Yup, the Tea Party is dead
Ted Cruz wins Republican runoff for Texas Senate seat.
Former state solicitor general Ted Cruz, a tea party-aligned conservative once regarded as a long-shot candidate, has won the Republican runoff in Texas, where he will be the GOP nominee for the U.S. Senate in the November election. The Associated Press has called the race for Cruz over Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst. Cruz will be a heavy favorite over Democratic nominee Paul Sadler, who also won a runoff on Tuesday.
Cruz, an emerging conservative star whose father emigrated to the United States from Cuba, has drawn comparisons to Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and has been lauded by national conservative political pundits and groups for over a year. His victory is a major blow to the Republican establishment in Texas, which lined up squarely behind Dewhurst. It’s also a victory for the tea party and national conservatives who lined up behind Cruz even when a surprise win appeared unlikely.
Cruz’s win is a remarkable political feat and arguably the Senate upset of the cycle. In early 2011, when Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison announced her intention to retire, observers regarded Dewhurst as a virtual shoo-in to take her place in the upper chamber. Dewhurst is very well-known in Texas, enjoys immense personal wealth, and enlisted the help of Gov. Rick Perry’s top political hands. Perry endorsed Dewhurst during the campaign.
Another Cuban in the Senate -- ¡¡¡Coño!!!
Perhaps the dems will ignore this and the msm, but the rinos ignore this win at their own peril. We are taking limousine liberal reps on and they had better notice.
That rep majority in the house came from the Tea Party in 2010 winning lots of seats. I hope the reps will soon begin to notice this fact.
I had the pleasure of meeting Ted Cruz this past Thursday in Dallas, Texas. I haven't read or heard anyone from the MSM (including Babalu) mention Glenn Beck's Restoring Love event that took place in Dallas' Cowboy Stadium from Wed. July 25 to Saturday July 28. I met Ted Cruz at the Freedom Works event at the American Airlines Center. Among the guest speakers at the event were: Michelle Malkin, Paul Ryan, Dick Armey, Matt Kibbe, C. L. Bryant, and Deneen Borelli, Glenn Beck and others. I also had the pleasure of meeting Michelle Bachmann, Monica Crowley and Rick Santorum Saturday, July 28th. I met Oliver North on Friday, July 27.
Over 35,000 people participated in a "Day of Service" on Friday and Saturday (my sister and I did), and more than one million meals in food donations (16 to 18 wheelers) were collected to be distributed among 13 cities in the U.S.
For me, Cruz >>>>>>>> Rubio.
(Although I think I actually gave more to Rubio's campaign.)
Yay, yay, yay! we're still doing BIG win cartwheels here...and this may just ignite others like it. Cruz and his family are a decent, class act. The contrast should be stark when he reaches DC.
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