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Tea Party Candidate Wins Republican Senate Nomination in Texas Runoff

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Tea Party Candidate Wins Republican Senate Nomination in Texas Runoff

Ted Cruz, an insurgent backed by the Tea Party, defeated the candidate favored
by Gov. Rick Perry on Tuesday in a runoff election for the Republican Senate
nomination that revealed a wide rift in Texas between the party establishment
and restless, anti-incumbent activists on the right.

With the come-from-behind victory, Mr. Cruz is heavily favored to win the Senate
seat being vacated in November by Kay Bailey Hutchison and appears likely to
become a star of the national conservative movement.

Mr. Cruz, 41, is the latest conservative rebel to bring down an established
party leader, tapping into simmering anger and anti-incumbent frustration within
the Republican ranks nationwide.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/01/us/politics/cruz-defeats-dewhurst-for-gop-nomination-in-texas-senate-race.html?emc=na




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