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• TX-Sen: Noriega seeks to avoid primary

  Published: July 27, 2007, 10:52 am

  Tags: Rick Noriega, Tx Sen, Texas, Senate, 2008 Elections, Mikal Watts

  and Texas Senate candidate Rick Noriega is doing his best to make that happen. Noriega said he hoped Watts would stand aside and allow him a free run against U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, in the 2008 general election. Noriega said he believed he had the stronger resume and greater potential appeal to Texas voters. “Whether it is

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• David Van Os Supporting Rick Noriega

  Published: August 3, 2007, 1:06 am

  Tags: Senate Race, Rick Noriega, David Van Os

  between second choices. Rick Noriega would have my support no matter who his Primary opponent was, because Rick is an unequivocal FIRST choice. Rick Noriega has the right qualifications, the right convictions, the right experience, the right courage, and the right heart. He refuses to be deterred by having to overcome big money to rise to

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• TX-Sen: Noriega intro web ad

  Published: August 8, 2007, 10:53 pm

  Tags: Rick Noriega, Tx Sen, Texas, Senate, 2008, John Cornyn

  Want to chip in for our Lone Star people-powered Senate candidate? You can do it here. Really, if you're in Texas, there's no reason for you not to jump in early, even if it's just $5. Your state won't fix itself. People like me can cheerlead from afar, but real change is going to come from within. And you aren't going to get it by sitting on

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• Texans Have A Clear Choice For U.S. Senate

  Published: August 9, 2007, 1:05 am

  Tags: Us Senate, Rick Noriega

  moral leadership. I believe Rick Noriega is the best choice Texans have for the U.S. Senate. If you still haven't made up your mind, I urge you to visit his website at ricknoriega.com, and check out some other political blogs. Most of them will happily tell you why Noriega is the best candidate.Once you've seen what Noriega stands for, I think

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• TX-Sen: Cornyn loses prominent Republican to Noriega

  Published: August 21, 2007, 9:34 pm

  Tags: Rick Noriega, John Cornyn, Tx Sen, Texas, Senate, 2008

  every single time, while Noriega is now picking up the support of prominent Republican Latinos on the strength of his pro-immigration stance. Cornyn is not a popular incumbent. He doesn't have much room for error. On the web: Rick Noriega for Senate Update: More on Villarreal: A native of Corpus Christi, Villarreal is one of the top

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• TX-Sen: Noriega getting institutional backing

  Published: August 24, 2007, 3:45 pm

  Tags: Tx Sen, Texas, Senate, Rick Noriega, Mikail Watts, 2008

  Noriega started the primary looking like the outsider candidate against a moneyed and generous party backer. However, the early endorsements seem to be landing squarely in the Noriega camp. From an email press release: U.S. Senate candidate Rick Noriega will announce his support from current and former Texas leaders spanning more than

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• TX-Sen: Noriega getting institutional backing

  Published: August 24, 2007, 3:45 pm

  Tags: Tx Sen, Texas, Senate, Rick Noriega, Mikail Watts, 2008

  Noriega started the primary looking like the outsider candidate against a moneyed and generous party backer. However, the early endorsements seem to be landing squarely in the Noriega camp. From an email press release: U.S. Senate candidate Rick Noriega will announce his support from current and former Texas leaders spanning more than

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• TX-Sen: Noriega video

  Published: August 30, 2007, 5:56 pm

  Tags: Rick Noriega, Tx Sen, Texas, Senate, 2008, John Cornyn

  On the web: Rick Noriega Campaign Site (exploratory committee) Texas Netroots ActBlue page

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• TX-Sen: Watts used campaign donations to threaten foe

  Published: September 5, 2007, 1:34 pm

  Tags: Mikal Watts, Tx Sen, Texas, Senate, 2008, Rick Noriega, Texans For Public Justice, Craig Mcdonald

  against Houston state Rep. Rick Noriega. "This letter seems to confirm what everybody thinks about Texas justice. Very seldom is it this well-articulated," said Craig McDonald of Texans for Public Justice, an organization that advocates for campaign finance reform. "It confirms the fact Texas courts are filled with politics." It's things

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• TX-Sen: Noriega has early primary lead

  Published: September 6, 2007, 3:58 pm

  Tags: Tx Sen, Texas, Senate, 2008, Rick Noriega, Mikal Watts

  Netroots favorite Rick Noriega is off to an early lead, but Watts will have millions to dump into the race. Noriega will seek to counter that with a two-prong attack of people-powered movement and the backing of prominent establishment Democrats _and_ Republicans (like this one). On the web: Rick Noriega for Senate (exploratory

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• TX-Sen: The baseline numbers; and other stuff

  Published: September 19, 2007, 10:23 pm

  Tags: Tx Sen, Texas, Senate, 2008, John Cornyn, Mikail Watts, Rick Noriega

  trend lines) Cornyn (R) 53 Noriega (D) 30 Cornyn (R) 52 Watts (D) 28 Convention wisdom says that Cornyn is safe, above the dangerous 50 percent mark. And at this point, he is. The question over the next months will be if Texas Democrats can start hitting Cornyn and get him under the 50 percent mark. Most incumbents with these kinds of

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• TX-Sen: Our own baseline poll

  Published: September 27, 2007, 3:40 pm

  Tags: Tx Sen, Texas, Senate, 2008, John Cornyn, Rick Noriega

  if the choices were between Rick Noriega, the Democrat, and John Cornyn, the Republican? Cornyn (R) 51 Noriega (D) 35 Those reelect numbers are anemic as all hell, and while he's above that "50 percent" mark, he doesn't have much room to spare. The "Noriega" and "Replace" numbers line up perfectly. It looks like the race will be all about

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• TX-Sen: Noriega raises big money -- $570K

  Published: October 1, 2007, 6:46 pm

  Tags: Tx Sen, Texas, Senate, 2008, Rick Noriega

  a campaign press release: Rick Noriega announced today contributions of $570,000 for the October 15th FEC financial disclosure report.  The report, the first for the State Representative and Lt. Colonel’s exploratory campaign, shows growing momentum for his campaign to unseat incumbent Republican John Cornyn. “Rick

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• A Note From Noriega

  Published: October 5, 2007, 1:03 am

  Tags: U S Senate, Rick Noriega

  and Lt. Colonel Rick Noriega on 10/3/07. I'm sure many of you received one just like it -- especially if you're a contributor to his campaign fund. But I was impressed with the letter and wanted to print it so those of you who have not yet jumped on board the Noriega Express can see how a candidate with class runs a campaign.Texas

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• TX-Sen: Watts Withdraws from Race

  Published: October 23, 2007, 12:42 pm

  Tags: Mikal Watts, Tx Sen, 2008 Elections, Senate, Texas, Rick Noriega, Recommended

  A Statement from Rick Noriega I received a call from Mikal Watts this morning informing me that he has decided to withdraw from the Democratic Primary race for the United States Senate. As Teddy Roosevelt once said, the credit goes to the man in the arena.  And Mikal Watts will always have my utmost respect for standing in the

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