steve stockman among the loosest cannons in the u.s. house which is saying something.ckman did not run a heck of a campaign. and that is a grave understatement. tea party activist from his very own state called it, "lazy and unethical." things started looking bad very early on when texas officials shut down his campaign headquarters which was actually a former motorcycle shop left to ruin and disrepair. check out the hot tubs. where, "various campaign staffers and volunteers were working and sleeping." things got worse when stockman disappeared for about two weeks missing 17 consecutive house votes, doing no campaign events, informing no one in the press about his whereabouts. eventually stockman was kind enough to clarify, where am i? find out monday. he'd been in egypt, israel and russia. that's not all. he's now embroiled in a dispute with opposition groups and media outlets over publishing a more than 30-year-old mugshot and arrest report. stockman says he was never convicted of any charge and the documents were supposed to have been destroyed in 1978. now he's thr

are we going to be forced to hear more from steve stockman in the coming weeks? could be the political end of steve stockman. it's not the end of the tea party resurgence. in texas, the old saying goes, if you want to run for office, you got to know how to lead a prayer and shoot a gun and the additional thing is you got to be a part of the second coming of ted cruz, stockman hoped that he was going to be a part of that post-ted cruz tea party wave. i don't think he's going to be successful. but there are other candidates running up and down the ballot to the right who are appealing to a very strong margin aliya in the republican party. >> i think marginaliya is strong. i have to remind the audience of some of the things ped amounted here. the official obama barf bag sold by representative steve bachmann's team for $one ask, who are the long-2er78 repercussions ooooo -- -- long-term repercussions? >> i am seeing a split. i think what is happening at the state level we are going further and further to the right. we are seeing some very right wing vetters. however,

stockman enthusiasts take note, whoever you are, and rest assured steve stockman is still in the u.s. representatives, which brings us to the tea party challenge to stockman's house colleague, pete sessions got 6 #% of his vote in his primary. besting katrina pierso in than. and in the race to replace rick perry who is stepping down so he can extend more time with his glasses, in speet of cite of cag with ted nugent, greg abbott won his primary sounding every bit the ghost of rick perry past. >> we must never forget that the rights that we have, they don't come from government. instead, those rights come from god. >> greg abbott will go on to face the dwmic winner wendy davis in a closely watched contest in the fall. and as long as we're looking forward, a look in to the crystal ball shows a future for texas that bear as striking resemblance to its past. with the state poised to elect its third george bush. george p. bush cruised to victory in the gop race for land commissioner. the son of jeb and nephew of g.w., george p. did not have to go far to get political pointers from big time

incumbent republican john cornyn is expected to defeat a primary challenge by tea party congressman steve stockman. cornyn will also be favored in the general election. and in the governor's race, a recent university of texas-texas tribune poll gives abbott the lead over davis in november. >> woodruff: we take a closer look at the gubernatorial battle in the lone star state with wayne slater, senior political writer for the dallas morning news. wayne, welcome back to the program. tell us a little bit more about this governor's contest. i guess there's not a lot of attention about tomorrow's primaries. people are already focusing on november. wendy davis introducing herself to the voters. how has she done that? >> well, the campaign -- wendy davis' campaign decided at the very beginning they were going to lead with their compelling personal narrative. the narrative was she was a divorced mother living in a trailer who worked her way up through harvard law school and electoral success now in the texas senate. as you indicated, in the piece, part of that story is not precisely true. so she has stumbl

largely seen as a pillar of the gop establishment, easily beat his seven challengers, including steve stockmanking up nearly 60% of the vote. cornyn is easily the favorite to win his third term in office. in the race for top office, wendy davis won the democrat primary, while texas attorney general greg abbott sealed his spot as the gop nominee. >> when i look at you, i know, i know in my heart, that we are going to do this. we are going to do this! i am ready to fight for you and to fight for every hard working texan across this state. [ cheers and applause ] >> it's time that we turn our eyes toward the general election. and the question arises, what direction will be the best direction for the future of the state of texas? >> and joining me now, nbc news senior political editor mark murray. mark, we plan to talk about the politics of texas, our home state, and the impacts nationally, but what happened this morning over the irs and this continued investigation into actions by officials and employees of the irs as it relates to tea party organizations has turned into a life of its own. we hav

