Follow the money, they always say. QR does and found out that Leininger is apparently behind some of the Republican challenges to incumbents that were opposed to school vouchers. We wondered how first-time candidates with no political background were all of the sudden running $16,000 TV ad runs. Targets? Carter Casteel, Charlie Geren, Delwin Jones, Roy Blake and Tommy Merritt.
Again, we see 'no room for moderates' in Texas. Y'all better do something or there will only be one voice in Texas. The shrill sky is falling and you're all going to hell and no funding for public education voice.
Unfortunately, I think Carter Casteel is now finished. This news, combined with her history of favoring toll roads, is her death knell. Moonbats currently rule, and it will take a long process of extermination to get rid of them. It will also be very very expensive.
I sure hope you're wrong about Carter. She is a class act. Tommy pulled a guy in his district that won't even come out and answer questions. Starting to sound like the last race Leininger paid for in this area. That candidate never made an appearance for education right before a special session on education. He still won over Paul Sadler who helped rewrite the education code. Not good when one guy has that much power with the almighty dollar.
Local Democrats could choose to help the campaigns of moderate republicans rather than just watch the legislature become more polarized.
Oh. My God. Someone is challenging incumbents?? Based on their voting records?? And someone who agrees with their political views is funding their political ads?? What is this country coming to??!! Geez, people.
(Agree, though, that Casteel is a class act and hope she wins anyway)
Carter has more personality in her little fingernail than most of the members around here... likely more than her opponent too. That'll go a long way in her district. If she's as good a stumper as she is a debater, she'll stomp her opponent.
If she's smart she'll run agressively and confront the opponent as a puppet of Leininger and demonize him.
Give it another two cycles and money from James will be the death knell for any candidate if it's not returned immediately. He's fucked up public policy in this state for too goddamn long.
The one thing I see here that's problematic is the same thing dksbook (WTF is a 'moonbat'?) thinks will hurt... toll roads.
Also note the op-ed in Tuesday's Statesman from a Leininger crony arguing that we should accept only "market" prices for energy and do nothing to secure ourselves from external suppliers like Iran and Venezuela.
JB - is he one of the 'abiotic oil' nuts? I ran into one of the this weekend.
Casteel is just a good of a stumper as she is debater. And as for the toll road issue, no matter what she says it will be twisted. However, she did vote to prevent the conversion of non-tolled roads to toll roads and is fighting to keep them out of her district.
Personally, I would take a toll road if it kept me from being stuck on MoPac or I-35 at 5 pm.
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