By Gary P Jackson
This is extraordinary. I’ve never seen a group as large as the Tea Party have to publicly tell a candidate to cease and desist. Of course David Dewhurst is no ordinary dishonest politician. This is a guy who has produced some of the most despicable ads we’ve ever seen, aimed at his opponent Ted Cruz. This is a guy who has robocalls using someone impersonating Sarah Palin, claiming she supports him, when in fact she strongly supports Ted Cruz, and was just in The Woodlands on Friday.
Texas is Tea Party country. More voters identify themselves as Tea Party, percentage wise, than any other state. Among the Tea Party, Ted Cruz holds a substantial 75-25 percent advantage. That’s the ball game.
Now it seems Dewhurst, in a panic is embracing the Tea Party and claiming it’s support. Well, Te Texas Tea Party groups have a strongly worded reply. From the Tea party Express’ Texas Blog:
An Open Letter to David Dewhurst
You do NOT have Tea Party support: An Open Letter to David Dewhurst
Dear Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst,
As Texas tea party leaders, we reject your campaign’s recent claims that you have earned tea party support. We stand with the nation’s largest tea party political action committee, which has more small donors in Texas than you have – over 30,000.
Your performance in Austin is identical to the “go along to get along” establishment political culture in Washington. This behavior has led to a nearly $16-trillion-dollar national debt, infringement on our liberties, and the erosion of the American Dream. We need a U.S. Senator that is a bold leader and a proven conservative, and that is Ted Cruz.
It is obvious that your recent tea party posturing is just a desperate attempt to trick voters in the closing hours of this election. Though you are right to recognize that the tea party will be the deciding factor in this election, our support is not with you. You have failed to attract the support of this grassroots movement because of your record as Lieutenant Governor.
The Tea Party was born out of the shared frustration with both parties, which have failed to address the fundamental problems that are facing our country: unsustainable spending, job-stifling regulations and an ever-growing federal government. This movement has coalesced around the common goal of reducing the size, cost, and intrusiveness of the federal government by electing bold leaders that will stand up in difficult times.
Your dishonest and misleading smear campaign of Ted Cruz, coupled with your recent false claims of tea party support, show clearly that you simply represent the political status quo rather than the leadership we require. We have spent our time, dollars, and passion to elect Ted Cruz because he is the candidate qualified to stand up for the voice of We the People.
Sincerely,
Whitney Neal
Flower Mound Tea Party leaderToby Marie Walker
Waco Tea Party leaderBecky Kodrin
Waco Tea Party leaderBobby Keith
Waco Tea Party leaderChristine Turpin
Lorena Tea Party LeaderCarol Waddell
Waco Tea Party leaderKatrina Pierson
Garland Tea Party leaderCarol Doucet
Frost Tea Party leaderKoni Burton
Colleyville Tea Party leaderStacy McMahan
Longview Tea Party leaderJeannie Forrest
Dallas Tea Party leaderRussell Ramsland
Dallas Tea Party leaderMatt Perdue
San Antonio Tea Party leaderKirk Launius
Dallas Tea Party leaderJulie McCarty
Grapevine Tea Party leaderSuzanne Guggenheim
Corpus Christi Tea Party leaderLynne Nevil
Garland Tea Party leaderHeather Liggett
Austin Tea Party leaderJeanne Jacobs
Garland Tea Party leaderDean Wright
Austin Tea Party leaderMichael Porter
Garland Tea Party leaderJoAnn Fleming
Tyler Tea Party leaderSharon Guthrie
Tyler Tea Party leaderTina Millican
Rockwell Tea Party leaderDon Vogelsang
Spicewood Tea Party leaderAmy Knickerbocker
Arlington Tea Party leaderJulie Turner
The Woodlands Tea Party leaderJoyce Luster
Farmers Branch Tea Party leaderDonna Starnes
Dallas Tea Party leaderDebbie Gregory
Whitney Tea Party leaderMaggie Wright
Burleson Tea Party leaderJohn Tweedell
Hideaway Tea Party leaderLynne Tweedell
Hideaway Tea Party leaderCarol H. Haynes
Dallas Tea Party leaderBill Hussey
Llano Tea Party leader
Terry M. Campbell
San Angelo Tea Party leaderBob Farris
Dallas Tea Party leaderSylvia Guzman
Frisco Tea Party leaderRobin Lennon
Kingwood Tea Party leaderJim Lennon
Kingwood Tea Party leaderDonna Whiteside Smith
Grapevine Tea Party leaderPhil Burton
Colleyille Tea Party leaderKyle Fleming
Tyler Tea Party leaderKaren White
Dallas Tea Party leaderPatricia Caldwell
Dallas Tea Party leaderLiz Villegas
Fort Worth Tea Party leaderVicente Bustamante
Dallas Tea Party leaderAngeles Bustamante
Dallas Tea Party leaderSusan Haines
Carrollton Tea Party leaderDonald Haines
Carrollton Tea Party leaderCraig Cosgray
Spicewood Tea Party leaderDennis Arens
Keller Tea Party leader**Disclaimer: This is signed by individual tea party leaders and does not serve as an endorsement on behalf of their group or organization.