An Open Letter to David Dewhurst
You do NOT have Tea Party support: An Open Letter to David Dewhurst
Dear Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst,
As Texas tea party leaders, we reject your campaign’s recent claims that you have earned tea party support. We stand with the nation’s largest tea party political action committee, which has more small donors in Texas than you have – over 30,000.
Your performance in Austin is identical to the “go along to get along” establishment political culture in Washington. This behavior has led to a nearly $16-trillion-dollar national debt, infringement on our liberties, and the erosion of the American Dream. We need a U.S. Senator that is a bold leader and a proven conservative, and that is Ted Cruz.
It is obvious that your recent tea party posturing is just a desperate attempt to trick voters in the closing hours of this election. Though you are right to recognize that the tea party will be the deciding factor in this election, our support is not with you. You have failed to attract the support of this grassroots movement because of your record as Lieutenant Governor.
The Tea Party was born out of the shared frustration with both parties, which have failed to address the fundamental problems that are facing our country: unsustainable spending, job-stifling regulations and an ever-growing federal government. This movement has coalesced around the common goal of reducing the size, cost, and intrusiveness of the federal government by electing bold leaders that will stand up in difficult times.
Your dishonest and misleading smear campaign of Ted Cruz, coupled with your recent false claims of tea party support, show clearly that you simply represent the political status quo rather than the leadership we require. We have spent our time, dollars, and passion to elect Ted Cruz because he is the candidate qualified to stand up for the voice of We the People.
Sincerely,
Whitney Neal
Flower Mound Tea Party leader
Toby Marie Walker
Waco Tea Party leader
Becky Kodrin
Waco Tea Party leader
Bobby Keith
Waco Tea Party leader
Christine Turpin
Lorena Tea Party Leader
Carol Waddell
Waco Tea Party leader
Katrina Pierson
Garland Tea Party leader
Carol Doucet
Frost Tea Party leader
Koni Burton
Colleyville Tea Party leader
Stacy McMahan
Longview Tea Party leader
Jeannie Forrest
Dallas Tea Party leader
Russell Ramsland
Dallas Tea Party leader
Matt Perdue
San Antonio Tea Party leader
Kirk Launius
Dallas Tea Party leader
Julie McCarty
Grapevine Tea Party leader
Suzanne Guggenheim
Corpus Christi Tea Party leader
Lynne Nevil
Garland Tea Party leader
Heather Liggett
Austin Tea Party leader
Jeanne Jacobs
Garland Tea Party leader
Dean Wright
Austin Tea Party leader
Michael Porter
Garland Tea Party leader
JoAnn Fleming
Tyler Tea Party leader
Sharon Guthrie
Tyler Tea Party leader
Tina Millican
Rockwell Tea Party leader
Don Vogelsang
Spicewood Tea Party leader
Amy Knickerbocker
Arlington Tea Party leader
Julie Turner
The Woodlands Tea Party leader
Joyce Luster
Farmers Branch Tea Party leader
Donna Starnes
Dallas Tea Party leader
Debbie Gregory
Whitney Tea Party leader
Maggie Wright
Burleson Tea Party leader
John Tweedell
Hideaway Tea Party leader
Lynne Tweedell
Hideaway Tea Party leader
Carol H. Haynes
Dallas Tea Party leader
Bill Hussey
Llano Tea Party leader
Terry M. Campbell
San Angelo Tea Party leader
Bob Farris
Dallas Tea Party leader
Sylvia Guzman
Frisco Tea Party leader
Robin Lennon
Kingwood Tea Party leader
Jim Lennon
Kingwood Tea Party leader
Donna Whiteside Smith
Grapevine Tea Party leader
Phil Burton
Colleyille Tea Party leader
Kyle Fleming
Tyler Tea Party leader
Karen White
Dallas Tea Party leader
Patricia Caldwell
Dallas Tea Party leader
Liz Villegas
Fort Worth Tea Party leader
Vicente Bustamante
Dallas Tea Party leader
Angeles Bustamante
Dallas Tea Party leader
Susan Haines
Carrollton Tea Party leader
Donald Haines
Carrollton Tea Party leader
Craig Cosgray
Spicewood Tea Party leader
Dennis Arens
Keller Tea Party leader
**Disclaimer: This is signed by individual tea party leaders and does not serve as an endorsement on behalf of their group or organization.