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Subscribe to RSSTea Party-backed Republican Ted Cruz knocked off party-establishment choice Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst in Texas' Senate runoff election Tuesday that was widely watched nationally,” USA Today writes. “By winning the GOP nomination, Cruz becomes a heavy favorite to win the seat in the November general election, as conservative-leaning Texas has not elected a Democrat statewide since 1994. He will face former state representative Paul Sadler, who won the Democratic runoff.”
More: “Cruz's victory joins Richard Mourdock's ousting of Indiana Sen. Richard Lugar in his May primary as the two most significant Republican establishment upsets of the 2012 Senate races. The race highlights the ongoing electoral tussle between the Republican establishment and conservative grass roots in the nominating process.” Cruz has never held elected office.
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Oh, goody...more incompetent Tea Partying candidates. Yay, us.
Texas has a case of red-neck-ness. Too much tea can make it worse.
The Republican Party is cutting it's own throat, turning to far-right-wing candidates. No wonder it's unfavorable ratings are higher than favorable in surveys of voters. Most people are moderates, and the Republican Party has gone koo-koo.
You 2 fruits are gonna be in trouble. Fisty is supposed to post first. Then, like flies to caca, you get to post and fall all over what she says. You 2 are in trouble.
"Fruits"??? Are you suggesting I resemble an Orange?
...a Watermelon?
...a Grape?
Reagan couldn't win now because he would have been seen as too old. Today's grass roots wants dynamism and youth for long term control. They distrust people who "know the system." The danger is that we more often than not end up with Huey Longs rather than Teddy Roosevelts.
That's Texas. We should have let them leave.