising HQ is up and running, with four of the above candidates already endorsed.

https://donate.senateconservatives.com/?c=

[Graewoulf]

Thanks, Steve.

Let us know how we can help your Primary Campaign.

BTW, be sure and run some ads showing Senator “To-Hell-with-the-people-who-voted-for-me” Cornyn at his RINO Establishment finest !

[Graewoulf]

” - - - Stockman said he decided to run because he believes Cornyn “undermined Sen. Ted Cruz’s fight to stop Obamacare.” More from that article:

WND asked: What makes you think you can beat this entrenched incumbent?

“I don’t know that I can beat him, but I am sure going to try,” he said, adding that he thinks he has a shot because, “In Texas, conservative policies win over stabbing fellow Republicans in the back.” - - - - “

Yup.

[Impy]

Surprise. It was the last day of filing. Cornyn doesn’t get off without a serious challenger after all.

I’m sure it set off a mad scramble for Stockman’s safe house seat. Poltics1 lists 6 Republican candidates. And the only rat is the 2012 Libertarian nominee.

[LibLieSlayer]

I am going to send him some of the money that I QUIT SENDING to the gop/e! Miss me yet boys?

[zeugma]

Another alternative might be to support Dwayne Stovall to oust John Cornyn.

[TexasGunRunner]

I continue to be amazed how well informed people can so totally misread and fail to understand Steve Stockman.

1) He is the real deal. He is a close ally of Louie Gohmert. I’ve worked for and with Steve since 1988. He used to be president of the Young Conservatives of Texas while Reagan was president.

2) Steve waited until the last minute for a few reasons:
- see if Gohmert was going to declare
- keep his plans secret until it was too late for somebody else to enter the senate race targeting him.
- this is strategy

3) Regarding strategy - the goal for conservatives is to force a run-off — that is the only way to beat Cornyn. Steve’s entry makes the primary higher profile and brings lots of energy. Even if he falls short, now you have more candidates beating up on Cornyn. All we need is a good conservative in the run-off against Cornyn and he will be defeated.

4) Regarding tipping others for his seat - That undermines the strategy. The goal is to win. You don’t do that by blowing up your strategy on day one. Steve was targeted by establishment RINOs. Their whole strategy just fell apart since Steve is no longer where they are shooting. There are plenty of people in the race and the seat will stay Republican. Takach or White can run next time to remove the RINO or lightweight...1 of 435 is not as big of deal. The real whiners here are the ones who never liked Steve and/or had their own agenda (pushing White).

For years, conservatives complained nobody on our side plays hard ball. Steve plays hard ball and now some are whining and moaning he didn’t give the RINOs a chance to overwhelm him with millions. If you want to telegraph all your plans to Rove in plenty of time for him to foil them, go ahead. Steve isn’t giving Rove a chance.

[Din Maker]

One Austin consultant tells National Review Online that he believes Stockman went out of his way to keep his intentions secret from James White, a state representative from the district who probably would have run to fill the seat if he had known about Stockman’s statewide ambitions.

Stockman is my Congressman. James White is my State Representative. Stockman has Conservative credentials, but there's always been a "mystery" surrounding him that I've never been able to put my finger on. He talks about Cornyn stabbing Ted Cruz in the back yet, he does stuff like this. I'm still supporting Linda Vega's bid to take out Cornyn. But, if Stockman gets the GOP nod, I'll support him.

[magna carta]

He is a warrior on immigration. Very politically incorrect...a bad bad boy

[ObamahatesPACoal]

“We don’t look to the government to bail us out every time we get into a bind…Somebody said that the Republican party needs to be the party of legal immigration, and I kind of like the way that was put.”

That was his friend Rubio who wants amnesty and massive legal immigration.

http://www.johncornyn.com/2013/12/06/party-legal-immi/

Coming from Cornyn that means amnesty for some illegals and massive increases in documented Democrats.

[fieldmarshaldj]

This just reported today on Politics1:

TX CD-36: Due to Cong Steve Stockman (R) last min entry into US Sen race, per state law, the CD-36 filing period is extended until Dec 16.

So serious candidates have 5 days additional to file, presumable this will give State Rep. James White his entrée.