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Inside Intelligence
Inside Intelligence: About Those House Incumbents…
For this week’s nonscientific survey of government and political insiders, we asked about four House contests where incumbents find themselves in runoffs.
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Cruz Mega-Donor is Gay, Pro-Pot Billionaire
Tea Party-backed Senate candidate Ted Cruz points with pride to the army of small conservative donors supporting him. But his largest longtime contributor is a gay billionaire who supports same-sex marriage and marijuana legalization.
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Turnout Key in GOP Senate Runoff
Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and Ted Cruz will spend the month of July fighting to win the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate. Turnout and campaign messages will play a key role in who claims victory.
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Texas Weekly Newsreel: Senate Debate Recap
Takeaways from the Republican and Democratic Senate debates between Ted Cruz and David Dewhurst on the one hand, and Paul Sadler and Grady Yarbrough on the other.
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TribLive: A Conversation with Dowd, McKinnon and Weaver
Full video of my June 28 TribLive conversation with political strategists Matthew Dowd, Mark McKinnon and John Weaver.
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On Most Major Issues, Cruz and Dewhurst Agree
On a wide range of issues at the front of Republican voters’ minds, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and former Solicitor General Ted Cruz essentially agree. Actual policy differences between the candidates are exceedingly narrow.
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A Tale of Two Parties
Big tents and boos on one hand, and talk about how to start a fire on the other: Notes from the Republican Party’s convention in Fort Worth and from the Democratic Party’s convention in Houston.
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Quitting Accidentally and Other Campaign Notes
Bowie Democrat Lanhon Odom was unopposed in the HD-68 primary and says there was a hot race for district judge on the GOP ballot at home. So he voted in that primary. Oops.
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Cruz and Patrick Have Heated Debate on Dewhurst’s Record
Former Texas Solicitor General Ted Cruz and state Sen. Dan Patrick, R-Houston, had a tense exchange Thursday on Patrick’s radio show as they debated Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst’s record.
