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Ted Cruz for Senate in Texas

By: Erick Erickson (Diary)  |  June 2nd, 2011 at 05:17 PM  | 

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I said months ago that I was going to let the race between Michael Williams and Ted Cruz play out in Texas. They are both fine men and both are good conservatives.

Today, FreedomWorks and Club For Growth both decided to endorse Ted Cruz. This afternoon, there are strong rumors that Michael Williams will instead run for one of the newly drawn House seats.

I stand with FreedomWorks and Club For Growth. Ted Cruz is the conservative we need in the United States Senate. The Texas legislative session to even a casual observer gives pretty good reasons why David Dewhurst, the Lt. Governor, is not right for conservatives.

Leppert, the Mayor of Dallas, has been a liberal until he decided to walk out of the gay pride parades and push away from the union tables to run as a conservative.

Ted Cruz, meanwhile, has been fighting for freedom for a good while. He has a solid record as a conservative. He is the guy we should all get behind now and build a movement of conservatives ready to keep Texas not just Republican, but conservative.

I am proud to stand with Ted.

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  • earlgrey

    so I hope he does run for something and I will support him. Cruz sounds like a great candidate too. I hope having strong GOP candidates will force the younger genearation to take second look at the GOP.

  • philhoganjr

    The last thing in the world we wanted was for Cruz and Williams to split the vote, allowing Dewhurst or Leppert to limp over the finish line.

    Michael Williams’ time will come. I wonder if he’s got the stones for a 2014 primary challenge to Senator John Cornyn.

  • scarlos

    Which means there will probably be an open House seat for him to run in once Texas is done redistricting. House Candidate might be considered a step down from a statewide office, but it would probably be an easy win for him.

  • Goldwater_Conservative

    is much more moderate than the GOP in Texas should settle for, but I will say he was a very good mayor here in Dallas and is a good leader. Of course that doesnt matter in the Senate.

  • victrola

    My big fear is that Latinos could become a monolithic voting block for Democrats like African-Americans are now. With demographics changing, especially in the Southwest that used to be solid Republican, we need to make sure that community feels comfortable being a part of the GOP or formally safe states like Texas are going to become solid “blue”.

    I hate playing the affirmative action game (especially since it NEVER works with regards to African-Americans) but I think conservatives can make some real inroads into the Latino community by seeking out and promoting quality Republican candidates like Rubio and Cruz (even if they’re not “Mexican” Latinos)

  • TxCon

    Cruz in the Senate and Williams in the House…a dream come true

  • euskalherria

    so I too hope he runs for that new seat in Arlington. I don’t have a lot of money to donate to candidates and I live in a solid red state. When I can, I choose to give a little money I have available to conservative minorities running for national office. Cruz, who has many supporters here, sounds great, so when Williams makes his change official I’ll be cutting two checks: one to Cruz and one to Williams for his house race. Hope you all here will do the same.

  • chbroussard

    I donated to Williams when he was endorsed by the Senate Conservatives Fund, but really like Cruz too. Both good guys. Hopefully Williams will run for a House seat. It would be nice for Texas to be able to send two such fine gentlemen to DC. Maybe it would help negate the continuing embarassment of reelecting Sheila Jackson Lee over and over again.

  • chbroussard

    I donated to Williams when he was endorsed by the Senate Conservatives Fund, but really like Cruz too. Both good guys. Hopefully Williams will run for a House seat. It would be nice for Texas to be able to send two such fine gentlemen to DC. Maybe it would help negate the continuing embarassment of reelecting Sheila Jackson Lee over and over again.

  • http://rhymeswithright.mu.nu Rhymes With Right

    Until and unless he makes an announcement on a change of plans.

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  • The_Gadfly

    I met them both at the first Red State gathering and like them both. I’d give a slight edge to Williams, but we’re talking gold medal photo-finish edge. Texas is very fortunate to have even had a possible match up between such high caliber candidates.

  • Change Jar Conservative

    Especially if Williams and Cruz cross endorse each other for the offices they end up running for.

  • wgsampson

    it would be great to see one of the two end up in the Senate and the other in the Governors Mansion. It is great to be a texan with such a great bench, I just wish our starting lineup was better.

  • mboyle1988

    Please. Michael Williams needs to win the house seat and then Primary Jon in 2014. Oh, but then who will take the Governor’s seat? Hmm…

  • gracie

    and he is the hardest working, most sincere, and most conservative state Senator Texas has know in many years.

    Dan originated the Sonogram Bill in the Texas Legislature in 07 and 09, which FINALLY passed the House this year. Go to www.danpatrick.org to see the astonishing number of bills he has authored this year.

    Again we have two fabulous candidates for US Senate. Would also love to see Dan as GOVERNOR! We need this man in higher office.

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  • mcred

    The facts of this piece, at least with regard to Tom Leppert, are at best misinformed and at worst intentionally misleading.

    To argue that a public figure believes one thing or another simply because he or she meets with people of different beliefs is foolish. By that logic, President Obama is now a Congressional Republican. Elected officials have a responsibility to listen to people with whom they disagree and engage in informed, responsible discussion and debate.

    As a Dallasite and a strong conservative, I firmly believe that Mayor Leppert had a responsibility to meet with any and all people, whether he agreed with them or not. And please bear in mind that SEIU represents a significant amount of city employees, all of whom reported to the Mayor in one form or another. To NOT engage with them makes no sense and would have been negligent.