Debra Medina - Senator in 2012?

[t0rnado]

I could actually see Palin endorsing her.

 

[TCE]

Michael Williams announced he was running a long time ago. Which means you would have two real tea-party candidates. Split vote. No good. I think Medina should take the election off, go to tons of speaking engagements, and get her name known even more.

Slutter McGee

It was that way in Utah as well but we pulled that one out. If she takes the election off, what is she going to run for? The Congressional seat when Ron Paul retires? Sure. Governor again? Won't work if Perry runs again. This would pretty much be her only shot at an office that matters.

 

[seeker4sho]

With Kay Bailey Hutchison apparently not running for another term, Medina is probably our best bet here. She will need to come out strong and be prepared for a barrage of 9/11 Truther attacks, but she could actually compete for this seat and give us two legit Liberty Senators. She is more conservative on several issues than Hutchison is, so she should have more support among Christian Conservatives. Thoughts?

Excellent choice!

 

[Zap!]

Read my post more carefully, I didn't say in Texas. Cornyn is absolutely terrible. Rand is one, Medina would be the other.

Umm, Mike Lee is more Ron Paul than Rand on certain issues. I would certainly count him in.

 

[TCE]

Umm, Mike Lee is more Ron Paul than Rand on certain issues. I would certainly count him in.

We shall see, but I would argue Rand is more Ron-esque than Mike Lee. Specifically Mike Lee's Israel position is my reasoning. We will see based on their votes, but right now, I am only calling Rand a liberty Senator, the jury is out right now on Mike Lee, but within six months, we can have a better idea.

 

[sailingaway]

I just have this nagging feeling that if Ron gets the subcommittee chairship, he might not run for president. If he doesn't, he'd be my first choice for Senator.

 

[libertybrewcity]

It would be worth a shot, but her foreign policy views might clash with the rest of Texas. If we can get the superpacs behind her, she can definitely win the primary, and the general should be much easier.

 

[TCE]

It would be worth a shot, but her foreign policy views might clash with the rest of Texas. If we can get the superpacs behind her, she can definitely win the primary, and the general should be much easier.

...And Kay Bailey Hutchison is pro-choice. People aren't focusing as much on foreign policy anymore. As long as she talks about the debt, balanced budgets, etc, it shouldn't be too bad.

 

[itshappening]

I hope she runs, as for 9/11 she can now say that Geraldo and Judge have questions about 9/11 and she supports an investigation which many of the families are asking for. CASE CLOSED< all she does is repeat that if asked about it and then moves on

she has good name recognition, got almost quarter of the vote and if we promote her will be well funded. THIS IS A WINNABLE situation like Rand Paul in Kentucky

if she wins the primary she wins the election, game over

 

[jmdrake]

I hope she runs, as for 9/11 she can now say that Geraldo and Judge have questions about 9/11 and she supports an investigation which many of the families are asking for. CASE CLOSED< all she does is repeat that if asked about it and then moves on

she has good name recognition, got almost quarter of the vote and if we promote her will be well funded. THIS IS A WINNABLE situation like Rand Paul in Kentucky

if she wins the primary she wins the election, game over

This. That said I don't suspect Beck will have her on his show. She should go on the judge and Geraldo.

 

[Imperial]

I hope she runs, as for 9/11 she can now say that Geraldo and Judge have questions about 9/11 and she supports an investigation which many of the families are asking for. CASE CLOSED< all she does is repeat that if asked about it and then moves on

she has good name recognition, got almost quarter of the vote and if we promote her will be well funded. THIS IS A WINNABLE situation like Rand Paul in Kentucky

if she wins the primary she wins the election, game over

Well that is just silly. People will just brand her as a 9/11 skeptic. Being a journalist is different from being a politician. Best answer is to say Beck caught her off-guard with such an off-the-wall question and she takes it for granted that Muslim terrorists did 9/11.

Medina should wait for Ron Paul to retire and then run for Congress. We can't fund her the millions needed to win a Texas Senate seat, but we can get her the $500k to win a Republican primary.

 

[TCE]

Well that is just silly. People will just brand her as a 9/11 skeptic. Being a journalist is different from being a politician. Best answer is to say Beck caught her off-guard with such an off-the-wall question and she takes it for granted that Muslim terrorists did 9/11.

Medina should wait for Ron Paul to retire and then run for Congress. We can't fund her the millions needed to win a Texas Senate seat, but we can get her the $500k to win a Republican primary.

