Based on what is written here about the senior Patterson, I’d say he’s managed to step on his extremity. I hate the Booshes, but sometimes the enemy of my enemy gets to be my friend (for a moment or two if it serves a useful purpose).
Here ya go, from the Texas Tribune- Dec 14, 2015:
“Patterson, Declining to Run for Railroad Commission, Knocks Trump
Former Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson is not running for state railroad commissioner, and he says that Donald Trump has something to do with that. Patterson was one of several high-profile Republicans flirting late last week with a bid for David Porter’s open seat on the three-member Texas Railroad Commission, which regulates oil and gas production.
“I also believe a nominee of the Republican Party should be able to enthusiastically support all other Republican nominees. With the possible if not probable nomination of Donald Trump for President by my party, I could not do that,” Patterson said. “Telling Trump supporters that they should vote for Jerry Patterson while simultaneously opining that anybody who votes for Trump is an idiot is not a good formula for success.”
Trump’s Texas spokeswoman did not immediately respond to a request for comment. —snip—