It’s high noon in Texas at the Stephenville Community Center out on Highway 67, and the Cross Timbers Republican Women’s Club Candidates Forum is about to begin.
Time has run out on this Republican Senate primary. This is a last chance for the candidates to make an impression before Tuesday’s vote. They’re vying to replace Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, who is retiring after serving for nearly 20 years.
First up: former Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert. “Why, it’s great to be with you, and I appreciate the opportunity,” he tells the crowd. “We are at the cliff, and the clock is running. We have a president who has turned his back on the Constitution.”
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