Posted on 05/28/2014 5:19:36 AM PDT by cotton1706
The 2014 Republican primaries have been good for incumbents and the GOP establishment over Tea Party candidates. Texas is having none of that. In Tuesday's GOP primary runoff elections, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst lost his bid for re-election to state Sen. Dan Patrick, a former talk radio host backed by Tea Party groups. This is Dewhurst's second big loss to the Tea Party — he was upset by Ted Cruz in the 2012 GOP primary for U.S. Senate. Patrick will face state Sen. Leticia Van de Putte (D) for the unusually powerful Texas lieutenant governorship.
The Tea Party also won in the race for state attorney general, with state Sen. Ken Paxton beating state Rep. Dan Branch for the GOP nod. And former U.S. Attorney John Ratcliffe, backed by the conservative Club for Growth and Senate Conservatives Fund, unseated 91-year-old Rep. Ralph Hall (R).
The state's Democratic establishment fared somewhat better. In the uphill race to defeat Sen. John Cornyn (R), Democrats nominated Dallas dentist David Alameel over Lyndon LaRouche Democrat Kesha Rogers, who has called for President Obama's impeachment and campaigned with photos of Obama sporting a Hitler mustache. - - Peter Weber
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Is that really different from where you are, for a run-off of a primary in a non-presidential year?
I’m not sure, but when you consider how upset people are with the ACA, economy and such; one would think more people would be motivated to vote. Just an observation, not a ‘slam’ at any particular state.
David Dewhurst – incumbent: 35 percent
**Dan Patrick: 65 percent
"Dirty" David Dewhurst was humiliated, embarrassing landslide loss!
Yep, it was a righteous beat down.
As long as you’re both conservative, come on down!
We’ve taken in the downtrodden for ages...I remember the rust bust folks from up North coming down in the ‘80’s. We quickly converted any/all who even thought about being liberals. Those who were willing to roll up their sleeves and work hard, have been handsomely rewarded.
Texas is a state of mind that takes over your senses very fast, as you see and appreciate all of the opportunities she has to offer....quality of life, quality friends and neighbors, work ethic, etc.
Sounds more like a leftist saying.
One more thing. You do not blow your horn for anything other than an emergency! ;)
But I do miss the 1% cap on property tax.
Make up the rest with an increased oil/gas production tax.
Is Pennsylvania getting any better politically? I don’t understand why Pennsylvania isn’t more conservative!!!
Haha well that would certainly be a relief. Here in Baltimore, if you are at a red-light for a nanosecond after it turns green, you get a horn blared at you for such temerity!
Thank you all for the humorous and helpful replies. I do wish I could move down there, but: My Milanese wife would probably not go for it (although she does like the show Dallas for some strange reason) and I do have family up here (in PA) that I will probably have to care for eventually.
It is tempting though even with climate concerns; it can't be much worse than the summers in Baltimore and there wouldn't be any leftists to deal with (at least not nearly as many).
Oh well a guy can dream.
If you think that is bad, I suggest you pass on Houston...
Fire ants, water moccasins, mean-as-hell wild boar, 110 in the shade; even our roses have thorns all over them.
As a native son, I can't imagine never coming back home to Texas.
How long did your marriage last after you made him promise?
No
Summers in the northeast are bad. Anyone who lives or works in NYC knows that it is a city which cannot be air conditioned, but this is not like that This is a whole different deal than that. And it is straight through from June until about mid September.
You do not need a weather report from June through August
Literally
/johnny
True story. Some years ago, my daughter had two of her friends fly in from Japan to spend the weekend with us and check out John Hopkins University where the friend wanted to attend a open house.
No way would I let my daughter borrow the car to drive into Baltimore. We got up early to make the trip and, as I was dropping downhill on a nearly empty US 40 just after the state line, the highway patrol turned on his bubble machine. He'd clocked me at 70, but I guess the truth (three cute high school seniors checking out JHU) was enough for him letting me off with a warning.
We get to the beltway around Baltimore and I'm still going 70. Only this time, all the traffic is passing me like I'm standing still.
This includes another Maryland Highway patrolman who gives me a big scowl as he passes. I took that as my invitation to speed up and blend in with the traffic.
My daughter thought it was funny-- her Dad getting two Maryland highway patrol warnings on the same day for going exactly the same speed.
To wit: the first, for going too fast in an area where there with little traffic and it was perfectly safe; the second for going to slow where there was a ton of traffic and the risk was far greater.
Not really...the state government is controlled by the GOP-E (which just raised gas taxes by .28 per gallon) and Rats from Philly and Pittsburgh. The vast middle of the Commonwealth is Conservative, but there just is not enough of us to beat back the twin urban giants.
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