A tea party leader is favored to become Texas' lieutenant
governor. A Ted Cruz-endorsed newcomer is inching closer to replacing Democrat Wendy Davis in the statehouse. On television, millions
of dollars in attack ads have given established Republican incumbents all they
can handle.
For all the talk of Texas growing competitive for Democrats in 2016 and beyond, GOP voters are poised to make a
harder turn right on Tuesday.
Though the tea party has sputtered this year in elections
around the country, Texas' conservative insurgents are the front-runners in
Republican primary runoffs for major statewide offices and positioned to
bolster their ranks in the Legislature. Victories now and again in November
would signal an aggressive new slate of Republican priorities — from tightened
spending to expanded gun rights — after Gov. Rick Perry leaves office in January.......To Read More.....
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