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Please vote for TOM LEPPERT for United State Senate.</p> <p class="info">a month ago</p> </li> <li> <p class="text">RT <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120630012004/http://twitter.com/blakebrfld:" class="user">@blakebrfld:</a> Glad to be able to show my support at the ballot box this am and cast my vote for <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120630012004/http://twitter.com/TomLeppert" class="user">@TomLeppert</a> in the #txsen race.</p> <p class="info">a month ago</p> </li> <li> <p class="text">Voting is underway! Help us finish strong & RT this message and encourage friends to vote for me! <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120630012004/http://t.co/dGKzU6z0" class="ext">http://t.co/dGKz<wbr>U6z0</a> #txsen</p> <p class="info">a month ago</p> </li> <li> <p class="text">Thank you to the brave Americans who gave their lives to defend our freedoms & liberties & to secure peace for their time. #txsen</p> <p class="info">a month ago</p> </li> <li> <p class="text">Honored to have the support of Congressman <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120630012004/http://twitter.com/michaelcburgess" class="user">@michaelcburgess</a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120630012004/http://t.co/rFDyUu0i" class="ext">http://t.co/rFDy<wbr>Uu0i</a> #txsen</p> <p class="info">a month ago</p> </li> <li> <p class="text">RT <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120630012004/http://twitter.com/GregGillette01:" class="user">@GregGillette01:</a> I know a lot of my friends are Houstonites, Take a look <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120630012004/http://twitter.com/TomLeppert," class="user">@TomLeppert,</a> I think you will be surprised. #solidbizbackgro<wbr>und</p> <p class="info">a month ago</p> </li> <li> <p class="text">Thanks! RT <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120630012004/http://twitter.com/dennisandsandy:" class="user">@dennisandsandy:</a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120630012004/http://twitter.com/TomLeppert" class="user">@TomLeppert</a> We just cast our votes for Tom and we encourage everybody to do the same. We need him in the Senate.</p> <p class="info">a month ago</p> </li> <li> <p class="text">RT <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120630012004/http://twitter.com/mikeydog:" class="user">@mikeydog:</a> #TxSen <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120630012004/http://twitter.com/TomLeppert's" class="user">@TomLeppert's</a> plan for Limiting Federal Spending, A Balanced Budget Amdmt, Reducing Federal Workforce & Benefit ...</p> <p class="info">a month ago</p> </li> <li> <p class="text">We must be solution oriented and stop all of the "talk" to turn our economy around. #txsen Read my jobs plan here: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120630012004/http://t.co/EbpVMMts" class="ext">http://t.co/EbpV<wbr>MMts</a></p> <p class="info">a month ago</p> </li> </ul> <section class="margin_top_15"> </section> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <footer id="site_footer"> <div id="footer" class="auto_height clearfix"> <dl id="staff_writers"> <dt>Writers</dt> <dd> <a 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