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Heavyweight Showdown in Texas GOP Primary for Governor
Pajamas Media ^ | Jan 31 | G. M. Roper

Posted on 01/31/2010 1:20:58 PM PST by AJKauf

A popular U.S. senator and an incumbent governor headline a close race, but a feisty conservative activist is gaining ground.

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Last but by no means least is the most conservative of the bunch, Debra Medina. A Republican Party activist and the former Wharton County Republican Party chair, as well as the former state coordinator for the Campaign for Liberty, Medina is an admitted long shot, but she has seemingly pushed an awful lot of the right buttons with her share of likely voters:

A new Rasmussen Reports poll revealed a significant shift to Medina among likely Texas primary voters. She now stands at 12%, up considerably from November:

(Excerpt) Read more at pajamasmedia.com ...


TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: debramedina; hutchinson; kbh; libertarian; medina; perry; rickperry; rino; ronpaulian; texas; tx2010; txgov; txgov2010
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1 posted on 01/31/2010 1:21:00 PM PST by AJKauf
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To: AJKauf

Under 20% equals a spoiler.


2 posted on 01/31/2010 1:24:35 PM PST by Hugin (Sarah Palin,: accept no substitutes!)
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To: AJKauf

Perry has been Governor for 10 years. Please explain why he needs to run for yet another term. He’s also more of a big-gov’t socon.


3 posted on 01/31/2010 1:24:53 PM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist
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To: AJKauf; GulfBreeze

“Last but by no means least is the most conservative of the bunch, Debra Medina.”


...most conservative???

;-)


4 posted on 01/31/2010 1:26:15 PM PST by stevie_d_64 (I'm jus sayin')
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To: AJKauf

The demographics of Texas are shifting rapidly and the GOP will not be able to could on Texas as a win on the presidential level for too much longer.

With that Texas will be a Battleground State in 2020 and by 2024 be Leaning if not Strong Democrat.

But for today, Texas Conservatives need to support Debra Medina for Governor.


5 posted on 01/31/2010 1:27:05 PM PST by trumandogz (The Democrats are driving us to Socialism at 100 MPH -The GOP is driving us to Socialism at 97.5 MPH)
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To: stevie_d_64

She’s going to do away with gun registration in Texas!

I guess she would have to BEGIN gun registration first, but hey...


6 posted on 01/31/2010 1:28:14 PM PST by humblegunner
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To: humblegunner

I agree, kinda oxymoronic??? right???


7 posted on 01/31/2010 1:32:18 PM PST by stevie_d_64 (I'm jus sayin')
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To: humblegunner

The excerpt makes it sound like someone is pushing a Paul protege. Also the writer doesn’t even know the spelling of Hutchison’s last name. Yet he becomes a specialist on Texas politics and elections. Go figure.


8 posted on 01/31/2010 1:39:50 PM PST by deport (30 DAYS UNTIL THE TEXAS PRIMARY....... MARCH 2, 2010)
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To: AJKauf

If conservatives in Medinas court would do their homework on her they wouldn’t be supporting her at all. Dimwits do that, they get caught up in the hipe or get spoon fed and go along rather than finding out the truth about a candidate. Sheesh!


9 posted on 01/31/2010 1:41:31 PM PST by caww
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To: Hugin

Exactly. We don’t need Bill White as Gov.


10 posted on 01/31/2010 2:13:01 PM PST by freekitty (Give me back my conservative vote; then find me a real conservative to vote for)
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To: Pantera; TWfromTEXAS; BoringGuy; Richard Kimball; girlscout; omegabea; Warrior_Queen; erkyl; ...
Ping

Freepmail me or ping me from the original thread to get on/off the 2010 Texas Governor's Race ping list.

11 posted on 01/31/2010 2:13:17 PM PST by BuckeyeTexan (Integrity, Honesty, Character, & Loyalty still matter)
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To: caww
If conservatives in Medinas court would do their homework on her they wouldn’t be supporting her at all.

OK, why should I NOT support Medina?
12 posted on 01/31/2010 2:14:51 PM PST by RushingWater
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To: AJKauf

Medina shares the Libertarian position on legalizing drugs. She got elected chairwoman when Ronulans dominated the process and took over the the election in Wharton County. Like a typical Ronulan, she called everyone in the Wharton County organization who didn’t agree with her “country club Republicans.”

Sound familiar?

She’s Ron Paul in a pantsuit.

- Jp


13 posted on 01/31/2010 2:17:06 PM PST by Josh Painter ("We cannot spare this woman. She fights" - David Karki re: Sarah Palin)
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To: stevie_d_64
...most conservative???

LOL!

14 posted on 01/31/2010 2:23:53 PM PST by Eaker (Where I'm from, "Gang Colors" is Realtree and Mossy Oak. You know what I'm saying hoss. Rule.308.)
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To: caww

Well, call me a dimwit. Medina’s record looks pretty conservative to me. But then again, I’m a Texas conservative. She wants to do away with property tax and is in favor of sales taxes instead. Real border security. She homeschooled her children. She runs her own small business. Maybe Pennsylvania voters are more conservative than Texans? By the way, I watched both of the Republican Governor debates. What did you think of the debate?


15 posted on 01/31/2010 2:24:40 PM PST by encm(ss)
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To: stevie_d_64

Medina is a fake and would be a disaster.


16 posted on 01/31/2010 2:32:10 PM PST by mulligan
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To: Eaker

Yeah, kinda made me giggle as well...

Like I’ve said, the only reason she is even on the map is the Libertarians that have latched onto her coat-tails...

You should see all the “Republicans” in Harris County she has sucked into the fold...


17 posted on 01/31/2010 2:35:11 PM PST by stevie_d_64 (I'm jus sayin')
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To: encm(ss)
Medina’s record looks pretty conservative to me.

Is it s 33, 45 or 78?

She has no record and her history in politics include too much Ron Paul.

18 posted on 01/31/2010 2:37:49 PM PST by Eaker (Where I'm from, "Gang Colors" is Realtree and Mossy Oak. You know what I'm saying hoss. Rule.308.)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
Please explain why he needs to run for yet another term.

Kinda like the Bill of Needs?

Oh wait, that is the Bill of Rights.

See he has a right to run if he wants to and owes you no explanation.

19 posted on 01/31/2010 2:42:09 PM PST by Eaker (Where I'm from, "Gang Colors" is Realtree and Mossy Oak. You know what I'm saying hoss. Rule.308.)
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To: stevie_d_64
All you have to do is look at one of the online polls after the debate Friday night to see the Paul influence. This is from the WFAA website I pickup Sat. evening.

	
	               Votes    %			
Kay Bailey Hutchison     60     2			
Debra Medina           2625    91		
Rick Perry              121     4

20 posted on 01/31/2010 2:42:30 PM PST by deport (30 DAYS UNTIL THE TEXAS PRIMARY....... MARCH 2, 2010)
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