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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

  who have not had proper representation in the U.S. Senate for the past six years. “This senator decided early on to represent one Texan – the President of the United States. He has carried George Bush’s brief case. He has not represented the 22 million people that live in the state of Texas,” Noriega said. Incumbent John

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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

  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 the sidelines.

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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

  Democratic contender in the Senate race. He added that he is in regular communication with Hispanic leaders and that he’s made sure they know his commitment toward immigration reform. The immigration issue was a big factor in Democratic pickups in three border (or near-border) districts -- two in Arizona (AZ-08 and AZ-05) and one in

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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

  email press release: U.S. Senate candidate Rick Noriega will announce his support from current and former Texas leaders spanning more than three decades. Governor Dolph Briscoe, Lt. Gov. Bill Hobby and State Senator Rodney Ellis, who briefly served as Lt. Governor, will join Houston's Paul Hobby in calling for Rick Noriega's leadership in the

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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

  email press release: U.S. Senate candidate Rick Noriega will announce his support from current and former Texas leaders spanning more than three decades. Governor Dolph Briscoe, Lt. Gov. Bill Hobby and State Senator Rodney Ellis, who briefly served as Lt. Governor, will join Houston's Paul Hobby in calling for Rick Noriega's leadership in the

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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

  opponent in the Texas Senate primary, but this is bad. Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mikal Watts of San Antonio once tried to pressure a legal opponent into a $60 million personal injury lawsuit settlement by claiming he would have an advantage on appeal because of his firm's "heavy" campaign financial support to an appellate court's

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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

  more cool, they've added the Senate primary as well. IVR Polls for BOR. 8/29-30. MoE 4.5% (No trend lines) Noriega 27 Watts 14 Reichstadt 6 Undecided 52 (Reichstadt, by the way, dropped out a couple of days ago.) Clearly, Texas Democrats are sitting back and waiting to see how the primary race plays out, as none of these candidates have

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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

  succeeded in shifting some sentiment. The Washington Post's editorial page, which has clung to a middle ground on the war, described Mr. Bush's strategy as "the least bad plan" and one that would be "less risky than the alternatives." Nielsen Media Research reported Friday night that the president's speech drew a combined 28.8 million viewers

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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

  the 2008 election for U.S. Senate were held today, would you to reelect John Cornyn, would you consider voting for another candidate, or would you vote to replace Cornyn? Reelect 40 Consider 15 Replace 35 If 2008 election for U.S. Senate were held today, for whom would you vote for if the choices were between Rick Noriega, the Democrat, and

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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

  challengers in 2006 Senate races. As the attached chart shows, Noriega’s totals put him ahead of the 2006-October 15th filings of John Tester (D-MT), Bob Casey (D-PA), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), and Jim Webb (D-VA), whose victories last cycle helped secure Democratic control of the US Senate.  Noriega’s totals are ahead of

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• TX-Sen: Kay Bailey-Hutchinson quitting

  Published: October 16, 2007, 1:25 pm

  Tags: Tx Sen, Texas, Senate, 2008, Kay Bailey Hutchinson

  after her current Senate term and may leave before her term ends in 2012 to run for Texas governor, a spokesman for the senator says. Hutchison, now in her third full term in the Senate, told Texas Monthly magazine that stepping down in two years "has to be considered." Her comments were confirmed by spokesman Matt Mackowiak. "Is it

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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

  nomination for U.S. Senator from Texas. I've included his statement under the fold, but first I'd like to thank Mikal, his family, and his supporters for their efforts.  The contest so far has helped to raise the profile of this race, and when we send a new Senator who actually represents Texas interests next year, in will be in

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• Watts Drops Senate Bid in Texas

  Published: October 23, 2007, 11:49 am

  Tags: Tx Sen

  dropped his bid to challenge Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) in 2008 according to The Hill. This leaves Rick Noriega as the sole challenger to Cornyn. Noriega has been recruited and heralded by progressive Dems in Texas, who have also been calling for Watts to drop his bid. Noriega served in the army and as a Lt. Colonel in the National Guard and is a

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• TX-Sen: John Cornyn Fares Poorly in Statewide Poll

  Published: December 6, 2007, 10:07 pm

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

  results regarding the Texas Senate race here in Texas. The following poll was conducted a couple weeks ago by Lake Research, a highly regarded polling firm. Analysis of each major point will be below the section. The survey was conducted among 500 registered voters in Texas who are likely to vote in the 2008 General Election.  The survey

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