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RedState Gathering – Michael Williams (R Cand, TX-Sen)

By: Moe Lane (Diary)  |  August 3rd, 2009 at 03:00 PM  | 

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I have a bunch of these quick interviews, and they’ll all be going up as the day goes on. This one is with Michael Williams, who you will remember is someone that I’ve been boosting for some time. This is not his speech and question/answer session: that will be a separate video that will appear later. This is just me asking him a few questions.

…and me getting a picture, too. Perk of the job.


Full disclosure: I am in regular contact with the Michael Williams campaign, and I endorse him as a replacement to Senator Hutchison, should she resign her Senate seat.

Crossposted to Moe Lane.

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  • E Pluribus Unum

    Let me ditto what Moe said. I met with him and his campaign, and I fully and heartily endorse Michael Williams for the US Senate, should Senator Hutchison resign as expected.

    I will be posting to that effect repeatedly and with details.

  • E Pluribus Unum

    Let me revise and extend. As part of the TX contingent of RedState’s front page……[all that I said above].

    I share the TX contingent with our beloved haystack.

  • Scope

    yet you carry that big blam stick. What a surprise! LOL

    Mr. Williams is very impressive in that interview. I’m sure that those that were there got an up front and personal kind of meeting with him. I will look forward to the next video of him.

  • AceInTX

    I don’t understand why she’s doing so either… I don’t know what she has against Perry who is doing fine as far as I’m concerned and by resigning, her current seat becomes vulnerable because of the way Texas Law is set up according to Politico..

    She will be replaced with an appointee by Perry who ill run in an open special run-off election 3 or 4 months later…If there are 4 strong Republicans who split the vote and one strong Democrat…Kay ends up handing the Dem’s one more seat in the Senate…

    Hopefully the Texas Republican Party can dissuade challengers in the run-off against Williams and he’ll hold the seat but it puts us in a precarious position.

    Texas Senate seat within Democrats’sreach

  • AceInTX

    do any of your contacts have any input on the following? I’m dying to know what is being said inside the Texas Republican Party that I’m not hearing in my limited circle of friends!

    Texas Senate seat within Democrat’s reach

  • Richard Mullins

    I’m sure that Mayor White will most likely not win nomination if a Super Liberal runs again like in 2006. Bill is a bit more center than most of the Democratic party here in Texas, so I’m sure that they want one of there own. I’m really going to have to hunt down that editorial cartoon from John Branch a few years ago in the SAEN(San Antonio Express-News). Anyways, I’m sure the Democratic party of Harris county want him as there man.

  • E Pluribus Unum

    First, it’s Politico. Second, the author is Martin Frost, former Democrat congressman.. Third, Frost has apparently been sniffing ether if he thinks this seat is in play.

    My serious response is this. First item. Perry will appoint either Michael Williams or AG David Dewhurst. I’d call it better than 50% chance that whichever one is not appointed will run in the special election. Not ideal, but that’s how it will be.

    Second item. The 2006 and 2008 “trending blue” thing mirrored the national trends, thanks to a whole host of issues that are no longer in play. Most notably, Obama is not going to be at the top of the ticket, but the economy and Porkulus/Cap-n-Trade/Nationalized Health Care absolutely will be. In TX, the low turnout of this special election will highly favor the Republican. It is a fantasy that any Democrat has a chance to unseat a conservative Republican in this seat in this special election.

    Third item. White and Sharp on the Dem side, and Williams and Dewhurst on the Repub side, are the only ones who will get more than 3% of the vote. It will be a cold day in hell that the two Dems will be the top 2 vote-getters. The most ideal scenario for Dems, in which only Sharp runs on the Dem side, will net him a whole lot less than 50.1% of the vote,

    Since either Williams or Dewhurst will survive for a runoff (at worst), there will be no conferred advantage due to “splitting the republican vote”, which Martin seems to be hoping for.

