Club for Growth Hits Dewhurst as "Moderate"
The bellwether conservative group Club for Growth, which endorsed former Texas Solicitor General Ted Cruz last summer in his bid to succeed retiring U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, has bought advertising time on cable systems across Texas to attack Cruz's chief opponent in the GOP primary, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst.
The two 15-second spots — part of a $500,000 spend targeting candidates in Texas, Michigan and Pennsylvania — focus on Dewhurst's record on taxes and health care. Both accuse him, pejoratively, of being a "moderate."
"David Dewhurst is wrong for conservatives and he’s wrong for Texas,” said ...
Comments (10)
Mike Openshaw via Texas Tribune on Facebook
OK, David: list the conservative organizations that have specifically endorsed you this time around. (Here's a hint, folks; it will be an AWFULLY thin list.)
Todd Benzkofer via Texas Tribune on Facebook
I like how he and Strauss 'secretly' screwed Texans and ignored the voice of the people by killing the sanctuary city and TSA anti-groping legislation.
Mary Lynn VanZandt Neill via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Wow--didn't realize his machinations behind curtains.After all,Perry got the news teams after him,and evidently Dewhurst played his games.Maybe we should thank him,you think?Keeps us on our toes.
Ron Blancarte via Texas Tribune on Facebook
I will say I have little care for Dewhurst, and I don't like him as a candidate.
But I have a very strong problem with a group from outside of the state influencing elections of state officials. This is absolute crap. These people don't live here. They don't know what the people in this state want/need. They just know what fits their agenda. And I have a big problem with this.
Sure, maybe he isn't "conservative enough" for their tastes. But maybe he is just right for Texas. I say they butt out and leave our state (and the other states) alone too.
Stanley Moore via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Pretty sad when being "moderate" is a bad thing. We could use some moderation in this country.
BurningFeet
Exactly what militia memberships are needed to be a Club for Growth candidate?
hans5162@ix.netcom.com hans
This is great. Let me know who the Club for Growth is supporting, along with Americans for Prosperity and I'll know who not to support. These morons think that if we gut our infrastructure and public education, disinvest in universities and research and have a large population of ignorant poor people, the economy will be much better. Why don't they go set up shop in Somalia or the Democratic Republic of the Congo and see how great truly limited government is. On the other hand, they figure they'd be the guys that get to run the private militias and wantonly kill and rape the villagers, so everything would be just fine. Yes. That's the kind of society I want for us.
gypsy314 ne
Ted Cruz for US senate
Anyone but Obama!
Remember a vote for a democrat is a vote for Obama and illegal aliens, homosexuals and terrorist.
hans5162@ix.netcom.com hans
gypsy,
Apparently, somone forgot to take their meds this morning! Cruz is the biggest supporter of amnesty for illegal aliens in the race. I heard he also supports gay marriage and is sympathetic toward islamic radicals, who have infiltrated the Republican base and plan to hijack the primary. OMG! You must be one of them.
John Byers
Higher Taxes.. While don't we do this.... In Texas we don't pay income taxes, but we sure do pay property taxes and those keep going up. So I propose that we impose a income tax on those that do not own property or pay property taxes directly. Small 1.5% income tax on those folks along with a balanced budget admendment.