. >> steve stockman who was courageously testing whether or not there was such a thing as too crazy andexas has shown that, in fact, he is too nutty for even the republican primary electric rat in texas. this is the guy who had a campaign bumper sticker saying something like if babies had guns then they wouldn't be aborted. he may literally be the >>> good evening from new york. i'm chris hayes. and at this hour, tensions remain extremely high in ukraine. russian soldiers continue to blockade and occupy ukrainian military

. >> steve stockman who was courageously testing whether or not there was such a thing as too crazy andblican primary in texas has shown that, in fact, he is too nutty for even the republican primary electric rat in texas. this is the guy who had a campaign bumper sticker saying something like if babies had guns then they wouldn't be aborted. he may literally be the craziest member of congress in a very crazy congress. so he has been defeated. good for john cornyn who is an extremely conservative person. >> the new generation of bushes, george p. bush has won a statewide election in texas for the commissioner of the general land office and his march for the presidency is under way. thank you for joining me tonight. chris hayes is up next. >>> keeping the cold war cold. let's play "hardball." >> good evening. i'm chris matthews in washington. let me start tonight with this. i've never heard so many right wingers screeching for a new cold war. the same right wing hawks who hauled this country into iraq for no good reason are up to their old jingoism. brett stephens of "the wall street jou

senator john cornyn sailed to victory against seven challengers, including a very flawed opponent, steve stockmancking up nearly 60% of the vote. >> texas continued to be practical in their approach. they're looking for solutions, not just speeches. >> congressman pete sessions beat back sarah palin-backed tea party challenger katrina pearson in the second district. nearly every one of the 23 house republicans running for re-election avoided a may 27th runoff. the exception, 90-year-old congressman ralph hall, the oldest sitting member of congress, will have to keep fighting to keep his seat, but not against a tea party challengener. he was forced into a runoff by former u.s. attorney john radcliffe, who has poured $400,000 of his own money into the race. >>> the campaign will continue in the 23rd district where francisco canseco is vying for a rematch against democratic congressman pete gaiego. state democrats were not able to prevent rogers, who wants to impeach president obama for making it into a runoff. she'll face democrat david alameal in may. republican attorney general greg abbott and st

watching is the republican senate contest between the incumbent john cornyn and representative steve stockman. voters will also be choosing candidates to run for six of texas's top jobs and that includes the matchup between wendy davis and greg abbott for governor. nine days of early voting ended last week. members also show more republicans early voting. >>> celebrities, quinton tarantino and hugh laurie kicking off fat tuesday. a little rain and temperatures in the 40s won't stop the quest for beads or dozen or so parades throughout the city today. the first one started at 6:00 a.m. never too early for a drink when you're in new orleans. people camped out all night to get prime real estate. the celebration will pump more than $750 million into the local economy. we don't know how much of that involves hurricanes, if you know what that is. drink, yeah. >>> seems like the first lady is everywhere, pushing to revamp food labels, get kids moving. now she's heading to china this month. how much of president obama's legacy might rest with michelle. >>> but first we'll dig into the president's bud

senator, is being challenged by a number of republicans, including congressman steve stockman, who had hoped to be a strong tea party challenger in part of this national effort in many states, missouri, and can a. and elsewhere to challenge incumbent republican candidates, but stockman's challenge doesn't seem to have gone very well. he's been hurt by stories about his own finances, questions about whether he's serious or not in this race. john cornyn is expected to win renation host: is cornyn expected to take the nomination without the possibility of a runoff here? guest: i think so. i do think that's going to happen even though there are a number of candidates. all he needs is 51%. the real question is not necessarily that he -- there won't be a runoff. there probably will not be a runoff. but what if stockman and others get 35% or 40% of the vote, what does that say about an incumbent and strongly conservative senate candidate senator in texas -- host: one of the leaders here on capitol hill, exactly. guest: exactly. we'll see. my guess is that cornyn win this is by 60-plus percent

