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Though Ted Cruz still looms, Tom Leppert has moved into David Dewhurst's sights.

On Wednesday, as the Tribune's Aman Batheja reports, Dewhurst's U.S. Senate campaign unveiled LiberalTomLeppert.com, a site criticizing Leppert's work as mayor of Dallas, and a LiberalTomLeppert YouTube account.

The move appears to mark a slight shift in strategy for Dewhurst, who has so far reserved most of his attacks for Cruz, the candidate who appears likeliest to make a runoff with the front-running lieutenant governor.

Leppert on Wednesday appeared flattered by the attention. “If they’re doing that ...

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