Cruz Wins Runoff for U.S. Senate in Texas
Michael Warren · August 1, 2012 Senate candidate Ted Cruz is projected to win the Republican primary runoff for U.S. Senate in Texas. With 37 percent of precincts reporting, Cruz has won nearly 53 percent of the vote over Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst, who has won just under 46 percent. Dewhurst won the four-way GOP primary…
Final Poll: Cruz Ahead by 10
Michael Warren · July 30, 2012 A final poll of Texas Republican voters from PPP shows Ted Cruz leading David Dewhurst by 10 points in Tuesday's runoff election for U.S. Senate. Cruz, the former state solicitor general and favorite of conservative activists, has 52 percent support compared to 42 percent for Dewhurst, the…
Leppert Endorses Dewhurst for TX Senate
Michael Warren · July 18, 2012 Republican Senate candidate David Dewhurst received the endorsement Tuesday of former Dallas mayor Tom Leppert. Leppert, who came in third in the May 29 GOP primary behind Dewhurst and Ted Cruz, did not qualify to run in this month's runoff election.
PPP: Cruz Leads Dewhurst by 4
Michael Warren · July 13, 2012 Former Texas solicitor general Ted Cruz has taken a four-point lead over Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst in the Republican Senate primary runoff race, according to a PPP poll released Thursday. PPP found that 49 percent of likely Texas GOP runoff voters support Cruz, while 44 percent support…
Texas Senate Primary: Dewhurst 50, Cruz 42
Michael Warren · July 12, 2012 A new poll released by the David Dewhurst campaign shows the lieutenant governor of Texas 8 points ahead of his Senate primary opponent Ted Cruz. Fifty percent of Republican primary voters in Texas support Dewhurst, while 42 percent are for Cruz. Last week, however, the Cruz campaign released its…
Texas Senate Primary: Cruz 49, Dewhurst 40
Michael Warren · July 6, 2012 Ted Cruz is leading David Dewhurst in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. Senate in Texas, according to a new internal poll released by the Cruz campaign. Forty-nine percent of respondents said they support Cruz, with 40 percent supporting Dewhurst.
Cruz Narrowed Gap with Dewhurst in Final Days
Michael Warren · May 30, 2012 In yesterday’s U.S. Senate Republican primary in Texas, lieutenant governor David Dewhurst won 45 percent of the vote to Ted Cruz’s 34 percent and Tom Leppert’s 13 percent. Dewhurst fell just a few points shy of the 50 percent, resulting in a runoff with Cruz. Yet Dewhurt's 11 percentage point…
Dewhurst, Cruz Head for Runoff
Michael Warren · May 30, 2012 Texas lieutenant governor David Dewhurst will face former state solicitor general Ted Cruz in a runoff election for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate on July 31. The Associated Press reports:
Dewhurst Ad: The Liberal Tom Leppert
Michael Warren · May 25, 2012 The Republican Senate primary in Texas has long been a battle between establishment favorite and lieutenant governor, David Dewhurst, and the conservative challenger, former solicitor general Ted Cruz. But Dewhurst, who has lead in the most recent polls ahead of the May 29 primary, has launched a…
In Texas, Cruz Fights for Runoff
Michael Warren · May 24, 2012 With just days until the May 29 Texas Republican primary for U.S. Senate, former state solicitor general Ted Cruz is focused on one thing: denying his opponent, Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst, the 50 percent share of the vote needed to win the GOP nomination outright. "Politically, the only…
Cruz Ad: 'A Proven Fighter for Liberty'
Michael Warren · May 22, 2012 Ted Cruz, the Republican candidate for Senate in Texas, has a new ad out highlighting the former state solicitor general as a "fighter." The ad focuses on Cruz's Cuban immigrant family. "Tortured and imprisoned by a Cuban dictator, Ted Cruz's father fought back, escaping to America," the voiceover…
Texas Poll: Dewhurst 40, Cruz 31
Michael Warren · May 21, 2012 The Republican primary for U.S. Senate in Texas is now within nine points, according to a new poll. A University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll shows Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst with 40 percent, while his challenger, former state solicitor general Ted Cruz, is at 31 percent. Former Dallas mayor…
In Texas Senate Race, Only Cruz Has Signed Repeal Obamacare Pledge (Updated)
Michael Warren · May 16, 2012 Former state solicitor general Ted Cruz is the only one of four Republican candidates for U.S. Senate in Texas to have signed the Repeal Obamacare pledge. The pledge, sponsored by Independent Women's Voice, states that the signee will vote for "all bills" that seek to repeal Obamacare.
Pro-Dewhurst Ad: Cruz Isn't a Conservative
Michael Warren · May 15, 2012 Texas Senate candidate David Dewhurst and his allies seem to be getting worried. Dewhurst, the Texas lieutenant governor who was once ahead by 30 points, now leads his toughest challenger, former state solicitor general Ted Cruz, by closer to 10 points just two weeks away from the May 29 primary.…
Palin for Cruz
Michael Warren · May 10, 2012 Former Alaska governor and 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin has endorsed Ted Cruz in the Texas GOP Senate primary. Cruz, the former solicitor general, is facing lieutenant governor David Dewhurst in the May 29 election. From the Cruz campaign's press release:
Is Texas Next?
Richard Mourdock’s big primary victory over incumbent senator Dick Lugar in Indiana suggests that the insurgent Tea Party conservatism of 2009-2010 is alive and well in the 2012 Republican party. (On the other hand, Keith Judd’s showing against President Obama in Tuesday’s West Virginia Democratic…
Dewhurst Ad: Cruz Helping Chinese Company Steal From Americans
Michael Warren · May 4, 2012 Texas Senate candidate David Dewhurst has a harsh new radio ad criticizing his Republican primary opponent Ted Cruz for "helping a Chinese company get away with stealing blueprints from an American company." Listen to the ad below:
Perry Endorses Dewhurst
Michael Warren · April 19, 2012 Texas governor Rick Perry has endorsed his lieutenant governor, David Dewhurst, in the latter's Republican primary for U.S. Senate. "David's been a loyal supporter of mine, and I, in turn, am a loyal supporter of him and his task to become the next United States senator," Perry said in an interview…
Senate Races Heat Up With TV Ads
Michael Warren · April 17, 2012 Republican Senate candidates in Texas, Indiana, and Connecticut are fighting back against primary opponents with new ads.
Opponent Claims Ted Cruz Is Trying to Rig Texas Senate Race
Michael Warren · April 12, 2012 Did U.S. Senate candidate Ted Cruz try to "rig" the next Texas Republican primary debate? That's what opponent Craig James is claiming.
Races to Watch: Texas Senate Primary
Michael Warren · April 2, 2012 Texas Republican David Dewhurst has been the leading candidate to replace retiring senator Kay Bailey Hutchison for the last year. Dewhurst, a wealthy Houston-born businessman who served in the Air Force and CIA, has been lieutenant governor since 2003, making him second only to governor Rick Perry…