A Ron Paul/Tea Party Candidate Surges in Texas
Tuesday, February 09, 2010 at 10:47 am
The new Public Policy Polling numbers on the Texas gubernatorial primary have first-time candidate Debra Medina surging against Gov. Rick Perry (R-Texas) and Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas), from nowhere to 24 percent support.
Medina is clearly riding the wave of discontent with the Republican establishment. Among primary voters who disapprove of the job the GOP in Congress is doing she actually leads with 37% to 32% for Perry and 22% for Hutchison.
Medina owes at least some of her support to Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas), who has employed her on his electoral bids and with his Campaign for Liberty, and who tipped off his supporters to her candidacy in September. While the challenge Paul is facing from three Tea Party candidates reveals that the movement is much more hawkish and traditionally Republican in federal elections, the 10th Amendment argument is clearly a winner with state voters.
And how much further to the right is Medina than the other candidates? While Perry edged away from his apparent endorsement of secession at an April 15 Tea Party, Medina spoke in August at a “sovereignty or secession” rally.
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16 Comments
Comment posted February 9, 2010 @ 12:29 pm
If corroborated, those are amazing numbers!
Comment posted February 9, 2010 @ 12:48 pm
Three tea party candidates against Ron Paul? Doesn't that give you any idea that there is not 'one' voice of the Tea Party? Ron Paul supporters launched it, but it grew to include many factions. Some against Ron Paul are cynically using the name to make it look like a people's revolt against him, but that is just the latest spin for those who didn't like him to begin with, who are the same people the general tea party movement opposes.
Ron Paul is the champion of the Constitution.
Anyone in the Tea Party who doesn't consider the Constitution to be the guiding document of the Tea Parties is a very different sort of 'tea partier' than most.
Comment posted February 9, 2010 @ 2:16 pm
Ron Paul is the ultimate tea party candidate.
It was started in 2007, continued in 2008 and now grew strong in 2009.
Thank you Dr. Paul.
Comment posted February 9, 2010 @ 2:39 pm
Ron Paul IS the Tea Party these fools Wall and Grainey are clueless hacks. I suspect their just disgruntled neo-cons trying to hijack the Tea Party. Example Pretty Palin……… need I say more???
Comment posted February 9, 2010 @ 3:35 pm
It appears there isn't a conservative movement that neo-cons won't try to take over. I hope real, 'paleo' conservatives in Texas will see that war hawks like Wall and Grainey are the *target* of the Tea Party movement, not participants.
Great speech by Medina. “We damn sure are gonna nullify you tryin' to take our guns!” lol awesomeness 101 proof.
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Comment posted February 10, 2010 @ 1:27 am
OK that's it- all us Ron Paul people have to start showing up at these Fox news Karl rove fake Tea parties and shout em down!
The Neo Cons are trying to Hijack the movement
Shara Palin supporters who think she should be president are smoking crack FOR REAL. Shara Palin has below 100 IQ…doesn't know history, Can't speak clearly even from a written speech and is an embarrassment. She was only used to counter Hillary at the time, but cause she's Hot many fell for it.
They are trying to confuse us with making her support Rand and then sending her to endorse Perry over Medina. We've been scoffing the entire time wondering what they are trying to do but now it's clear.
It's time to start infiltrating they are trying to get in with the Paul people cause in reality they have no numbers and they have 1/100th the passion we Paulites got.
We must get rid of the Neo Cons they are stinking up the place. The Tea Party was begun by us and we are taking it back.
Medina will be great for Texas and many states will be jealous- I know I am
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Comment posted February 11, 2010 @ 10:41 am
Ahhhh, the three “tea part…” running against Ron Paul are probably just some of those nasty big government, big spending, Warfare State, Bush NeoCons. There is usually one running against him, usually supported by the Republican Party. So what, this year there are a few wolves in sheep's clothing. Sarah Palin included, singing the Warfare State, NeoCon tune, “Bomb, Bomb, Bomb..Bomb Bomb Iran”
Maybe the NeoCon Republicans should change their party name to the Tea Party.
Comment posted February 11, 2010 @ 3:41 pm
Ahhhh, the three “tea part…” running against Ron Paul are probably just some of those nasty big government, big spending, Warfare State, Bush NeoCons. There is usually one running against him, usually supported by the Republican Party. So what, this year there are a few wolves in sheep's clothing. Sarah Palin included, singing the Warfare State, NeoCon tune, “Bomb, Bomb, Bomb..Bomb Bomb Iran”
Maybe the NeoCon Republicans should change their party name to the Tea Party.
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