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KSAT-12 reached out to Ken Cope's campaign for a statement Friday. His response follows: I believe (Cornyn) is a failed leader. We’ve had several opportunities where he has demonstrated that – the nine time vote for basically the increase for the national debt has been a significant challenge for Texans to be able to accept. There are numerous other opportunities where he has failed as leadership. You can look at the cloture vote on Obamacare in which they were trying to suspend the financing and so on. His lack of leadership in bringing the coalition in the senate caucus together...

MIDLOTHIAN – Getting government out of the way of the private sector is key to driving growth and creating more jobs, Ken Cope, candidate for U.S. Senate, said today as he detailed the four fundamental elements of his plan to revive the nation's economy. Cope, a retired Army Lieutenant Colonel and successful business executive, is challenging incumbent Sen. Cornyn in the March 4 Republican primary. "Things may look bad for our country right now, but America is far from finished," Cope said. "Strong leadership can fix our country's problems. That is why in my campaign I have done more than...

On the Thursday edition of The Chad Hasty Show, U.S. Senate candidate Ken Cope spoke with Chad Hasty about his campaign for Senate and why he decided to challenge incumbent Senator John Cornyn. Cope had some harsh criticism for Senator Cornyn, calling him a “seatwarmer” and arguing that he is not the big conservative fighter he claims to be. Cope added that many people are rightfully angry at Cornyn, and that the Senator had become disconnected from the people of Texas and has turned into another career politician. “[Cornyn] has done nothing on immigration. He’s done nothing about tax reform....

U.S. Senate candidate Ken Cope harshly criticized Republicans in Washington who made no attempt to gain concessions of any kind in connection with the latest debt ceiling increase. Ken Cope, candidate for U.S. Senate, today blasted the House and Senate Republicans who collaborated with Democrats in raising the U.S. debt ceiling without any conditions. Cope called that "capitulation" and emphasized that he opposes any further debt ceiling increases. "We are well past the point where the U.S. can afford to raise the debt limit," Cope said. "We need to reduce spending and eliminate the need to borrow more. That's what...