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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forumstea bagger cruz to replace relatively reasonable conservative hutchison
in the Texas delegation to the US Senate. His opponent was the more conservative than Hutchinson, but not insane, David dewhurst.
The right wing populist march continues in the south.
God speed the day when demographics take my beloved state the way of New Mexico.
Ron Green
(9,823 posts)What a polar opposite to this vapid person who advertised against Dewhurst using "moderate" pejoratively, was the great man of wit and charm.
arely staircase
(12,482 posts)as if moderation- a universally accepted vitue- is a vice. My opponent is NOT an immoderate freak like me! Now I know that word is loaded here, as it is applied to blue dogs. But in reality blue dog Democrats hold positions that used to be on the Republican right.
Ter
(4,281 posts)He's against the Patriot Act and the NDAA. The establishment wanted the other guy.
arely staircase
(12,482 posts)If Romney gets elected (heaven forbid) lets see if he maintains those libertarian positions.
Kalidurga
(14,177 posts)Is Houston in his district? Could that be enough to beat him?
arely staircase
(12,482 posts)Last edited Wed Aug 1, 2012, 11:09 AM - Edit history (1)
Good man and would be good Senator. But it is.still Texas.
Kalidurga
(14,177 posts)I don't really expect them to either. I don't know how area around Houston is what the is the population of the area etc.. Still, one can dream of the outrage if a Republican loses this seat.
eomer
(3,845 posts)snot
(10,530 posts)B Calm
(28,762 posts)ananda
(28,873 posts).. that this kind of tea party candidacy would fire up the DNC
and the Texas Democratic party to great heights of campaign
organization and money.
That's what you would think ....