State campaign news, candidate announcements, retirements and rumors from the past week.
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University of Texas/Texas Tribune Polls
UT/TT Poll: Top Pick for U.S. Senate? Undecided
Half of all GOP voters haven’t decided who should be their nominee for the U.S. Senate, according to the new University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll.
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Dewhurst, Leppert Evenly Matched in Campaign Funds
Republican U.S. Senate candidates David Dewhurst and Tom Leppert are neck and neck in cash-on-hand totals, according to third-quarter FEC filings, outpacing next-closest candidate and fellow Republican Ted Cruz.
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Ante Up
The race for the GOP nomination for the U.S. Senate seat in Texas is going to be pricey.
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Ads: Dewhurst vs. Obama; Cruz vs. Chupacabra
U.S. Senate candidates David Dewhurst and Ted Cruz have new online ads, with Dewhurst assailing the president and Cruz hunting for the elusive chupacabra.
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A Candidate Without a Worst-Case Scenario
David Dewhurst is the Mitt Romney of the U.S. Senate race. He’s 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.
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TribLive: Cruz on Social Security
At our latest TribLive conversation, U.S. Senate candidate Ted Cruz talked about Social Security — whether it’s a Ponzi scheme, as Gov. Rick Perry says, and how it can be fixed.
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TribLive: Cruz on Obama’s Jobs Speech
At our latest TribLive conversation, U.S. Senate candidate Ted Cruz talked about President Obama’s jobs speech — and what he would do differently.
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TribLive: A Conversation with Ted Cruz
At last Friday’s TribLive conversation, U.S. Senate candidate Ted Cruz talked about President Obama’s jobs speech, Social Security and the debt ceiling debate.
