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Gothmog

(145,107 posts)

8. We are hoping that tea party type beats Pete Olson in the GOP primary

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Sat May 12, 2012, 09:44 AM

May 2012

Our local congresscritter Pete Olson has a tea party opponent in the GOP primary. She is a real nut case who evidently interviewed 3,000 hispanics personally and thinks that they all need to be deported. Pete Olson is worried and has been voting even more conservatively lately including voting against the payroll tax break extension.

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Tea party sets sights on Texas after big victory in Indiana [View all] TexasTowelie May 2012 OP

why not if it gives dems another pickup chance nt msongs May 2012 #1

Unlike Indiana NoPasaran May 2012 #3

This will be a low turnout election, cloudbase May 2012 #2

If you can live with the shame of having "Republican" stamped on your voter registration card, TexasTowelie May 2012 #4

You can't shame me. cloudbase May 2012 #5

Let me predict right now that Cruz will win sonias May 2012 #6

Is it possible to have too many nutters out of Texas? BlueCollar May 2012 #7

We are hoping that tea party type beats Pete Olson in the GOP primary Gothmog May 2012 #8