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Title: Texas GOP chooses tea party-backed Cruz for Senate
Post by: Undies on July 31, 2012, 08:59:45 PM
http://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/texas-gop-chooses-tea-1487810.html

Great news!
Title: Re: Texas GOP chooses tea party-backed Cruz for Senate
Post by: Kyle Ricky on July 31, 2012, 09:01:02 PM
That is great news.
Title: Re: Senators up for Election in 2012
Post by: Jasonw560 on July 31, 2012, 09:03:52 PM
Looks like Cruz has it!!!

Now, when he wins the Senate seat, we need to hold hs feet to the fire.

Get on Cornyn, also.
Title: Re: Texas GOP chooses tea party-backed Cruz for Senate
Post by: IassaFTots on July 31, 2012, 09:06:31 PM
Woot Woot!  Hot dang diggity!!!!  Gimme some Tea!
Title: Re: Texas GOP chooses tea party-backed Cruz for Senate
Post by: franksolich on July 31, 2012, 09:08:34 PM
What do the polls look like for this race, right now, (R) versus (D)?

Is the Yarborough who lost the (D) nomination by any chance related to the infamous Yarborough whose ego compelled Kennedy to go down to Dallas and get killed?
Title: Re: Texas GOP chooses tea party-backed Cruz for Senate
Post by: Undies on July 31, 2012, 09:14:37 PM
Quote from: franksolich on July 31, 2012, 09:08:34 PM
What do the polls look like for this race, right now, (R) versus (D)?

Is the Yarborough who lost the (D) nomination by any chance related to the infamous Yarborough whose ego compelled Kennedy to go down to Dallas and get killed?

Cruz is a shoo-in in November.
Title: Re: Texas GOP chooses tea party-backed Cruz for Senate
Post by: Jasonw560 on July 31, 2012, 09:19:27 PM
Quote from: franksolich on July 31, 2012, 09:08:34 PM
What do the polls look like for this race, right now, (R) versus (D)?

Is the Yarborough who lost the (D) nomination by any chance related to the infamous Yarborough whose ego compelled Kennedy to go down to Dallas and get killed?
Last I found from April is Cruz 44%, Sadler 34%.

And this Yarbrough is black.
Title: Re: Texas GOP chooses tea party-backed Cruz for Senate
Post by: Bad Dog on July 31, 2012, 10:49:30 PM
Quote from: Jasonw560 on July 31, 2012, 09:19:27 PM
Last I found from April is Cruz 44%, Sadler 34%.

And this Yarbrough is black.

Well, Sadler can bring in OWS & Debbie to counter the Tea Party & Sara.
Title: Re: Texas GOP chooses tea party-backed Cruz for Senate
Post by: Zeus on July 31, 2012, 10:54:32 PM
Quote from: franksolich on July 31, 2012, 09:08:34 PM
What do the polls look like for this race, right now, (R) versus (D)?

Is the Yarborough who lost the (D) nomination by any chance related to the infamous Yarborough whose ego compelled Kennedy to go down to Dallas and get killed?

In a Statewide election it's highly unlikely Texas will send a Democrat to the Senate. Cruz should win by a comfortable margin.
Title: Re: Texas GOP chooses tea party-backed Cruz for Senate
Post by: Jasonw560 on July 31, 2012, 11:14:58 PM
Look at how many people voted R vs D:http://www.krgv.com/pages/elections/ (http://www.krgv.com/pages/elections/) sorry....one of my local news station pages.
Title: Re: Texas GOP chooses tea party-backed Cruz for Senate
Post by: BigTex on August 01, 2012, 12:41:29 PM
Yes it IS a great day for conservatives, the Harvard trial lawyer gets to go to the beltway where he belongs and the basketball playing rodeo hall of famer gets to stay in charge of Texas where he belongs. If Dewhurst was really the moderate Cruz claimed people would have voted him to the senate to because he would have less control over what happens in Texas there.

As George Will points out: "On 99 percent of U.S. Senate business, Cruz and Dewhurst probably would vote alike (http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/george-will-splitting-hairs-in-a-texas-race/2012/07/25/gJQAlBey9W_story.html)".

I cant wait until 2018 when the tea party tries to unseat the "moderate" Cruz because of 3 or 4 compromise votes he will have to make.