She shouldn't need much more than that for a Republican Senatorial Primary.

 

[K466]

Sounds like a plan. We need to be running liberty candidates in red states.

 

[Quinn Rogness]

I think she should consider running. But what House district does she live in? House districts are much easier to win, require less resources, and in a big state like Texas, it's harder for small, grassroots candidates to win state-wide races. We should really focus on getting some people into office, even if it means lesser offices than a Senate seat (US House, State Senate, State House, Statewide offices)

 

[james1906]

I think she should consider running. But what House district does she live in? House districts are much easier to win, require less resources, and in a big state like Texas, it's harder for small, grassroots candidates to win state-wide races. We should really focus on getting some people into office, even if it means lesser offices than a Senate seat (US House, State Senate, State House, Statewide offices)

Wharton is in the 14th. From what I've heard, the 14th already has a solid Ron Paul Republican in office

 

[1836]

I could not agree more with the notion that Debra should wait and run for Ron Paul's seat when he retires. Who else would be good to fill his shoes? As we saw with Chris Peden and then again this primary season, there are a number of more neoconservative-type-folks who would love to step up and take that seat back for the establishment GOP.

I know Debra somewhat and was involved with her in RP's campaign and then her run at state vice chair in 2008. I think she is extremely intelligent but very spontaneous; and she needs to work hard at rebuilding her political capital to be able to run for a major office again.

Whether or not we want to accept it, the 9/11 comment was a death knell for what very probably would have been a runoff for all the marbles. If you recall, Paul Burka had even predicted a day or two before "the comment" that she was in a prime position to surge to a win in the primary. Those of us who are here in Texas and watched it closely know that to be very true. I still remember getting the call about the 9/11 comment from a liberty-minded friend of mine, and how utterly devastated I was that day. We lost a great opportunity that day.

That said, I do not blame Debra for her miscue and think it all comes along with figuring out how to work within the existing system. Whether or not we like to admit it, the system exists and we have to work it –*Rand Paul spent a lot of time and hardship figuring that out in his own campaign, for sure!

If I were to advise Debra in my own little way, I would tell her to do the best job she can at what she is currently doing and to make sure the 14th district is aware of her presence.

Perhaps she could run for a county office, if she wanted to actually get elected to something.

But she needs to rebuild that political capital which, unfortunately, was seriously diminished by the end of the campaign.

1836 in Central TX

 

[AParadigmShift]

To your point, because it is an important one. Going off this survey: http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/PPP_Release_TX_223730.pdf

I am not sure the 9/11 Attack hit by Glenn Beck hurt her as much as some believe. I believe it to be a case of her hitting the ceiling for support and her lack of funding beginning to take affect. She had soared after the set of debates and didn't have much else to jump from them. This time, she would be properly funded.

According to this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_gubernatorial_election,_2010#Debra_Medina

She also never polled in First or Second place. She would have some name recognition this time around, along with experience and likely more funding.

^This.

I think it's important to remember most running for political office usually end up taking a few whacks at it before getting elected, for a variety of reasons, funding and name recognition being top of the list.

For my money, Medina is one of our brightest stars, and I'd love to see her make another run for any elected office.

 

[Quinn Rogness]

Wharton is in the 14th. From what I've heard, the 14th already has a solid Ron Paul Republican in office

How sure are you? Maybe she needs to challenge whoever that is to keep him honest

 

[itshappening]

she is an outstanding candidate and there is an open senate seat coming up where if she won the primary she wins the election, it's just like Kentucky. This doesn't come around very often and she should go for it, with our full backing just like Rand

We don't need her in the house, she can make a bigger impact in the Senate and we need her there

We need to take these opportunities while we can, not waste it and let some neocon take the seat and keep it forever

 

[Slutter McGee]

she is an outstanding candidate and there is an open senate seat coming up where if she won the primary she wins the election, it's just like Kentucky. This doesn't come around very often and she should go for it, with our full backing just like Rand

We don't need her in the house, she can make a bigger impact in the Senate and we need her there

We need to take these opportunities while we can, not waste it and let some neocon take the seat and keep it forever

But its not just like Kentucky. It is Texas. Winning a primary costs 4 times as much here as Kentucky. One thing we learned from Rand and Schiff, we can raise 3 million for a primary but not 12 million.

Sincerely,

Slutter McGee