Tag Archives: Ted Cruz
Beto Testing
Can Beto O’Rourke’s seat-of-the-pants, DIY, break-the-rules campaign succeed against Ted Cruz?
Can Beto O’Rourke’s seat-of-the-pants, DIY, break-the-rules campaign succeed against Ted Cruz?...Read More
Texas GOP’s Favorite Meme-Maker is Now Helping the Far-Right in Germany
After mastering the art of race-baiting digital campaigning in Texas, Vincent Harris has graduated to working for German nationalists.
screenshot from Twitter On Monday, the Israeli newspaper Haaretz wrote about the role played by the Austin-based political consultant Vincent Harris in the rece...Read More
Greg Abbott, Ted Cruz and Dan Patrick’s Obsession with George Soros is Weird and Kind of Dangerous
Texas politicians share their Soros obsession with some of the country’s most cartoonish lunatics, like Alex Jones.
A spectre is haunting Texas — the spectre of Soros. Let’s talk for a minute about how to use political rhetoric responsibly, shall we? For most of the last ...Read More
Texas’ 10 Worst Social Media Moments of 2016
It was a year of fake news, nonsensical tweets and non-apologies galore.
If 2016 taught us anything, it’s that one late-night Twitter outburst can leave the entire country reeling for days to come. But President-elect Donald Trump ...Read More
The Trump Tally
Here’s where Texas’ top elected officials stand on the 2016 presidential race. (Hint: it’s mostly with Donald Trump.)
Here’s where Texas’ top elected officials stand on the 2016 presidential race. (Hint: it’s mostly with Donald Trump.) In a few weeks, American voters may ...Read More
The Texas Miracle #24: Rick Perry’s Last Dance
On the podcast: 'He looked very matadorly,' and other Rick-related phrases you never thought you'd hear, plus: Cruz's conscience and clown lives... matter?
On the podcast: 'He looked very matadorly,' and other Rick-related phrases you never thought you'd hear, plus: Cruz's conscience and clown lives... matter?...Read More
The Radical Theology That Could Make Religious Freedom a Thing of the Past
Even devout Christians should fear these influential leaders' refusal to separate church and state.
Dominion theology explicitly rejects the United States' venerable separation of church and state, and Dan Patrick and the gang like it that way....Read More
The Lyin’ (Ted) in Winter
Ted's happy to be back in Texas, he told Texas GOP delegates — really happy! Promise! He didn't want that stinky ole' presidency, anyway....Read More
The Texas Miracle #7: The Sound of Secession
From the Texas GOP convention, we go to the floor for a debate over secession and seek answers to that mind-melding question: Why would anyone support Donald Trump?
From the Texas GOP convention, we go to the floor for a debate over secession, and seek answers to the question: Why would Texas Republicans support Trump?...Read More