Campaign Roundup: Political News for the Week of 1/18
Four of the state's top officeholders — two of whom aren't even on the ballot in 2012 — each raised more than $1 million during the second half of 2011.
Gov. Rick Perry, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, Attorney General Greg Abbott and Comptroller Susan Combs each had seven-figure contribution totals.
Perry, busy for most of the last half of the year with a presidential campaign, raised $1 million for his state campaign account, ending the year with a $2.5 million balance. That money can't easily be transferred to his federal campaign account, as federal campaign finance laws are ...
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sssdddd
The Rick Perry crime family is attempting to move up. Interesting to see if there is not a night of long knives developing where these capos get their due.
To point they are still reliant on past favor selling to fund current efforts to block democratic processes in Texas. See below,
'Most of the money appears to have come into Perry's state account in July and early August.'
Are Texans going to 'get it' or are we just going to see a continuation of the crime family?
gypsy314 ne
I hope Cruz can get he job he will be the best fit.
Anyone but Obama!
Remember a vote for a democrat is a vote for Obama and illegal aliens , homosexuals and terrorist.
Ronnie Odom via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Did anyone notice that Slick Rick came in fourth on polls in Texas for the current Republican candidate for President?