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Making an Impact
“The Lone Star Project … hammers Republicans whenever it gets a chance, promoting strong local Democratic candidates and even bringing lawsuits.”
(Roll Call, Stuart Rothenberg,
March 12, 2009)
“Anyone who questions whether [The Lone Star Project] can make life difficult for a Republican legislator should talk to former Sen. Kim Brimer.”
(Austin American Statesman, February 17, 2009)
“[The Lone Star Project] is responsible for the aggressive stance the party has taken toward DeLay and other Lone Star State Republicans since the 2004 election.”
(The Washington Post, March 6, 2006)
"David Dewhurst has said most Texans don't have much sympathy "for someone who that can't fill out a two page [health insurance] application every six months".
The Democrat-supported Lone Star Project in Washington reported this week that Dewhurst failed to file necessary forms at least six times in recent years.
(San Antonio Expres News,, 4/12/2007)
"The Justice staff memo was obtained by the Lone Star Project ...The story broke the same day the U.S. Supreme Court was considering legal challenges to the plan brought by Democrats and minority groups."
(Houston Chronicle, 12/3/2005)
"The Texas chapter of the NAACP, along with the Lone Star Project, have analyzed the amicus brief filed by the Justice Department and have concluded, justifiably, that the Voting Rights section of the Justice Department is now controlled by partisan political appointees."
(Roll Call - Donna Brazile, 2/28/2006)
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Terrible Week for Texas Republicans
Cornyn and Sessions flunk early tests as campaign chairs
Rep. Sessions Senator Cornyn
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Both Representative Pete Sessions (R-32) and Senator John Cornyn are having a terrible week as chairmen of their respective campaign committees. A few days ago, National Republican Campaign Committee (NRCC) Chairman Sessions was dealt a serious blow when the Republican candidate for a special election in New York conceded defeat even after the NRCC invested hundreds of thousands of dollars into the Republican leaning seat. John Cornyn, chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) may have trumped Sessions today, as he lost a member of the Republican caucus when Arlen Specter left the Republican Party. Cornyn, who had recently endorsed Specter for the 2010 election, will likely be stuck trying to unseat the incumbent Democratic Specter with an extreme right-wing candidate (Source: The Hill, April 14, 2009).
Sessions fumbles golden open seat opportunity
When Hillary Clinton was appointed Secretary of State, it set in motion a series of political events that should have played out to Pete Sessions’ advantage. The Governor of New York filled Mrs. Clinton’s vacant Senate seat with Congresswoman Kristen Gillibrand, who represented an upstate New York Congressional District where there are 70,000 more registered Republicans than Democrats. The open seat congressional election was a great opportunity for Sessions and Congressional Republicans to fight on friendly ground and take back a House seat. Despite that advantage, and the more than $800,000 Sessions directed the NRCC to spend on the race, the seat remained blue after the votes were tallied (Source: The Hill, March 30, 2009).
Still clueless after losing a race he should have won, Sessions said he would use the same losing strategy in future campaigns, commenting, "Although Jim [Tedisco] was unsuccessful in his hope to change Washington, he has shed light on our Party's efforts to win back the majority in the House." (Source: The Washington Post, April 24, 2009)
Specter stiffs Cornyn and the Republican Party
Cornyn left in the dark
John Cornyn’s lack of influence amongst his Republican Senatorial colleagues was apparent today when Arlen Specter left the Republican Party without so much as calling him. Cornyn endorsed Specter in a letter on March 29, 2009, saying:
…. I believe that Senator Specter is our best bet to keep this Senate seat in the GOP column…. My job as head of the NRSC is to guide the GOP back to a majority in the Senate. I can't do that without Arlen Specter. (Source: Cornyn Letter, March 29, 2009)
Despite Cornyn’s endorsement, Specter left the Republican Party today. Specter left Cornyn in the dark about the move until the news broke. “Republican leaders, however, said they were unaware of Specter’s decision as late as noontime Tuesday as they walked into an emergency meeting in Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-Ky.) office. ... Sen. John Cornyn (Texas), chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, was still not aware that Specter had made a final decision as he walked to McConnell’s office.” (Source: The Hill, April 28, 2009)
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