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Attacks heat up in Texas Senate runoff

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    Lieutenant Gov. David Dewhurst battling Tea Party opponent

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You don't intimately.

Expertly and our taxes our rights that are coming -- in -- in this race.

And with all due respect -- I respect each one of those individual.

But they don't know anything about how -- -- and if they did.

They would be endorses David do.

Sarah Palin Rick Santorum senator Jim did then GOP hopeful senate hopeful take -- trying a lot of outside GOP star power but his challenger.

Lieutenant governor David Dewhurst has the support of the State's governor Rick Perry.

The says those outsiders don't know what is best for Texas pit crews joined us earlier in the show now lieutenant governor Jewelers joins us.

So thank you very time today.

-- pleasure thank you.

-- ask you about -- crews -- -- you've got the primary runoff for the GOP slot on Tuesday.

When polling started a year or more ago he got less than 2% which was actually inside margin a very 3%.

And now it comes down to a final GOP matchup for you all on Tuesday.

How does he come from nowhere to be this big of a challenge for you.

-- -- Both mr.

cruise and his Washington special interest have been running millions and millions and millions of dollars of untrue negative attacks against -- Starting in the first days of January so obviously we've had to respond but.

Fractures to -- My record as lieutenant governor is one of helping to make Texas the most conservative state in the country the most pro business pro.

Growth and most pro life I've cut taxes 51 times.

I balance five straight budgets without raising taxes I've cut spending I've led the fight fight against Obama care.

And I want to go to Washington and turn Washington upside down because it's broken and we don't change Washington.

We're gonna bankrupt the future of our children and our grandchildren.

-- and I gave mr.

cruise the chance to respond to you and add that is put up their by supporters of you.

And and folks who were backing your candidacy so wanna give you a chance to respond some criticism as well.

Some of your critics say that -- and when it counted that you made key compromises with Democrats on measures there and -- -- And mr.

-- also said that your primary supporters are lobbyists and insiders the same you know accusation your making against him.

-- -- -- -- -- -- -- Well neither -- quite frankly I'm proud of the support that I have for instance not only is Governor Perry who knows me best.

Endorsing me but other statewide elected officials are Republican senators.

But most importantly the people who Texas I've always seen my bosses is the people of Texas and so I'm proud of the fact that every business group.

Is endorsing me every large pro life group is endorsing me.

I'm after the endorsement of the people of Texas a lot different celebrities that come in.

To Texas for me Texans are my celebrities.

All right I want you give me the number one example that proves you know are more conservative.

Then tankers.

Well first of all mr.

cruise.

His record is rhetoric.

I've actually done and I've actually as I was saying -- and I've been involved in the trenches the whole the whole I'm a lifelong conservative businessmen.

My job is part time but when I'm in -- as lieutenant governor.

And the legislature's designs so bills don't pass and I've had to -- -- over the goal line boy they didn't beat up.

Photo voter ID and tort reform and -- pay and pro life.

Legislation.

-- -- -- creating.

Appropriations.

To two.

To cut our spending by billions of dollars each year and the cut taxes 51 times over fourteen and I have billion dollars.

And balance five straight budgets without raising taxes.

-- -- -- All right lieutenant governor.

David Dewhurst we will see you on Tuesday as we -- do you watch this race play out thank you for making time for us today sir thank -- --

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