Texas Megathread

[Reginald]

Ted Cruz at ALEC Summit: End Direct Vote for Senators
http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2013/12/ted-cruz-at-alec-summit-end-direct-vote-for-senators.html/

lol. Didn't know he was such a Dewhurst fan. This has to be red meat more than actual conviction, because the cognitive dissonance is remarkable.

[Reginald]

Right, and at least in Cruz's case, he would never have been named Senator by the state legislature. Especially when Good-Ol-Boy-approved Dewhurst was salivating so openly after it.

[Reginald]

Hannity to attend State of the Union with Gohmert, is open to running for office in Texas should he decide to relocate in the wake of the Cuomo freakout.

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Hopefully he realizes (as we all do, obviously) that Florida's a better fit.

[Reginald]

Alarming news for the TX Democrats is that Davis lost several South Texas counties due to her Pro-Choice stance on the abortion controversy.

Yeah, I don't understand why Texas Democrats thought that running a candidate who is most famous for her filibuster against abortion regulation is the best way to win in a red state.

They had zero chance either way, and it'll be like this for a while at least. Might as well go with someone who actually has some serious name recognition for a change.

[Reginald]

I think Wendy will get between 52% and 54% But I really do not see her getting any new non-base voters. I kind of wish Bill White was running.

For what it's worth, Davis got quite a few Romney voters in 2012; Obama only pulled about 45 percent total in her district. But of course this was before SB 5. That's a rather enormous caveat.

Anyway, I don't see her pulling off 54% ever.