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(12,482 posts) Wed Aug 1, 2012, 01:10 AM Aug 2012

tea bagger cruz to replace relatively reasonable conservative hutchison [View all]

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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tea bagger cruz to replace relatively reasonable conservative hutchison [View all] 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