Texas Democratic Primary: Clash of the Titans

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We have five people running in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Texas next year. Brace yourselves.

First is DFW dentist multimillionaire David Alameel.

Alameel came in 4th in the Democratic primary for Rep Mark Veasey's district. He poured a couple million into the primary, which I guess is worth it since the seat is safe D. He's a dentist, I think, and has a fortune of around $50 million.
Here is a Texas Tribune article from his announcement: http://www.texastribune.org/2013/11/29/democrat-david-alameel-will-run-cornyns-senate-sea/


Meet Maxey Scherr, an El Paso lawyer. She thinks she is running against Ted Cruz
http://youtu.be/WNDDl7l8rCM - This video has earned Scherr some media, which is a good thing.
I could not find an official site, here is the Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/maxeyscherrforussenate



Michael “Fjet” Fjetland

He ran as a Republican for a congressional district in 2006. Didn't crack 5%.
Houston Chronicle - Republican Turned Democrat Runs for Cornyn's Seat.


Kesha Rogers
Meet Kesha Rogers. She's a "JFK Democrat." She lost a Dem primary in 2012. Her main platform focuses in impeaching President Obama, so she has genuine general election appeal (lol jk)

From Burnt Orange Report "Kesha Rodgers, who has filed for the Democratic nomination, should not be given any consideration of the vote by any Texas Democrat. Her primary policy platform is the impeachment of President Obama. She has also compared the President to Adolf Hitler, complete with a picture of Hitler's mustache photoshopped on President Obama's face."


Harry Kim...I can't find a single thing about this person, except that he is a physician and his real first name is "HyeTae." edited to add I have unearthed the info that Kim is from Odessa.

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http://www.politicususa.com/2013/12/10/maxey-scherr-democrat-worth-supporting-senate-texas.html

Here is an article with some new details on the candidates. Like myself, they were unable to find a single thing about Harry Kim. Some details:

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The article concludes with an endorsement of Scherr.


Oh, and as for the primary, I wouldn't count out a possible endorsement in this primary from Wendy Davis, Leticia Van DePutte, and other TX Dems. Some party support for Scherr would make up for lack of money.

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I like Scherr, but she seem to be sinking a lot of resources into the whole "Get Texas off Cruz Control"campaign, which is an odd strategy when you're running against John Cornyn.   

I assume that Cruz is a lot less popular than Cornyn, so tapping into that may be her best bet.

Not that she's going to win, of course, but maybe if Cornyn gets Tea Partied, who knows.

I'm not sure. Cruz is wildly popular among Republican primary voters, I do know. And wildly unpopular among Democrats, which makes it a good strategy for the primary. But I haven't actually seen any polls on his statewide ratings. Have you?

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I commented on the Scherr Facebook page yesterday asking "is Maxey aware that she is running against John Cornyn?" They replied yes, so we finally have our answer.

I also made sure to point out that while the "Cruz control" thing was a good strategy for the primary, it would help Cornyn on the right during the general. So hopefully after March they cut it out.

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Here is Maxey Scherr's official campaign page:
http://www.maxeyfortexas.com

Also, per Daily Kos, the Dem Lt Gov candidate for 2006 and AG candidate for 2010 is hosting a fundraiser for Scherr. While the only "real" candidates are Alameel and Scherr, this will definitely help her.


And for your entertainment, here is the Michael Fjetland official campaign page:http://www.fjetforsenate.com

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As for Harry Kim there is still literally nothing online about him. I'm tempted to call/email the Odessa newspaper's political reporter or something

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BREAKING


Dallas Morning News Wendy Davis endorses David Alameel for U.S. Senate
http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2014/01/wendy-davis-endorses-david-alameel-for-u-s-senate.html/

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Read it while It's free! The paywall for Texas Weekly is down until Feb. 1, and they have a rare piece on one of the Dem candidates.

Texas Weekly - Alameel Says He Wants Refund on GOP Donations
http://www.texastribune.org/2014/01/27/alameel-says-he-wants-refund-on-GOP-donations/

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Harry Kim has a website, and it's legit!
http://www.kimforsenate.org
Not sure why it's .org but whatever. He should buy the .com domain in case he gets the nomination, or else Republicans will buy it and create an anti-Kim site.

For those so interested there is also a lengthy piece from the Texas Tribune featuring quotes from every candidate in the Senate race.
Texas Tribune - Race for Cornyn's Seat Most Crowded
https://www.texastribune.org/2014/01/29/race-cornyns-seat-most-crowded/

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So apparently Keisha Rodgers interrupted Bowles & Simpson back in 2010.
http://www.theeagle.com/news/local/article_536bb036-ccdf-518c-b6dd-4cabcaf8e85f.html
Hahahahahaha

Cornyn also sent David Alameel a tongue-in-cheek letter responding to Alameel's "I want a refund" response to questions about past donations to Republicans. The paywall for this article goes back up at midnight so I'll quote the full letter but nothing from the article.
http://www.texastribune.org/2014/01/30/cornyn-sends-tongue-cheek-letter-opponent/

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Leticia Van De Putte has also endorsed Alameel.

I am starting to believe there may be a runoff between Scherr and Alameel.

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For what it's worth, we have a "poll" on this primary.







It shows Kesha Rogers leading. Yeah.

University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll of Texas races


Note that the margin of error is ±6.04 points.

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Is Rogers black?  Is she the only African American in the race?  That might explain how she's getting around 1/3 of the vote, especially if she hasn't been campaigning and no one really realizes what a nutjob she is.

She carries posters with President Obama sporting a Hitler 'stache wherever she goes, so anybody who's seen her campaign should have an idea.

She is the only African American candidate.

Rep Small points out something I forgot to mention, thanks for that. More realistically it's probably like 9% Rogers and 7% Alameel with high undecideds.

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This is why I love Texas

My description of her candidacy months ago and a junk poll is why you love Texas?