“If you ask the people who are professional political analysts, they would say that the way redistricting has worked, that the Republicans have something of a lock on the House until a redistricting occurs after 2010, particularly as a result of what DeLay did in Texas.” PeopleIfsWayPoliticalAsksHouseResultsRepublicanTexasLocksDelayAnalystsRedistricting Author:John Podesta
“There's a real difference between venture capitalism and vulture capitalism. Venture capitalism we like. Vulture capitalism, no. And the fact of the matter is that he's going to have to face up to this at some time or another, and South Carolina is as good a place to draw that line in the sand as any.” KnowsTryingRealMatterStatesDoneFactsUseProblemJobsFacesPresidentDifferencesLinesUnitedUnited StatesKnow HowRepublicanPaperDrawsCapitalismSouthSandTexasVentureCarolinaSouth CarolinaVultureLines In The Sand Author:Rick Perry
“You gotta love Rick Perry's swagger. The Texas Governor is out there in the Iowa cornfields, unabashedly going to toe-to-toe with President Obama, doing his best to instantly cast himself as the big dog in the Republican pack.” BigsPresidentDogRepublicanCastsTexasPresident ObamaGovernorsPacksToesIowaSwagger Author:Jeff Goodell
“Texas is now a cornerstone of the electoral college for Republicans.” CollegeRepublicanTexasCornerstonesElectoral CollegeElectoral Process Author:Ed Gillespie
“Texas Republican political leaders take perverse pride in how deeply they have cut our state's education budget. Thousands of teachers have been pulled from classrooms, schools have closed and valuable programs have been canceled. In many places, districts are forced to choose between prekindergarten programs and English, algebra and art.” Has BeensArtStatesSchoolPoliticalLeaderTeacherCuttingPrideRepublicanProgramValuableBudgetsTexasClassroomAlgebraPolitical Leaders Author:Wendy Davis
“Big news from last night's Republican debate, you guys. It turns out George Bush was actually the smart Texas governor.” BigsLastsNightGuyTurnsRepublicanNewsSmartDebateTexasGovernorsLast NightBig News Author:Jimmy Fallon
“If you're white and wealthy, Texas is a great place, however, no Texas governor Republican or Democrat is eager to raise taxes and without that you can't expand access to health care or decrease the cost of higher education.” IfsCareWhiteEducationHealthHigherRepublicanCostTaxesRaisesDemocratAccessHealth CareWealthyTexasGovernorsDecreaseHigher Education Author:Calvin Jillson
“I was speaking on the radio in South Texas [in 2016], and I was speaking to Hispanics, and I said 'You know, you probably vote Democrat because your parents always voted Democrat, and your grandparents always voted Democrat, but let me tell you something. Thirty years ago in Texas, there were two parties - liberal Democrats and conservative Democrats. Looking at your principles, your values as Hispanics, in all probability your parents were conservative Democrats. The conservative Democrats of 30 years ago are Republicans today!'” KnowsYearsSaidTwoTodayValuesParentPartyPrinciplesRepublicanYears AgoVoteLet MeDemocratSouthConservativeRadioThirtyTexasGrandparentProbabilityThirty Years Author:Rafael Cruz
“It`s basically a united [Republican ] party behind [Donald Trump] and Cruz`s numbers in Texas were plummeting and he was facing a possible primary challenge and this cements that this is the party of Trump.” ChallengesUnitedPartyNumbersBehindsTrumpRepublicanPrimariesTexasRepublican PartyCementCruz Author:Chris Hayes
“The fact remains that we're running a presidential campaign. And we're doing that through appearances like today, fund-raisers like today, where Donald Trump was in Texas, raising money, not just for the trump campaign, but, drumroll, please, for the RNC and the Republican committees, which benefits all these candidates that Paul Ryan is trying to protect.” TryingFactsRunningTodayTrumpPleaseRepublicanProtectBenefitsRemainsAppearanceCampaignsPresidentialCandidatesFundTexasCommitteesPresidential CampaignRaising Money Author:Kellyanne Conway
“There was no imminent threat. This was made up in Texas, announced in January to the Republican leadership that war was going to take place and was going to be good politically. This whole thing was a fraud.” MadeWarWholeLeadershipRepublicanThreatBe GoodTexasFraudHypeJanuary Author:Edward Kennedy
“Texas is a big state. It's a major force in the Republican Party.” StatesBigsForcePartyRepublicanMajorsTexasRepublican Party Author:John Bolton