Posted on 03/05/2014 3:44:13 AM PST by iowamark
Wow — we all knew John Cornyn was going to win last night. He had no significant opposition. His opponents never got tea party or conservative support. His most significant opponent was…well…eccentric to put it politely. Cornyn managed to get 60% in his primary.
Ted Cruz was not on the ballot in Texas last night. After the Cornyn race was called, Brian Walsh, a paid adviser to the NRSC, took to Twitter and, as many including myself interpreted it, obtusely attacked Cruz, who is Deputy Chair of the NRSC.
Cruz did not endorse Cornyn, who himself did not endorse Cruz in 2012. As a friend of mine who saw that tweet noted, “Walsh is like the professional gay lobby. He has Cruz nominally supporting the establishment by sitting in the NRSC post and not causing trouble. He has Cruz staying out of primaries — not picking against the NRSC candidates. That’s not enough though. He wants to have his cake and eat it too, by having Cruz kiss Cornyn’s ring.”
But this was all a distraction.
Ted Cruz showed just how powerful he is in his home state last night. Cruz endorsed 5 candidates. Four of the five won outright and the fifth is the heavy favorite going into a runoff. Cruz did not endorse in the Attorney General race in Texas, but he said some pretty glowing stuff about Ken Paxton. Several people tell me Paxton got strong momentum after Cruz’s kind words and now he finds himself in the lead headed into a runoff against a guy who spent $5 million. GET MONEY TO KEN PAXTON NOW. We need him to win. Paxton’s opponent is still heavily funded.
Paxton, by the way, features himself with Ted Cruz on the homepage of his website. Consider the Cruz effect in Texas in other races.
Konnie Burton is headed into a runoff in Wendy Davis’s State Senate District. Konnie was behind, but after Cruz’s support found herself in first place.
Donna Campbell, running against a well funded establishment pick for the State Senate, won without a runoff after getting a positive reference from Ted Cruz.
Wayne Christian, an early support of Cruz in 2012, is leading a race for Texas Rail Road Commissioner now. Christian is also the former head of the Texas Conservative Coalition.
And then there is David Dewhurst, the Texas Lieutenant Governor. He ran against Tex Cruz in 2012 as the establishment pick and front runner until Cruz beat him. He has high statewide name ID. And now he finds himself in a runoff with Dan Patrick to keep his job.
Cruz is showing his ability to not just get himself across the finish line, but get other Republicans through their own primaries. Perhaps if Walsh and Senate GOP staffers and Senators keep attacking Cruz, it’ll finally dawn on Cruz that he needs to collect some scalps on his own side in his own chamber to change things. Ted Cruz needs to stretch his legs in Republican primaries outside Texas.
“Bad candidates fail regardless of ideology.”
I clicked on this thread just to see if you'd be posting your usual stuff, and here you are. At least you didn't call Cruz a "malcontent" again.
Malcontent Definition
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adj. adjective
1.
Dissatisfied with existing conditions.
“I clicked on this thread just to see if you’d be posting your usual stuff, and here you are. At least you didn’t call Cruz a “malcontent” again.”
I am sorry for my negligence in this matter. Ted Cruz is a malcontent.
from Yahoo dictionary.
adj. adjective
1.
Dissatisfied with existing conditions.
n. noun
1.
A chronically dissatisfied person.
2.
One who rebels against the established system.
After reading posts on FR for months and all the talk about bad weather, only the diehards showing up, crawling thru glass to vote for his opponent etc, I’m thinking how did Cornyn gather 62 percent?
Cruz is learning from Palin. Palin endorsed some fairly doughy candidates and they didn’t go her way.
If he supports solid people who are actually conservative, and he rolls up victories, he’ll be OK. It isn’t going to happen overnight.
Tea Party saved the House’s bacon last election cycle. The bill is due and like most statists, the GOP-e doesn’t want to pay it.
That's easy. He had MUCH more money than all the rest combined. He flooded the airwaves, both radio and TV while the others could not. The good news is, he was forced to spend it when he certainly didn't want to.
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That's easy. He had MUCH more money than all the rest combined. He flooded the airwaves, both radio and TV while the others could not. The good news is, he was forced to spend it when he certainly didn't want to.
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Also, don't forget that with so few Democrats engaged in primaries, MANY Democrats crossed over to vote in the Republican Senate primary. You gotta know they supported Cornyn!!
Cornyn could have bought 51% in the runoff.
People had false worries about Stockman being taking away in handcuffs before November.
They are trying to do the same with Dan Patrick. 80% of Texas wants Rick Perry’s tuition repealed. I’ll speculate 90% of whites and 40 or 50% of hispanics.
Cruz just changed his principles and endorsed Cornyn. He says he is awesome! roll eyes.
Cruz just changed his principles and endorsed Cornyn.
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http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2014/03/cruzs-post-primary-endorsement-of-cornyn.html/
Cruz’s post-primary endorsement of Cornyn
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“He’s earned considerable respect in the Senate. We have not agreed on everything, but
we have agreed on the vast majority of issues,” Cruz posted Wednesday on Facebook.
He added that he was “proud” to endorse Cornyn – along with two other GOP nominees:
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott for governor, and George P. Bush for land commissioner.
“My position all along — you and I have had this conversation a hundred
times — is that I’m likely going to stay out of incumbent Republican primaries.
It’s no longer an incumbent Republican primary,” Cruz said. “From Day 1
John Cornyn and I have had a good working relationship. We have been friends.
We have agreed on the vast majority of issues. I think we’re a strong and
effective team working for Texas.”
He noted that even without an endorsement, he did donate to Cornyn’s campaign.
That was last May, when his political action committee sent a $2,500 check.
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So does this mean that Cruz will now be sacrificed on the FR altar of ideological purity?
Or will he get the “Palin pass” similar to the McLame endorsement?
Time will tell but I suspect Cruz has his own ‘Cruz Control’ and
isn’t too concerned about the political fallout.
He’s earned considerable respect in the Senate.
Yieks. It is actually worse then I thought. Why on Earth would Cruz say such lies.
No doubt in my mind Bob.
Not by me.
Cruz is playing Chess and the old GOPe 'tard is playing checkers.
Did you expect Cruz to support the Democrat?
If it was beneficial to him, yes. He would love to be senior senator of Texas.
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