Posted on 05/29/2012 8:09:51 PM PDT by Bigtigermike
The Texas Republican Senate primary is headed for a runoff, after Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst fell just shy of 50 percent of the vote Tuesday.
Dewhurst will face former state solicitor general Ted Cruz, a favorite of the tea party, in the July 31 runoff. The winner of that runoff will be a heavy favorite to succeed retiring Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas), after Democrats failed to land a top-tier recruit.
With 43 percent of precincts reporting, Dewhurst led Cruz 46 percent to 32 percent. Seven other candidates split the vote enough, though, to push the two into a runoff.
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When is the election?
When is the face-off? Conservatives need to work their tails off for Cruz between now and then.
From the posted article above....
I just donated to Cruz.
Final: only ten point separation.
Dew: 44%
Cruz: 34%
end of July
With a 10.6 point separation between the two the question becomes what will the runoff turnout be and how will the voters for the other 7 candidates break. The turnout will be lower so it becomes which candidate can produce the best GOTV.
Mark Levin says Cruz is the “real deal”.
Dewhurst: 44.60%
Cruz: 34.23%
Other: 21.17%
If 85% of Cruz voters turn out for the runoff, 75% of Dewhurst voters turn out, and 65% of Other voters turn out, and Cruz wins 2/3 of the Other vote that turns out, he will squeak out a victory.
Cruz needs money. If you can send him $$$, that will help him beat the Dewhurst (sic?) lying ads. Dewhurst has tons of $$$.
Let's surge and send Cruz $$$, whatever state you live in!
Levin says Cruz is the “real deal”. If nothing else, Levin's opinion goes a long way with me.
“Time for a Levin Surge for Cruz.” (my post)
Only Levin can call for a “Levin Surge”.
I just got overwhelmed with thinking Cruz can win and that Levinites would take Cruz over the top!
I can't call for a Levin Surge; but I can call for a hummingbird surge!
Yep turn out will be the key along with how Leppert’s supporters settle, imo. Drewhurst got 145,077 more votes that did Cruz in the head to head count with six precincts still not reporting.
July 31.
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