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flamin lib

(14,559 posts)
Thu May 17, 2012, 11:13 AM May 2012

Joe Barton has a serious challenger in District 6.

Brianna Hinojosa-Flores looks like a real contender. Barton has serious primary challengers so even the Rs aren't that happy with him and Act Blue rates the race as Jalapeno Popper hot. If you look at Opensecrets.org she has raised $16k, almost all from contributors. OS shows Alameel as running in CD6, but he's actually in CD33 and his $2mil is all self financed.

The last viable candidate was David Harris in 2006 who took 36% with a total campaign of $26k and no support from county or state parties.

Check it out at http://www.briannaforcongress.com/

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Joe Barton has a serious challenger in District 6. (Original Post) flamin lib May 2012 OP
Go Brianna sonias May 2012 #1
Apparantly his spending most of the last two years trying to re-make college flamin lib May 2012 #2

sonias

(18,063 posts)
1. Go Brianna
Thu May 17, 2012, 11:37 AM
May 2012

Lets see if the Latino vote is ready to stand up and help Brianna get elected this fall.

It's way past time for Smokey Joe to go home.

flamin lib

(14,559 posts)
2. Apparantly his spending most of the last two years trying to re-make college
Thu May 17, 2012, 11:43 AM
May 2012

sports in his own image has embarrassed even diehard Rs.

I'll be sending Brianna as much money as I can spare.

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