As a NJ conservative who is watching and loves Texas politics (The place where people who believe what I do actually win), I’m curious what some people’s aversion to Dan Patrick is based on?
He seems to be the clear cut better over the incumbent. Is he still a bit RINOish overall though?
/johnny
Patrick is a little flaky, overly ambitious, opportunistic, and not completely honest.
I think people just hope that he is improving, and not going to be an embarrassment in years to come.
They clearly want him over Dewhurst, but it isn’t like Patrick is another Cruz, or Palin, conservatives full of integrity, and commitment.
When Ted Cruz was running for U.S. Senate, Patrick had him on his radio show and treated him so poorly that Doworst made an ad out of it. The ad claimed that Cruz was out of control when 90% of the words spoken was Patrick yelling at Cruz.
There are other shady things and cases of Patrick not doing what he says, but for me... that interview was his fall from grace.