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Dewhurst raises only $1.6M as GOP runoff looms (Texas)
KFOX ^ | 5/20/14 | WILL WEISSERT Associated Press

Posted on 05/20/2014 12:13:17 PM PDT by jimbo123

Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst has raised only about $1.6 million since late February, but lent himself nearly twice that while attempting to beat back a primary challenge from state Sen. Dan Patrick.

Campaign finance records released Tuesday show Dewhurst collecting $1.65 million in donations from Feb. 23 to last week. That's far less than he'd promised to raise. Dewhurst also pumped $3 million of his own money into his campaign in April and May, after previously lending it $2 million.

Including earlier loans, Dewhurst's campaign now is carrying nearly $5.4 million in debts.

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


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: danpatrick; daviddewhurst; texas
Looks like another FAIL for Karl Rove after Dewhurst gets the boot next week.
1 posted on 05/20/2014 12:13:17 PM PDT by jimbo123
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To: jimbo123

Dewhurst ran the sleaziest campaign against Ted Cruz I have ever seen


2 posted on 05/20/2014 12:16:46 PM PDT by Rock Eye Jack
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To: jimbo123

Dewhurst, you’re off to the dustpan of history. You’ve advanced too many progressive ideas and agenda items, you’ve allied with progressive DimocRATS too often and you’ve obstructed agenda items of constitutional conservatives too many times to count.

Enjoy your retirement out of the limelight.

By the way, ANYONE donating ANY amount of money to Dewhurst’s campaign is on a fool’s errand.


3 posted on 05/20/2014 12:17:40 PM PDT by House Atreides
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He paid way too much for his laughably bad TV ads. They look like a parody of Dirty Campaign Ads.


4 posted on 05/20/2014 12:32:17 PM PDT by txrefugee
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5 posted on 05/20/2014 12:39:30 PM PDT by vbmoneyspender
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To: jimbo123
I just did my part to send "Dirty" Dewhurst to the un-unemployment line!

Dan Patrick is not the perfect candidate, but he's also not one of the Austin GOP insiders.

Good Luck David!

6 posted on 05/20/2014 12:47:52 PM PDT by TexasCajun
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To: House Atreides

If you donate $0.01, it costs them more to process it than the donation itself.


7 posted on 05/20/2014 1:01:32 PM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: jimbo123; Rock Eye Jack

He is a sleazy RINO


8 posted on 05/20/2014 1:23:57 PM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans!)
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This will be a huge loss for the GOPe - bigger than losing a Senate seat. The Lt. Gov. has significant legislative power in Texas and can do far more to further a conservative agenda than your typical Senator in DC


9 posted on 05/20/2014 1:25:22 PM PDT by achilles2000 ("I'll agree to save the whales as long as we can deport the liberals")
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To: Rock Eye Jack
 
Patrick is getting the same treatment - hysterical flyers from Doworst are now showing up in my mailbox - should keep the paper shredder busy till next week.
 

10 posted on 05/20/2014 1:29:25 PM PDT by lapsus calami (What's that stink? Code Pink ! ! And their buddy Murtha, too!)
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To: txrefugee

That snarky, hateful half-latina he let carry his message was a monstrous mistake: in the newest ad she’s more come-hither than viper-venom spitter.

I like Patrick’s catching the ‘kitchen sink’ ad.. this is starting to feel a lot like Cruz v. Dewhurst deja-vu.


11 posted on 05/20/2014 1:32:36 PM PDT by txhurl (Trump/Cruz '16, and everybody else for Cabinet members.)
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To: lapsus calami

Yep. We’re getting the same sleazy Dewberry flyers, too....


Dan Patrick faced bankruptcy

Dan Patrick hired illegals to replace windows at his business

Dan Patrick throws rocks at pigeons


12 posted on 05/20/2014 1:34:44 PM PDT by Jane Long (While Marxists continue the fundamental transformation of the USA, progressive RINOs assist!)
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A lot of people don’t know or remember that a Houston Aryan Brotherhood with big cartel ties tried to kill Patrick a few years ago, shooting up the Capitol, demanding access to his offices.

If Dan’s enemies are Mexican cartels and skinheads, I think we got the right guy.


13 posted on 05/20/2014 1:40:36 PM PDT by txhurl (Trump/Cruz '16, and everybody else for Cabinet members.)
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To: txhurl

I haven’t heard/seen the kitchen sink ad. I’ll look for it.


14 posted on 05/20/2014 1:43:46 PM PDT by Jane Long (While Marxists continue the fundamental transformation of the USA, progressive RINOs assist!)
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To: jimbo123

This is all you need to know about Dewhurst. He tried to circumvent the law to get a relative out of jail.

http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2013/08/21/david-dewhurst-makes-911-call-to-try-free-relative/


15 posted on 05/20/2014 4:36:06 PM PDT by Sporke
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I don't like Dewhurst.

I don't like Patrick even more.

16 posted on 05/20/2014 4:42:08 PM PDT by lonestar (It takes a village of idiots to elect a village idiot.)
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To: Sporke

Dewhurst sounds drunk on that call.


17 posted on 05/20/2014 4:56:55 PM PDT by jimbo123
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To: jimbo123

Interesting that he raised SO LITTLE from the outside, given his position. I suspect that Rove and company have already given up on him and moved on to other conservatives to try to take down.


18 posted on 05/20/2014 6:17:02 PM PDT by BobL
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