4/14/2023 0 Comments Tarrant count run![]() And he's helping Republicans up and down ballot. He's raised more money than any lieutenant governor in the history of the state of Texas. The Senate governor is working very hard. It's not just better that does that other people do that as well. He's on a 40 or 50 city bus tour for the next month and a half. REBECCA THOMAS: Matt, what do you think is going to happen between now and November? Does Patrick have any reason to be concerned? So this may not be the last crossover that we see for a Democrat in Texas this year. And I'll say this, it's this is a signal that Republicans are sending to other Republican voters and other Republican officials that they are breaking ranks, and perhaps it's safe for other people to break ranks as well. They're frustrated with the policy of the legislature. This is less about politics, more about policy. These are not politicians who rely on Democratic votes as much as people do in other areas. ![]() And I can't emphasize enough the fact that these endorsements come from Tarrant County, Fort Worth and West Texas Panhandle area. REBECCA THOMAS: Ed, do these endorsements, these GOP endorsements expose an opening for Democrats to potentially flip more moderate Republicans?ĮD ESPINOZA: I think they do. Instead of Governor Patrick going to be reelected, and he is going to lead the most conservative Senate starting in January in the history of the state. The University of Houston poll just last week had Lieutenant Governor Patrick up 6% over Mike Collier, my colleague, Democratic nominee colors run statewide twice already, and it's not been successful. In that case, I don't think too retiring Republicans in different parts of the state are going to make that much difference. So there are some bad blood and there's some history. This county judge was angry that that old Senate governor wanted to keep property taxes down at that 3.2% rate or below. And he was blocking things for moving forward. Senator Carl Seliger has had for some time not been on board with the Republican majority in the Senate on a couple of key issues. And in both cases, lieutenant governor has been at odds with them on major issues. The state senator, Carl Seliger in West, Texas is retiring. The county judge in Tarrant County is retiring. Now, of course, these two Republicans are retiring. So there's this happening in both directions at the moment. ![]() MATT MACKOWIAK: Yeah, I mean, we've also left out the fact that a sitting Democratic state senator named Senator Lucio crossed party lines and endorsed a lieutenant governor. What are your thoughts on these Republican endorsements of Patrick's opponent? REBECCA THOMAS: Matt Patrick's chief strategist dismissed the comments and called Seliger and Whitley, quote, Dinosaurs searching for relevance. And I believe Kels Seliger is from North Texas up in the panhandle, the West Hill area. But it's important to keep in mind that these local officials are coming from Tarrant County. And you usually think about this, about the legislature attacking Austin. Now, it's not shouldn't really be that much of a surprise because we have seen Dan Patrick Cross people at the local level before. So for them to have to break ranks and publicly endorse a Democrat is quite remarkable. Because many of your Republican lawmakers don't want to break ranks. ED ESPINOZA: It's quite significant, especially in the state that's been run by Republicans for so long.
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