Wed Aug 1, 2012, 01:10 AM

tea bagger cruz to replace relatively reasonable conservative hutchison

in the Texas delegation to the US Senate. His opponent was the more conservative than Hutchinson, but not insane, David dewhurst.

The right wing populist march continues in the south.

God speed the day when demographics take my beloved state the way of New Mexico.

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11 replies	Author	Time	Post
tea bagger cruz to replace relatively reasonable conservative hutchison (Original post)	arely staircase	Aug 2012	OP
It's appropriate that Gore Vidal has exited this life just now.	Ron Green	Aug 2012	#1
i know they all do that	arely staircase	Aug 2012	#2
In some ways, he's an improvement	Ter	Aug 2012	#3
point taken	arely staircase	Aug 2012	#5
Do Democrats have a chance to beat him.	Kalidurga	Aug 2012	#4
sadler is	arely staircase	Aug 2012	#6
That would be sweet. Republicans don't expect to lose this seat.	Kalidurga	Aug 2012	#7
The "district" of a Senator is the entire state, so yes. /eom	eomer	Aug 2012	#9
Sorry, but Hutchison's orbit is nowhere near reasonable. (Anyone further out must be certifiable.)	snot	Aug 2012	#8
Great news! Texas will soon be a swing state!!	B Calm	Aug 2012	#10
Now, you would think..	ananda	Aug 2012	#11

Response to arely staircase (Original post)

Wed Aug 1, 2012, 01:17 AM

Ron Green (6,822 posts)

1. It's appropriate that Gore Vidal has exited this life just now.

What a polar opposite to this vapid person who advertised against Dewhurst using "moderate" pejoratively, was the great man of wit and charm.

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Response to Ron Green (Reply #1)

Wed Aug 1, 2012, 01:24 AM

arely staircase (4,201 posts)

2. i know they all do that

as if moderation- a universally accepted vitue- is a vice. My opponent is NOT an immoderate freak like me! Now I know that word is loaded here, as it is applied to blue dogs. But in reality blue dog Democrats hold positions that used to be on the Republican right.

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Response to arely staircase (Original post)

Wed Aug 1, 2012, 01:26 AM

Ter (4,183 posts)

3. In some ways, he's an improvement

He's against the Patriot Act and the NDAA. The establishment wanted the other guy.

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Response to Ter (Reply #3)

Wed Aug 1, 2012, 01:34 AM

arely staircase (4,201 posts)

5. point taken

If Romney gets elected (heaven forbid) lets see if he maintains those libertarian positions.

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Response to arely staircase (Original post)

Wed Aug 1, 2012, 01:28 AM

Kalidurga (4,822 posts)

4. Do Democrats have a chance to beat him.

Is Houston in his district? Could that be enough to beat him?

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Response to Kalidurga (Reply #4)

Wed Aug 1, 2012, 01:36 AM

arely staircase (4,201 posts)

6. sadler is

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Good man and would be good Senator. But it is.still Texas.

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Response to arely staircase (Reply #6)

Wed Aug 1, 2012, 01:40 AM

Kalidurga (4,822 posts)

7. That would be sweet. Republicans don't expect to lose this seat.

I don't really expect them to either. I don't know how area around Houston is what the is the population of the area etc.. Still, one can dream of the outrage if a Republican loses this seat.

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Response to Kalidurga (Reply #4)

Wed Aug 1, 2012, 05:13 AM

eomer (3,168 posts)

9. The "district" of a Senator is the entire state, so yes. /eom

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Response to arely staircase (Original post)

Wed Aug 1, 2012, 01:52 AM

snot (8,052 posts)

8. Sorry, but Hutchison's orbit is nowhere near reasonable. (Anyone further out must be certifiable.)

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Response to arely staircase (Original post)

Wed Aug 1, 2012, 05:46 AM

B Calm (17,282 posts)

10. Great news! Texas will soon be a swing state!!

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Response to arely staircase (Original post)

Wed Aug 1, 2012, 06:17 AM

ananda (12,556 posts)

11. Now, you would think..

.. that this kind of tea party candidacy would fire up the DNC
and the Texas Democratic party to great heights of campaign
organization and money.

That's what you would think ....

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