State Senator Dan Patrick, a Tea Party favorite from Houston, handily defeated Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst Tuesday. Dewhurst lost his Senate bid to Ted Cruz two years ago.
AP: Dan Patrick wins Republican nomination for Texas lieutenant governor over David Dewhurst http://t.co/tVH1vFffyO pic.twitter.com/YDF9eb7e3l
— KPRC 2 Houston (@KPRC2) May 28, 2014
Dang, Texas! Returns are going heavily to the Tea Party. Woo. Wow. http://t.co/D4dw6LGdEf
— Melissa Mackenzie (@MelissaTweets) May 28, 2014
Long-time LG David Dewhurst just got chucked. #DontMessWithTexas
— Daniel Horowitz (@RMConservative) May 28, 2014
Boy, David Dewhurst has had a horrible couple of years.
— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) May 28, 2014
Wow. Dave Dewhurst is getting trounced in his LG reelection bid: https://t.co/NhxNIyjjWl
— Phineas Fahrquar (@irishspy) May 28, 2014
David Dewhurst now losing to Dan Patrick by a wider margin than his loss to Ted Cruz. #tx2014
— Ed Espinoza (@EdEspinoza) May 28, 2014
Bold prediction: David Dewhurst never wants to hear the word "runoff" ever, ever again, even if the reference is to stormwater. #txvotes
— John C. Moritz (@JohnnieMo) May 28, 2014
Supposedly nonexistent immigration amnesty issue wins GOP Texas Lt. Gov. nomination for Dan Patrick http://t.co/9dAE3OBsvW
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) May 28, 2014
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