Dewhurst is a Candidate Without a Worst-Case Scenario
David Dewhurst is the Mitt Romney of the U.S. Senate race.
The lieutenant governor is the guy waiting in line, the candidate who has climbed the ladder in an orderly way. If you go for this sort of thing — and the Republican Party often does — it’s his turn.
Dewhurst came into politics as a businessman who had made his fortune and wanted to get into the public arena. There was talk that he had looked at a run for the U.S. Senate in New Mexico. He has denied that in the years since, so let’s say ...
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Blake Thomas Roach via Texas Tribune on Facebook
I really liked this article..
Stephen Friday
Y'know, I've been sort of arriving at the Texas Tribune via articles in The NYTimes. Sad, because I LIVE in Fort Worth! But, since I started I've been hitting the Trib website once a week, or so.
But, I think I'm gonna be by more often.
This is a well-written piece with lots of simple political "fact" and history, but spiced the way I like it, with real humor and cheek!
Good read, Ross.