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    Dan Patrick shocked many with his performance in the 2014 Texas elections. Exit polls showed him receiving 46% of the Hispanic vote, surpassing George W. Bush's standard of 40%, and beating his Democratic opponent among Hispanic men. This challenged the common belief among Democrats that Hispanics only care about immigration issues. Patrick ran a bold and fearless campaign promoting border security, lower taxes, school choice, and pro-life policies. He communicated directly with voters through rallies and social media rather than traditional media outlets. In the end, he won decisively despite facing many attacks, demonstrating that an unapologetic conservative can appeal to a wide range of voters.

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    Dan Patrick shocked many with his performance in the 2014 Texas elections. Exit polls showed him receiving 46% of the Hispanic vote, surpassing George W. Bush's standard of 40%, and beating his Democratic opponent among Hispanic men. This challenged the common belief among Democrats that Hispanics only care about immigration issues. Patrick ran a bold and fearless campaign promoting border security, lower taxes, school choice, and pro-life policies. He communicated directly with voters through rallies and social media rather than traditional media outlets. In the end, he won decisively despite facing many attacks, demonstrating that an unapologetic conservative can appeal to a wide range of voters.

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    Dan Patrick shocked many with his performance in the 2014 Texas elections. Exit polls showed him receiving 46% of the Hispanic vote, surpassing George W. Bush's standard of 40%, and beating his Democratic opponent among Hispanic men. This challenged the common belief among Democrats that Hispanics only care about immigration issues. Patrick ran a bold and fearless campaign promoting border security, lower taxes, school choice, and pro-life policies. He communicated directly with voters through rallies and social media rather than traditional media outlets. In the end, he won decisively despite facing many attacks, demonstrating that an unapologetic conservative can appeal to a wide range of voters.

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    Dan Patrick shocked many with his performance in the 2014 Texas elections. Exit polls showed him receiving 46% of the Hispanic vote, surpassing George W. Bush's standard of 40%, and beating his Democratic opponent among Hispanic men. This challenged the common belief among Democrats that Hispanics only care about immigration issues. Patrick ran a bold and fearless campaign promoting border security, lower taxes, school choice, and pro-life policies. He communicated directly with voters through rallies and social media rather than traditional media outlets. In the end, he won decisively despite facing many attacks, demonstrating that an unapologetic conservative can appeal to a wide range of voters.

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    Patrick Shocked the Media, Democrats and a Few Republicans


    A Message To Washington Republicans - Don't Be Afraid To Be Bold
    By Allen Blakemore


    NBCs Texas election exit polling has baffled the pundits.

    According to their exit polling results, Dan Patrick earned 46% of all Hispanic votes,
    surpassing the gold standard of 40% achieved by George W. Bush. NBCs poll also
    showed Dan Patrick thumping Leticia Van de Putte among Hispanic men 53%-46%.
    (See the poll results here: http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/2014/TX/L/exitpoll)

    We saw these trends developing in our own campaign tracking.

    Predictably, the Democrat political operatives have tried feebly to discredit the
    impact of these numbers, referencing Patricks performance in the Rio Grande
    Valley. While the data shows that Dan Patricks and Greg Abbotts vote share in the
    Valley were nearly identical, the simple fact is that there are more Hispanic voters in
    Houston or Dallas than the Valley. Democrat excuses and political spin aside, the
    numbers should have them reassessing their position on the issues.

    This was really no surprise to anyone who does not buy the common myth,
    perpetuated by Democrats; that Hispanics only care about immigration. Hispanics
    care about public safety, jobs, the economy and school choice. If you reject the
    Democrat myth, a clear picture will come into focus.

    Heres how all this happened.

    Dan Patrick was fearless. He entered a
    race in June 2013 against the incumbent
    Lieutenant Governor with two other
    popular statewide elected officials
    already announced.

    Dan Patrick was bold in his stand on the
    issues: secure the border, lower property
    taxes, offer real choice in education, and
    support for life.

    Dan Patrick was an articulate spokesman for an authentic conservative agenda. He
    never shied away from an opportunity to publicly proclaim his faith. He debated his
    opponents time and again. He even debated former San Antonio Mayor, Democrat
    Julian Castro, on Univision to try to expand the conversation on immigration issues
    beyond Republican primary voters.

    Dan Patricks Primary opponents ran millions of dollars of negative advertising


    against him, making one outrageous accusation after another.

    Still, Dan Patricks election results were amazing a first place finish in the crowded
    four-way Primary race and a resounding victory in the Runoff.

    The Democrats snickered under their breath at the chance to take on this
    unapologetic conservative. Patrick, they said, was the candidate they wanted to run
    against. They called him extreme and worse. The media proclaimed that Patrick had
    gone too far to the right to ever be palatable to an enlightened general election
    audience, even for a red state like Texas. They predicted a wave of Republican
    funding and crossover votes for his Democrat opponent.

    Senator Leticia Van De Putte, Dan Patricks opponent, was well funded, well liked,
    articulate, and an experienced campaigner. She has been elected and re-elected to
    public office for nearly 25 years.

    Van de Putte went on the attack immediately, launching negative television
    advertising in September, nearly a month before Patrick could afford to go on the
    air.

    Battleground Texas, Texas Organizing Project, and Planned Parenthood raised
    millions of dollars from east and west coast liberals to defeat Dan Patrick. President
    Obama dispatched his first-string talent to Texas to turn the state blue. They
    registered voters and whipped the Texas media into a frenzy about their battle plan.

    But Dan Patrick responded with the same clear and concise message he had
    delivered in the primary secure the border, lower property taxes, offer real choice
    in education, and support for life.

    Dan Patrick took his campaign directly
    to the voters. Not content to let the
    liberal media filter and distort his
    every word, he eschewed traditional
    media in favor of social media. He
    skipped meeting with the newspaper
    editorial boards and instead attended
    rallies across the state talking to
    thousands of people. He avoided press
    conferences in favor of telephone
    town hall meetings. He documented
    every movement with selfies posted
    on social media.

    Dan Patrick campaigned like the unapologetic conservative he is, never wavering,
    and never backing down. In the end he won a decisive victory, garnering the votes of
    Texans of every gender, age, and ethnicity.

    The results amazed the moderates and disgusted the liberals. Dan Patrick earned
    over 58% of the vote. Leticia Van de Putte didnt break 40%.

    So if you are surprised by the exit polls, consider this: Dan Patrick broke with
    conventional wisdom and campaigned in the General Election just like he did in the
    Primary. He never changed his message. He didnt run to the middle. He finished the
    race just as he began it an authentic conservative candidate for all Texans.

    Any questions!


    Allen Blakemore is a Principal at Blakemore & Associates, a political strategy,
    communications and fundraising firm, based in Texas. Blakemore served as Chief
    Strategist for Patrick Campaign.

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