I’m livebloggiong the debate here.
This is announcement that I will be attempting to liveblog the Texas Senate debate happening this Friday, April 13, at 7 PM CDT.
Some of the things I’ll be looking at most keenly:
David Dewhurst’s performance: As the only one of the four major Republican candidates I haven’t interviewed, I’m interested in seeing how Dewhurst performs; several commentator’s dinged him for slow, hesitant answers the last time he attended one of these.
Ted Cruz hitting Dewhurst over the Payroll Tax: I’m hoping a lively exchange between the two may clarify the “was Dewhurst proposing a state income tax or not” question.
Whether Dewhurst will try to ding Cruz over his law firm work for a Chinese company (weak sauce) or work for George Soros by other members of the firm (non-existent sauce).
Will anyone bring up Leppert playing footsies with ACORN and gay rights organizations while he was mayor of Dallas? Or, for that matter, anything concerning his record as mayor?
Will Craig James bring up more policy specifics than he has before? Not any area of strength for the James campaign so far.
As for Senate debate drinking games, sip every time:
James says “real street.”
Cruz says “proven conservative.”
Leppert or Dewhurst says “businessman.”
Anyone but Cruz says “I’m not a lawyer…”
Chug when:
James uses a football metaphor.
Leppert says “I don’t speak in 30 second sound bites.”
Cruz or Dewhurst mentions their fathers.
Tags: 2012 Election, Craig James, David Dewhurst, debate, Elections, liveblog, Republicans, Ted Cruz, Texas, Texas Senate Race, Tom Leppert
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Hope we’ll still be able to read your blog by the end of the debate!
Gonna be a lot of drinking going on with the rules for your Senate Debate drinking game.
Hey, I didn’t say I would be drinking. I have blogging obligations, and lack the sturdy drinking constitution of a Vodka Pundit.
Besides, I did refrain from advising people to sip every time someone said “conservative” or bashed Obama. After all, I don’t want any alcohol-related deaths on my hands…
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