texas, where republican senator john cornyn is facing a rather anemic tea party challenge from steve stockmanstockman got into the race in december to much ballyhoo. but since then he has been almost not seen. stockman comfortably sits in the fringes to the fringe right, of course. and to prove it, he says he is considering impeaching president obama. why not? even drew up articles of impeachment and hand them out to every member of congress last fall. all the polls in texas will be closed at 9:00 eastern tonight, and we'll be right back. not muck except it's 2 percent every year. not muck go to e*trade and find out how much our advice and guidance costs. spoiler alert. it's low. it's guidance on your terms not ours. e*trade. less for us, more for you. >>> welcome back to "hardball." when talking points collide. that's what is happening on the right as conservatives try to balance 2000 competing narratives about this president, barack obama. one is he is a dictator, lawless and imperialistic. the other is that he is weak and feckless, unable to get his way when dealing with situations like uk

texas, where republican senator john cornyn is facing a rather anemic tea party challenge from steve stockman. stockman got into the race in december to much ballyhoo. but since then he has been almost not seen. stockman comfortably sits in the fringes to the fringe right, of course. and to prove it, he says he is considering impeaching president obama. why not? even drew up articles of impeachment and hand them out to every member of congress last fall. all the polls in texas will be closed at 9:00 eastern tonight, and we'll be right back. when y'. and it always has been. but your erectile dysfunction - it could be a question of blood flow. cialis tadalafil for daily use helps you be ready anytime the moment's right. you can be more confident in your ability to be ready. and the same cialis is the only daily ed tablet approved to treat ed and symptoms of bph, like needing to go frequently or urgently. tell your doctor about all your medical conditions and medications, and ask if your heart is healthy enough for sexual activity. do not take cialis if you take nitrates for chest pain, as this

senator is being challenged by a number of republicans, including steve stockman, who ad sort -- had hoped to be strong tea party challenger and part of the national effort in many states, missouri and kansas and elsewhere, to challenge candidates.publican seem tolenge does not have gone very well. he has been hurt by stories about his own finances. questions about whether he is really serious or not in the expected ton cornyn win nomination. >> is he expected to win without the possibility of a runoff? guest: i think so. all he needs is 51%. the real question is not necessarily there will not be a runoff, there probably will not be a runoff him about what is stockman and others get 35-40% of the vote? what does that really say about an incumbent and strongly conservative senate candidate senator? one of the leaders on capitol hill. guest: exactly. we will see. my guess is he wins best buy by 60 plus percent of the vote. host: what is happening in his own district? there is a replace send awo replace him and new member to congress. guest: there is a whole group of people, and i think

in the texas senate race, john cordon beating tea party candidate steve stockman. >> south africa's blade runner oscar pistorius covered his ears and went with the first prosecution witness. the neighbor said she heard a woman screaming followed by the sound of gunshots. this does contradict his claim that he accidentally shot his girlfriend, thinking she was an intruder, a legal analyst warns this trial has a long way to go. >> as a prosecutor, you would always want to introduce evidence that really creates a good impression and good start for the court. i think the state has really done that by this witness. this witness started with a bang, evidence was really startling. >> he made history becoming the first paralympic athlete to compete in the summer olympic games. he faces a possible life sentence if convicted. >> there is widespread violence against women in the european union. the agency for fundamental rights interviewed women in 48 countries, one in three reporting physical or sexual abuse beginning in the age of 14, one in 20 said they were raped, 75% of women and in top managem

republican establishment showing its strength for senator john cornyn fairly easy beating back steve stockmann the primary races for governor democratic voters chose wendy davis who made her mark opposing texas's abortion law and republicans picked the current state attorney general greg abbott. >>> the latest rewrite of the federal health care rules may let americans keep their old insurance plans even longer according to "the washington post". insurance industry officials familiar with the plan said the extension lasts for at least a year maybe up to three years. this is the second time in four months that obama administration officials adjusted their affordable care act rules. >>> john, thank you very much. here's a question four. what made a mother reportedly drive into the ocean with her kids in the car. terrifying scene caught on camera as well as acts of heroism that fold. the mom and kids made it out alive. this morning the question was this attempted murder, mental illness? >> reporter: chris that's what investigators are carefully looking into this morning. some witnesses describe s

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