FORT WORTH — Two days ago GOP activists booed when Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst’s name was mentioned. On Saturday, they booed him in person.
It happened when Dewhurst, who is locked in an increasingly bitter struggle with Ted Cruzin the GOP race for the U.S. Senate, was attempting to describe his opponent — in unflattering terms — during a brief speech to delegates Saturday afternoon.
“This runoff is a clear election between a lifelong conservative businessman, a conservative leader, a Washington outsider,” Dewhurst said, “and a lawyer who is funded principally by Washington special interests.” It was a clear reference to the expenditures made on Cruz’s behalf by the Club for Growth, a conservative group that has backed insurgent candidates in other states.
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