It is now clear that @AllenWest’s entire tenure as @TexasGOP chair was intended to do only what many suspected: Provide him a platform for his political future, not an opportunity to build the party.
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Allen West inherited a strong party passed down from the heroic efforts of Steve Munisteri, ably transitioned and sustained by the work ethic of successor @jamesdickey after Tom Mechler’s failed reign.
Now, the party is in the weakest financial position in at least 10 years.
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For 7+ months, our state chair has been unconscionably attacking our statewide officials, rallying with Alex Jones at the Governor’s mansion, attacking our new Speaker, and doing the rhetorical work of Texas Democrats.
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Now we are locked in to an obscene and wholly unnecessary security contract at TX GOP.
NBC MTP:
Biden deputy camp mgr Kate Bedingfield
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT)
Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC)
NBC News’ Kristen Welker & Kelly O’Donnell
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Dem pollster Cornell Belcher
NBC News’ Andrea Mitchell
WSJ's Peggy Noonan
Cook Pol. Report’s David Wasserman
ABC This Week:
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Gov Kristi Noem (R-SD)
Sen Chris Coons (D-DE)
Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO)
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Fmr Gov. Chris Christie
Fmr Mayor Rahm Emanuel
ABC News analyst Matthew Dowd
DFA CEO Yvette Simpson
Fmr Sen. Heidi Heitkamp
CBS Face the Nation:
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.V.)
Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA)
Fmr. FDA Comm. Dr. Scott Gottlieb
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“Today there was information about an indictment released by SDNY and I have read it. There has been a suggestion that I am ‘Congressman One’, which I cannot confirm.
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@PeteSessions However, I will vigorously defend myself against any allegations of wrongdoing.
As it relates to my role as a member of Congress and a candidate in 2018, the most important sentence in the indictment is this:
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@PeteSessions ‘The defendants concealed the scheme from the candidates, campaigns and federal regulators’.
Therefore, if I am ‘Congressman One’, I could not have had any knowledge of the scheme described in the indictment or have involvement or coordination of it.
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In June, with almost no public input, the Austin City Council changed a city ordinance that would allow homeless people to sleep and camp in public places, to take effect on July 1. They then took a five week vacation.
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Since July 1, the results have been absolutely disastrous for Austin. The Mayor and the City Council left the Austin police to deal with the mess they created. They promised to look st the policy in August. But they never put it on the agenda & never reconsidered the policy.
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Today’s confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court is the most significant judicial victory for conservatives of my lifetime. All conservatives should thank @SenMajLdr & @ChuckGrassley for their extraordinary leadership through a grueling battle.
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Moving the court from 5-4 liberal to 5-4 conservative will have sweeping ramifications for the country. Most importantly, it will restore the rule of law & the Constitution. Democrat efforts to end run state legislatures, Congress & the executive branch will now be fruitless.
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