By: VIDEO: After Attacking Opponent's Lobbyist Fundraising, Dewhurst...Fundraises With D.C. Lobbyists | Republic Report | Coffee Party Austin | Scoop.it

Tue, 17 Jul 2012 16:35:19 +0000

[...] by Zaid JilaniThere’s a populist revolt against Big Money, and one place where you can see this on full display is in Texas. Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst is running against former Solicitor General Ted Cruz for the GOP nomination for U.S. Senate, and each side has accused the other of being beholden to lobbyists.Dewhurst, who is widely considered to be the establishmentcandidate and who has received 33 times as much in corporate Political Action Committees (PACs) money as his opponent, has said that Cruz is “another lawyer funded by Washington special interests,” referring to his backing by right-wing groups like FreedomWorks and the Club for Growth.Last week my colleague Lee Fang and I caught up with Dewhurst while he was in town. He was here in Washington, D.C. to do exactly what he claimed his opponent was doing — fundraise with Washington lobbyists. Specifically, Dewhurst attended a fundraiser at R.B. Murphy and Associates, an elite D.C. lobbying firm.“I see that you guys have criticized eachother for fundraising with lobbyists,” I told Dewhurst. “Who are you fundraising with tonight?”Watch our questioning of Dewhurst in the video here. [...]

By: Video of ‘Tex’ Dewhurst on D.C. dollar hunt last week | Trail Blazers Blog

Mon, 16 Jul 2012 22:30:27 +0000

[...] republicreport.org reports in this post, though it dropped part of the interrogator’s quote, Dewhurst was questioned as approached [...]

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By: VIDEO: After Attacking Opponent's Lobbyist Fundraising, Dewhurst...Fundraises With D.C. Lobbyists | Republic Report | Coffee Party Austin | Scoop.it

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