    So either in the special election or the runoff, the best Martin can hope for is a Democrat beating a Republican 1-on-1.

    And in 2010, in Texas, with all the Democrats in DC have done and tried to do, a Dem has no chance. None.

  • Richard Mullins

    is who his related to. Tom Frost in San Antonio and the one that runs or use to run Frost Bank is not Democrat but Republican. Anyways, There enough Republicans to go around here in Texas, unlike the Democratic party of Texas.

  • Scope

    On a website for R’s here in VA, I asked what McDonnell’s (Governor, candidate) positions were early on. All I got was a reply by Jeff Frederick (former R head in VA) was that the R’s were not going to give away their strategy, before they let the 3 D candidates do a circular firing squad. They banked on the fact that the D’s would mortally wound each other. Deeds being the D candidate was considered to be the most “moderate” D candidate that could win, because he was the best liar. McDonnell was unopposed by any other R. That’s a unified position that Texas should learn from. Dissuade the weaker R candidates to not run, if they have a good strong R candidate But, that would mortally wound the R party if they are allowed/encouraged to run several candidates, just as the R primary race in 2008. It’s what gets us every time, the R circular firing squad, just as the Dems. The R’s have still not learned to play the game. Ace, you talked about Romney being the chosen for 2012. I know you know that it happens at the state level as well. Does Perry have enough influence to promote a candidate, and have a few chats with some others?

  • ColdWarrior

    He was great! Enjoy!

    Thank you.

    Cold Warrior

  • JustLeaveMeAlone

    She’s been raising money; I’ve been getting emails asking for support (the answer is NO); and it’s been in the local press.

    I also support Michael Williams; he rocks!

    Bill White is being discussed as the Dem challenger; he hasn’t been a bad mayor (a definite improvement over his predecessor, and he has had a lot dumped on him), but he’s not very liberal, thankfully.

    So I guess if I get Rick Perry in Austin and Michael Williams in DC, the price I pay is Bill White still as my Mayor. Oh well, I’m moving out to The Woodlands, anyway :)

  • AceInTX

    I’m with you as to whether a Dem would have a snowballs chance in hell of winning this seat in a traditional 1 Republican vs 1 Democrat race and I think your analysis is spot on.

    However…I’m not versed enough in the law on this…but according to the article, and if it’s right…it’s not going to be that way…there won’t be a primary in a runoff so there could be a scenario where there are 4 or more Repubs splitting the vote and one Dem pulling all the Dem votes and sneaking in…

    For instance…If Paul runs you would have the Paultards who are largey libertarians pulling off a segment of the Republican Vote, and Kinky Friedman pulling a large segment of libertarians remaining. Then you throw in Williams and Dewhurst , splitting the Conservative and mainstream Republican vote.

    If the Dems are able to limit the number of candidates from their side I can see a danger in what’s about to transpire which is what I’d like to address here.

    In general I’m glad to see Kay leave the Senate and I’m excited about the prospect of putting Williams in her place there…I’m even excited about replacing her with Dewhurst from what I know about him he’s sold as a rock….I AM curious to know why she’s so bent on challenging Perry whom I think has done a pretty decent job in pretty tough times.

    Aside from that my only question is…and the one I intended to focus on, (not very well I might add), with my question to you was…”are the powers that be in the party working to limit the field on our side in the runoff after Oct?

  • AceInTX

    which has facilitated this in the first place…I’m not sure how that plays at the higher levels.

    My sense of it is that WE in the grass roots would back Williams…but the establishment…and Perry would back Dewhurst since it’s his turn. I’m just not familiar enough with the cliques and players at that level to say so with any authority.

    My concern…and overall question is this…Are we in a position where the establishment vs the grass roots dynamic combined with the dilution of the vote with an open General Election makes this a potential Dem pick up even if it’s only for a couple years…it’s something we can’t afford right now

  • Richard Mullins

    It look like you won’t all that far from me(Spring on the Harris county side).

  • AceInTX