Posted on 04/16/2024 12:43:12 PM PDT by cotton1706
On a rainy Wednesday in Dallas, powerful Republican donors gathered at the home of billionaire Kelcy Warren to help save the political career of House Speaker Dade Phelan.
The speaker of the House is considered a titan of Texas politics, wielding the power to shape legislation, appoint committee leaders and amass a robust campaign fund to spend on protecting incumbents and other allies.
That power wasn’t enough to protect Phelan from a surprisingly strong challenge by David Covey, who rode support from former President Donald Trump to a top finish in the March primary and forced Phelan into a precarious primary runoff on May 28.
Covey harnessed growing discontent from the Republican Party’s right flank, which blamed Phelan for the demise of favored legislation, including public funding for private school tuition and several border-security initiatives.
If Phelan stumbles, centrist conservatives could find themselves with a shrinking role in the GOP and on the losing end in the fight over control of the Republican Party.
“For the center-right wing of the Republican Party, this is, in some ways, the last stand,” Rice University political scientist Mark Jones said.
Phelan’s Dallas fundraiser was a clarion call for establishment Republicans and conservatives who see value in saving Phelan’s career.
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So is what they are saying is that a drunk trans-Republican stumbled? I certainly am pulling for a change in leadership. No more trans-Republicans stopping Texas as speaker of the house.
These commie RINO pizzants are neither centrist nor conservative.
They are simply communist Democrats masquerading as Republicans.
Phelan played his cards. Paxton survived.
They’re worried....and they have good reason to be.
Now flush this turd next month Texas.
No conservative is supporting Phelan. Just the New World Order BUshites and their Democrat allies.
This article is the biggest pile of BS I’ve had the misfortune of reading in a while.
Phailin is a complete and total phailure.
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