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Tea Party Victory Seen in Today's GOP Primary Runoff (Texas)
WOAI ^ | 5/27/14 | WOAI

Posted on 05/27/2014 7:15:33 AM PDT by jimbo123

The once promising political career of three term Texas Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst is expected to come to an end today, as challenger Dan Patrick is expected to defeat Dewhurst in today's Republican runoff, handing the Tea Party one of its biggest victories of the year, 1200 WOAI news reports.

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KEYWORDS: danpatrick; daviddewhurst; karlrovefail; nomorerinos; texas

1 posted on 05/27/2014 7:15:34 AM PDT by jimbo123
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But.... but.... the Tea Party is FINISHED, remember????

Outstanding news. Keep pushing.


2 posted on 05/27/2014 7:18:40 AM PDT by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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3 posted on 05/27/2014 7:19:37 AM PDT by InterceptPoint
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Dewhurst was the estab guy Cruz dispatched in 2010, correct?


4 posted on 05/27/2014 7:19:46 AM PDT by C. Edmund Wright (Do NOT suffer fools gladlyÂ…and message boards are full contact arenas)
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Dewhurst was the estab guy Cruz dispatched in 2010, correct?

Yep.
5 posted on 05/27/2014 7:21:13 AM PDT by jimbo123
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Patrick will be a strong favorite to defeat Democrat Lieutenant Governor nominee State Sen. Leticia Van de Putte (R-San Antonio) in November.

Uhh, what?

The Democrats nominated a Republican ?

6 posted on 05/27/2014 7:22:54 AM PDT by Izzy Dunne (Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
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The same.

He’s a Bushie. Rove connected, I guess. Anyway, something drew him to buy the Tea Party is dead propaganda.

Even after the Cruz led routing he got. Must have thought it was just Cruz and not the whole anti amnesty, anti racist, anti spending our childrens’ money deal that so many are trying to squelch with just a lot of lies.


7 posted on 05/27/2014 7:24:19 AM PDT by stanne
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He’s gaining on Charlie Crist as the perfect GOP Establishment poster child candidate.


8 posted on 05/27/2014 7:28:30 AM PDT by C. Edmund Wright (Do NOT suffer fools gladlyÂ…and message boards are full contact arenas)
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Guess gernalists don’t prufrede anymore.


9 posted on 05/27/2014 7:42:37 AM PDT by Madame Dufarge
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