Incumbent in CD32 draws NO endorsements in Conservative and Republican spheres

Common Sense Citizens Network, an offshoot of the Dallas Tea Party, sent out an email Wednesday that links to their web site showing endorsements by various groups for the March 2nd Republican Primary. And 14-year incumbent U.S. Rep. Pete Sessions of Texas' 32nd Congressional District failed to earn the endorsement of even one of the organizations listed. These include:

Empower Texans
Young Conservatives of Texas
Texans Uniting for Reform and Freedom
Immigration Reform Coalition of Texas
Republican Liberty Caucus
The Liberty Institute (formerly Free Market Foundation)
Conservative Hispanic Society
The Alliance of Texans Against Government-Controlled Healthcare
Texas Conservative Review
Texas Eagle Forum

Link to Dallas Tea Party web site:

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Now, some of these groups like Texas Eagle Forum only issue endorsements of candidates for State elected office. However, I am pleased to report that after meeting with Texas Eagle Forum President Pat Carlson, Mrs. Carlson chose to endorse my campaign over the incumbent's. Some of these organizations also only issued voter's guides such as The Liberty Institute.

But the loudest point in such a diverse set of groups was the complete absence of a single endorsement for a 14-year incumbent who enjoys the benefit of a $1 million war chest and the backing of the entire Republican establishment.

Further, although my campaign did not earn the endorsements of either the Young Conservatives of Texas or the Dallas County Republican Assembly, it should also be noted that...neither did the incumbent! And in the case of the DCRA, where two-thirds of voting members had to vote for either candidate for the organization to issue an endorsement, that means that the incumbent failed to earn 67% support from a Republican organization.

The DCRA had 21 voting members present at their endorsement meeting, meaning that neither candidate gained 14 votes. So we each earned between 8 and 13 votes. Let's say for argument's sake that the incumbent earned 13 votes--the maximum possible without an endorsement being issued--and the challenger earned only 8 votes. Now let's toss in 10 Tea Party activists, who hold strong anti-incumbent and anti-Washington tendencies. What are the odd's that they vote for the challenger by an 8-to-2 margin?

That makes 16 votes for the challenger and only 15 for the incumbent. Even if my numbers are inaccurate by a couple votes, expanded out to 31,000 votes in the Primary, a 17-to-14 win for the incumbent shows a sizable portion of the populace ready to vote out the incumbent. And given the wide disparity in funds raised by the incumbent over the challenger, those are not impressive numbers for a well-entrenched incumbent in leadership by any set of measures!

So get out and early vote...for David Smith, of course!! This Primary election race is shaping up to be a real nail-biter. And one where the complete absence of an endorsement for the incumbent is beginning to speak as loudly as his complete absence on the public scene since late November!


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