David Dewhurst is the Mitt Romney of the U.S. Senate race. He’s the candidate who has climbed the ladder in an orderly way. If you go for this sort of thing — and the Republican party often does — it’s his turn.
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Campaign Chatter
A handful of Texas House members who say they’re leaving — either getting out or trying to move into other posts — top this week’s roundup of campaign news.
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Maps Ensure Melees in March, Peace in November
General elections in Texas will be less competitive than ever under the redistricting maps approved by the Legislature earlier this year. The takeaway is simple: Texas has a strongly Republican map and the political threats to incumbents, if any, will come in primaries and not in general elections.
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Two House Members Want Promotions
State Rep. Randy Weber, R-Pearland, wants to go to Congress: He announced today he’ll run for the seat now held by U.S. Ron Paul, R-Surfside. And state Rep. Rodney Anderson made his intentions for state Senate official.
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Charlie Howard Won’t Run Again
The Republican House member from Sugar Land cited “lingering health issues” as the reason he’s stepping aside.
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TribLive: A Conversation with Ted Cruz
At last Friday’s TribLive conversation, U.S. Senate candidate Ted Cruz talked about President Obama’s jobs speech, Social Security and the debt ceiling debate.
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Video: A Conversation with Ted Cruz
Full video of my 9/9 conversation with U.S. Senate candidate Ted Cruz. We talked about President Obama’s jobs speech, the future of Social Security and the debt ceiling debate, among other topics that could impact his 2012 GOP primary race.
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Audio: Ted Cruz at TribLive
At our latest TribLive conversation, U.S. Senate candidate Ted Cruz talked about President Obama’s jobs speech, Social Security, the debt ceiling debate and his chief rival in the GOP primary, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst.
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TribLive: Cruz on the Debt Ceiling Debate
At our latest TribLive conversation, U.S. Senate candidate Ted Cruz talked about the debt ceiling debate — why he would have voted no and why the threat of default was political theater.
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TribLive: Cruz on Social Security
At our latest TribLive conversation, U.S. Senate candidate Ted Cruz talked about Social Security — whether it’s a Ponzi scheme, as Gov. Rick Perry says, and how it can be fixed.