The race for what’s arguably the most powerful position in Texas is heating up. Republican incumbent Lieutenant Gov. Dan Patrick is on a 131-stop bus tour across the state. After squeaking out a five-point victory with little campaigning four years ago, the bus tour signaled he might take this campaign more seriously. But, he’s not inviting the media along.
Pictures released by the campaign suggest small crowds. One Republican said if Patrick motivates these groups, they could spread his message without media coverage.
“My sense is Lieutenant Governor feels like the media in Texas and nationally is aligned more with the Democrats and has kind of an inability to be truly fair and objective,” said Matt Mackowiak, the chairman of the Travis County GOP. “Just because you have 20 people doesn’t mean you only got 20 votes that day. You could go out and get 2,000 votes if they’re all using their networks.”
The campaign would not tell news media why they don’t release his schedule in advance, and it did not answer any follow-up questions.
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