see who could hate the president the most, who is the purist conservative. the leader of the circus is senator ted cruz. though he wasn't on the ballot, it's not difficult to see what's going on here. his wacko brand looks like it's reshaping the state in his image. candidates ran on a simple message. we hate obama. we love ted cruz. well, if you needed proof, you got it last night. texas is cruz country. wayne slater is with the dallas morning news and donna dukes is a representative down in texas. i want to go to wayne first. wayne, is this right what i just said? check me on this. i looked at dewhurst, i looked a the way they campaigned. even the centrist or center leaning are right wingers down there. >> oh, yeah. look, the tea party won the debate here, won all these races on the republican side of the primary ballot before a single vote was cast. you had in the lieutenant