During last weekend’s GOP convention in Dallas, the chief consultant to Rick Perry’s re-election campaign talked to the Tribune about the strategy behind his strategy, why many people believe a Perry run for president is coming, the mistake that Bill White is making, the canard of the “39 Percent Governor” and the whole states-versus-the-feds thing.
Dave Carney: The TT Interview
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TT Interview: Dave Carney 7/8
An interview with Dave Carney, the general political consultant to Gov. Rick Perry.
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TT Interview: Dave Carney 6/8
An interview with Dave Carney, the general political consultant to Gov. Rick Perry.
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TT Interview: Dave Carney 8/8
An interview with Dave Carney, the general political consultant to Gov. Rick Perry.
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TT Interview: Dave Carney 1/8
An interview with Dave Carney, the general political consultant to Gov. Rick Perry.
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TT Interview: Dave Carney 5/8
An interview with Dave Carney, the general political consultant to Gov. Rick Perry.
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TT Interview: Dave Carney 4/8
An interview with Dave Carney, the general political consultant to Gov. Rick Perry.
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The Purity Test
If the rainbow flavors of the Tea Party feature a common taste, its that of fiscally restrained government — and the anti-Washington and pro-state fervor that comes along with it. Not coincidentally, that was the overwhelming theme of the Republican Party of Texas convention last weekend.
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Written But Not Read
Some 14,000 true believers will congregate in Dallas for the state Republican convention on Friday and Saturday for a biennial ritual where, among other duties, they will attempt to distill the soul of the Texas GOP into a party platform — the manifesto intended as the ideal vision for the future of the Texas GOP.
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TribWeek: In Case You Missed It
M. Smith’s interview with the new chair of the Texas GOP, Philpott on Republicans and Tea Partiers living in harmony, Aguilar on Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s not-yet-released strategic plan, Ramshaw’s tragic tale of out-of-state kids in Texas treatment centers, Grissom on how budget cuts could impact juvenile justice, Stiles’ awesome new population app, Galbraith on the decline of the Ogallala Aquifer, Hamilton’s interview with the commissioner of higher education and the debut of Hu’s new video debate series: The best of our best from June 14 to 19, 2010.
