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Patrick Ad Hits Dewhurst Over Negative Campaign

The latest television spot from Dan Patrick, the Republican lieutenant governor hopeful, goes after incumbent David Dewhurst for running a negative campaign — and voting to expand benefits for undocumented immigrants.

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The latest television spot from Dan Patrick, the Republican lieutenant governor hopeful, goes after incumbent David Dewhurst for running a negative campaign — and voting to expand benefits for undocumented immigrants. The pair are competing ahead of a May 27 Republican runoff. “David Dewhurst has thrown everything at me except the kitchen sink,” Patrick says as a sink is tossed to him from off-screen. 

 

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