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TEXAS SENATE: Will we "Cruz" to Victory or "Todd Aikin" our way to Defeat? (Vanity)
February 18, 2014 | Din Maker

Posted on 02/18/2014 10:14:07 AM PST by Din Maker

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1 posted on 02/18/2014 10:14:07 AM PST by Din Maker
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To: Din Maker

Nice analysis, and I’ve no doubt they have a boatload of stuff on Stockman.


2 posted on 02/18/2014 10:22:04 AM PST by Viennacon
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To: Din Maker

There are five Senate seats that would be Republican today but for incompetent tea party candidates, one being Colorado and Michael Bennet, who had no business winning that seat. We’ll see if Ken Buck has found a vaccine for foot in mouth disease.


3 posted on 02/18/2014 10:22:34 AM PST by colorado tanker
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To: Din Maker

Hope for the best. That’s all one can do. Just getting Cornyn into a run-off
is a huge accomplishment. That alone will send a message to Cornyn
and the rest of the RINO’s.
So Texans, at least get him in a run-off.


4 posted on 02/18/2014 10:24:31 AM PST by tennmountainman (Just Say No To Obamacare)
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To: Din Maker

Todd Akin was not a Tea Party candidate he was a stubborn idiot though.


5 posted on 02/18/2014 10:25:46 AM PST by vicar7 ("Polls are for strippers and cross-country skiers" Sarah Palin)
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To: Din Maker

turtle?


6 posted on 02/18/2014 10:26:47 AM PST by Berlin_Freeper
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To: Din Maker

Bingo.


7 posted on 02/18/2014 10:29:40 AM PST by FAA
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To: Berlin_Freeper
Tea Party Candidate In Texas Makes Viral "Turtle Soup" Campaign Ad
8 posted on 02/18/2014 10:31:34 AM PST by Berlin_Freeper
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To: colorado tanker

Ummm lets not forget all the seats lost by establishment losers? Berg. Mr. Macaca. Thompson.


9 posted on 02/18/2014 10:35:16 AM PST by Viennacon
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To: Din Maker

Stop It!!!! Get out there and quit worrying and vote out Cornyn. Only one worth a dime is Stovall. If we are going to worry about a turtle comparison with someone outside of Texas we have bigger problems. He is a big boy and can handle it, can you!!! Its time we can do BETTER!!!!


10 posted on 02/18/2014 10:38:32 AM PST by GoCards (I am a Hobbit)
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To: Din Maker

Todd Aiken shined a bright light and showed us the wickedness in this country. We showed him that you just can’t do that and still hope to win. And we want to win!

(Just don’t ask us whether what we win is worth having.)


11 posted on 02/18/2014 10:39:37 AM PST by LearsFool ("Thou shouldst not have been old, till thou hadst been wise.")
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To: vicar7

I don’t think I said that Todd Aikin was a Tea Party candidate.


12 posted on 02/18/2014 10:46:31 AM PST by Din Maker
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To: Berlin_Freeper

He may be good guy and have good positions, but you have to wonder about a candidate who decides that a “Turtle Ad” will help him on a greater-than-local stage. In fact, take away the turtle references and everything else in the ad would work.


13 posted on 02/18/2014 10:47:15 AM PST by BlueStateRightist (Government is best which governs least.)
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To: LearsFool

I agree. Todd Aiken was a good man and was doing well until the media chose to make a cause celebre out of one mis-statement. Which they never do regarding the numerous gaffes made by anyone on the left. A candidate on the right could say nothing extraordinary and the msm would find a way to twist their words.


14 posted on 02/18/2014 10:48:39 AM PST by mrsmel (One Who Can See)
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To: Din Maker

No doubt a real closet Cornyn RINO supporter. Fits Cornyn’s incessant ads demonizing his opponents and stating his own conservative credentials.

Well, actions speak louder than words. Say what you will about Stockman’s loose cannon, but his voting record tells me what I need to know. He also has achieved beating a very entrenched senior Congressman when he defeated Jack Brooks.

A Republican like Cornyn who leads the Dems to victory over his fellow Senate GOP members like he did recently on removal of debt ceiling (giving the Dems a real-life wet dream) is not exactly the kind of person you want representing you. Like Boehner, he is leading the wrong party.

Cornyn was thought to have conservative credentials, but that was in retrospect in comparison to Kay Bailey. We found out what a real conservative acted like when Ted got onto the scene.

I had mused with what if last year Cruz had simply stepped down as Senator, letting Perry replace him with another in the Cruz-mold, then Ted announcing his candidacy for the Senate seat occupied by Cornyn.

Ted would win the primary in a landslide, we would have two conservative Texas Senators, and Cornyn would be placed into retirement to enjoy his three pensions he “earned”.

I wonder if you would still be voting for Cornyn.


15 posted on 02/18/2014 10:48:41 AM PST by bestintxas (Every time a RINO bites the dust a founding father gets his wings.)
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To: GoCards

Only one worth a dime is Stovall.
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I will probably vote for Stovall, but that’s BULLSHIT!!! Have you researched Reid Reasor or Ken Cope?


16 posted on 02/18/2014 10:49:16 AM PST by Din Maker
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To: vicar7
Todd Akin was not a Tea Party candidate he was a stubborn idiot though.

Correct!! There were two other candidates that were more "tea partiers", although as a congressmen Akin was a good conservative. He was encourage to run for Senate by party people. As soon as he made his comments, the dropped him hard and blamed the tea party for nominating him.

17 posted on 02/18/2014 10:51:18 AM PST by 11th Commandment (http://www.thirty-thousand.org/)
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You're a tad ahead of yourself. This is NOT a duplicate of Cruz' race, because that was for an open seat. Right now, and especially because it's a very short ( 8 weeks) campaign, it's a referendum on Cornyn, pure and simple..hold him below 50%..then figure it out afterwards..

And here's another IMPORTANT point..of the five southern primary races...Texas, SC, Miss, Tenn, and KY, realistically speaking, conservatives have the least chance to pull an upset in Texas. However,. because it's the FIRTST race, it's important, because it will resonate in the other states. You guys force Cornyn into a runoff, or even if you hold him to under 60%, and you're gonna inspire the tea Party folks in the other races..McConnell with s**t a brick...

18 posted on 02/18/2014 10:53:14 AM PST by ken5050 (This space available cheap...)
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To: bestintxas

I wonder if you would still be voting for Cornyn.
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I’m not voting for Cornyn and you can bite me punk!


19 posted on 02/18/2014 10:54:14 AM PST by Din Maker
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To: bestintxas

I wonder if you would still be voting for Cornyn.
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I’m not voting for Cornyn and you can bite me punk!


20 posted on 02/18/2014 10:54:14 AM PST by Din Maker
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