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23 March 2011
Dewhurst must be running for Senate
Christy Hoppe, in the non-gated part of the DMN:
Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst is not only a graduate of the University of Arizona, he played on the men's basketball team.So when asked about the oh-so narrow 69-70 victory that his former Wildcats scored over the Texas Longhorns on Sunday night, Dewhurst professed with a big smile that he was hurting.
Listen, he said, his wife graduated from UT and so did most of his family. So he said he was rooting for UT in the NCAA tournament.
Certainly not a sign that Dewhurst might skip the Senate race, as I argued that he should.
Posted by Evan @ 03/23/11 09:01 AM | Comments (0)
22 March 2011
Where Texans live
Paul Burka wrote up the winners and losers of a proposed State Board of Education redistricting map by House Redistricting Chair Burt Solomons.
What interested me most is how starkly it depicted where Texans live. The western half of the state has about 13% of the population.
Posted by Evan @ 03/22/11 09:47 PM | Comments (0)
04 March 2011
Ted Cruz for Senate
I've decided to support Ted Cruz for Senate. If you take a look at my criteria, I think you'll understand why: Ted is the best communicator, he has the clearest message in the race, and he is best positioned to keep the seat in Republican hands for decades to come. I like quite a few of the candidates in the race, but Cruz stood out as the obvious choice.
I have spent a fair amount of time watching videos of Texas Republican Senate candidates, and I came away struck that Cruz had the clearest reason for why he's running -- to defend free enterprise from the Obama administration. His record winning in the Supreme Court is pretty much unparalleled, including quite a few cases no one thought he'd win. The more I watched the candidates speak, the more I became convinced that Cruz was the right choice to be the next Senator from Texas.
Cruz has risen to the top in everything he's ever done -- whether being a national debate champ, advising W's 2000 presidential campaign on domestic policy, clerking for Chief Justice Rehnquist, or compiling an incomparable record defending the constitution -- all before the age of 40. We know he's smart, we know he works really hard, and we know that he is firm in his convictions. There's no one I'd rather trust to represent Texans and conservatives in the Senate and on the national stage.
Finally, Cruz can stay in the Senate long enough to get things done for Texas. To some that's a bad thing, but basic issues of fairness to Texas require that our senators have seniority: not getting short-changed on highway funding after all the gas tax money we send to Washington DC and not being discriminated against in the tax code because we have a sales tax instead of an income tax. He's young and he can't get distracted by running for president, so he'll be able to follow in the footsteps of Senators who made sure Texas didn't get disadvantaged.
I've donated to Ted Cruz's campaign, and I encourage you to do the same. And because his mom went to Rice, we can forgive him for choosing Princeton over Rice.
Posted by Evan @ 03/04/11 01:03 PM | Comments (0)
26 February 2011
Tom Leppert announces for Senate
Tom Leppert officially announced for the Senate with this video:
Maybe a touch long, but the most effective announcement so far.
hat tip to Big Jolly, who I should link to more often.
Related: The Republican Senate candidates, in their own words.
Posted by Evan @ 02/26/11 02:41 PM | Comments (0)
22 February 2011
What I Want in a Senator
March update: I'm supporting Ted Cruz for Senate.
I've been thinking about what I want in our next US Senator. Here's the criteria I came up with.
1. Ability to lead the charge. Should be an effective spokesman on national issues. All candidates running on the Republican side are likely to be a reliable GOP vote, as they should be for a state that is currently so solidly Republican. So their ability to frame the national debate and make the case on TV is a key feature.
2. Ability to get things done for Texas. I want someone who can hold the seat for at least 4 terms. Cornyn appears likely to do this, we should elect someone else who can and will do this.
3. Ability to hold the seat. This is somewhat of a corollary to the previous point. One can't build tenure if a Democrat beats him/her and resets Texas seniority to zero. Keeping the seat in Republican hands is crucial to building tenure for Texas as well as to maintaining Texas' independent, pioneer spirit.
Related: Texas Republican Senate candidates in their own words.
Posted by Evan @ 02/22/11 05:10 PM | Comments (0)
21 February 2011
Partisanship and turnout by sport
Pretty sure that'll get cut off, and I frankly don't care enough to tinker with the site template so that it doesn't get cut off (hello, lack of social networking tools!), so click the link below.
Partisanship and turnout by sport
This is a bit old, but I saw it again recently. And heck, imageblogging is easy.
Posted by Evan @ 02/21/11 10:36 PM | Comments (0)
20 February 2011
Una charlita
instant messenger conversation
Friend: Why don't you post more on Rick Perry vs World?
Me: Why don't you click the ads more?
Posted by Evan @ 02/20/11 11:55 PM | Comments (0)
18 February 2011
Obama's budget graphic
This will probably get cutoff, so click the link:
That's Obama's budget. Wow.
Posted by Evan @ 02/18/11 12:00 AM | Comments (1)
10 February 2011
Lamar! vs Big Bad John
Politico writes about how #2 Senate Republican Jon Kyl's decision to retire will likely pit John Cornyn vs Lamar Alexander in the race to succeed him.
Cornyn, now is in his second term running the National Republican Senatorial Committee, does not plan to run the influential Senate campaign group when he is up for reelection in the 2014 election cycle. Many on Capitol Hill believe that Cornyn would run for the No. 2 spot, and potentially be in a strong position to secure it if Republicans take back the majority in the 2012 elections.
But Alexander currently is the No. 3 Republican in Senate leadership, serving as chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, which gives him the responsibility of crafting the party’s message. Many GOP senators have praised Alexander's ability to stay on message and push back against the Democratic agenda, something that could help in a leadership race.
One of the most underestimated things by the Texas press is that Cornyn spent his first decade in office doing all the things necessary to win a race like this.
Posted by Evan @ 02/10/11 10:30 AM | Comments (0)
09 February 2011
House Committee assignments today?
Burka prints a rumor that House committees will be announced today, which I've heard too.
The other thing I heard is that Republicans will be happy. We shall see in a few hours.
Posted by Evan @ 02/09/11 08:10 AM | Comments (0)
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