Yeah, I know, I’m late to the game with this one. Once again, work interferes with blogging. So I’m sure that others have already broken down the campaign finance reports for Ted Cruz, David Dewhurst, and Tom Leppert but I’m going to do it anyway. Mostly because I like charts but also so that I [...]
Tom Leppert quietly moving into position for runoff
February 14, 2012 By
Conventional wisdom in Texas politics says that a mayor can’t make the jump to winning a statewide race. Former Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert is trying to break that conventional wisdom and has quietly moved into the number two slot behind Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst. I sat down with him and discussed a wide range of [...]
Grading the Texas Senate Debate
January 13, 2012 By
The guys and gals at the Texas Public Policy Foundation and at EmpowerTexans showed the world how to put on a debate last night in Austin. It was fast paced, lively, and, when the moderators were doing the questioning, relevant to the issues at hand. After the moderated debate, each candidate was given a question [...]
Texas candidates for US Senate debate tonight
January 12, 2012 By
And you can watch it live: Watch the event by visiting this web address:Even if you cannot be in the live audience tonight, you can still watch the US Senate Debate co-hosted by Empower Texans and the Texas Public Policy Foundation! The live stream of the event will begin at 7p.m. tonight (Thursday, January 12) [...]
Dewhurst grabs gold standard endorsement
November 17, 2011 By
Wow. Just wow. Longtime readers know that I use "wow" when I can't think of another term to describe bewilderment or shock. And I gotta come clean on this one because when I read this press release, I was bewildered. Shocked. Befuddled even. "All political candidates make promises during election campaign; however, we have [...]
Dewhurst endorsement: Is this his idea of conservatism?
October 28, 2011 By
Once again I find myself shaking my head at the Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde nature of Harris County Republicans. Only this time, I get to include Texas Lt. Gov David Dewhurst in the rocks rolling around inside my head. Here’s the deal. Lt. Gov. Dewhurst joined Harris County Republican Party Chairman Jared Woodfill and [...]
Tom Leppert releases comprehensive jobs plan
August 24, 2011 By
There isn’t a lot of “news” coming out of the race to replace Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison right now. Sure, there are a few small forums, with candidates jostling for hard core voters that have probably made their minds up already anyway, but on a broader scale, there just isn’t much happening. Rep. Michael McCaul [...]
Ted Cruz: fighting for principles
August 3, 2011 By
As I noted in this post, I think that the race to replace Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison comes down to three players: Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, Ted Cruz, and Tom Leppert. Since I had already satisfied my curiosity about Mr. Leppert, I turned back to Mr. Cruz because while I know a lot about his [...]
Tom Leppert walking, not talking, his beliefs
July 21, 2011 By
In the crowded race to replace Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, there are really only three players: Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, former Texas Solicitor General Ted Cruz, and former Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert. The rest of the field is simply filler, having no chance to win the race but perhaps having an opportunity to build name [...]
Leppert reports $1.1 million raised
April 6, 2011 By
Press release from the Tom Leppert for Senate campaign: Leppert Raises $1.1 Million During First Month of Senate Campaign $2.6 Million Cash On Hand “As I’ve Talked To Texans, Small Businessmen And Women, And The Republican Grassroots, It’s Been Clear They’re Looking To Elect A Real Texas Conservative To The U.S. Senate Who Understands How [...]
