The runoff for the Republican Party's nominee for the U.S. Senate pits the current Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst against former Texas Solicitor General Ted Cruz. The former has the support of what might be considered the Texas Republican Party "establishment" while the latter is supported by the Texas Tea Party - whatever that might mean at the moment. Their respective candidacies represent an interesting fault line within the party, and I want you to investigate it in this week's assignment.
What are the major differences between the supporters of Dewhurst as opposed to the supporters of Cruz? What does their conflict tell us about the future direction of the party?
