Dan Patrick Making Plans for Statewide Office?
Karen Brooks of the Dallas Morning News had the following to say in a recent story:
"The lexicon of Texas politics has a new entry: The Dan Patrick Effect. It's the ability of an opinionated and popular conservative radio host to incite the masses enough to crush established political opponents, tie up phone lines at the state Capitol and send some Republican politicians running scared. Until now, the Dan Patrick Effect has been contained to Houston, where listeners in March helped make him a shoo-in for a state Senate seat. Next week, Mr. Patrick sweeps into Dallas when he begins broadcasting out of his newly purchased station, the 35,000-watt KVCE-AM (1160), which he's calling "The Voice of Dallas."
"The new station will put Mr. Patrick's low-taxes, small-government message in Texans' ears in the state's two most-populous regions, enabling him to needle even more fellow Republicans – they're his favorite target – than he can now. Mr. Patrick says it will take years for him to build a solid audience in Dallas. He expects to fill a niche with talk on issues such as property taxes and government spending and border security. 'Some people have said, 'Dan, you're not going to be as successful in rallying the troops in the Dallas area,' he said. "'I think those people are wrong.'"
I don't mean to sound cynical, but I think Dan had to be impressed with how strong of a platform KSEV was in getting him in the Texas Senate (he's not "elected" yet, but the November General is no contest to the Primary in this very Republican Senate district). With this purchase, Dan will have an incredibly strong voice in the two largest population areas in the state. Don't be surprised if he picks up other media in other parts of the state. Also, don't be surprised if it works.
"The lexicon of Texas politics has a new entry: The Dan Patrick Effect. It's the ability of an opinionated and popular conservative radio host to incite the masses enough to crush established political opponents, tie up phone lines at the state Capitol and send some Republican politicians running scared. Until now, the Dan Patrick Effect has been contained to Houston, where listeners in March helped make him a shoo-in for a state Senate seat. Next week, Mr. Patrick sweeps into Dallas when he begins broadcasting out of his newly purchased station, the 35,000-watt KVCE-AM (1160), which he's calling "The Voice of Dallas."
"The new station will put Mr. Patrick's low-taxes, small-government message in Texans' ears in the state's two most-populous regions, enabling him to needle even more fellow Republicans – they're his favorite target – than he can now. Mr. Patrick says it will take years for him to build a solid audience in Dallas. He expects to fill a niche with talk on issues such as property taxes and government spending and border security. 'Some people have said, 'Dan, you're not going to be as successful in rallying the troops in the Dallas area,' he said. "'I think those people are wrong.'"
I don't mean to sound cynical, but I think Dan had to be impressed with how strong of a platform KSEV was in getting him in the Texas Senate (he's not "elected" yet, but the November General is no contest to the Primary in this very Republican Senate district). With this purchase, Dan will have an incredibly strong voice in the two largest population areas in the state. Don't be surprised if he picks up other media in other parts of the state. Also, don't be surprised if it works.
posted by Kevin Price at 9:48 PM
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