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Stovall repeatedly won straw polls at meetings across Texas of the [[Tea Party movement]]. He carries the backing of various conservative political groups but no prominent politicians in his state. Stovall is supported by the Tea Party group, "Grassroots America - We the People" and "Houston Young Republicans". Another group, "Southern Conservative" switched its support from Steve Stockman to Stovall.<ref name=gilmermirror>{{cite web|url=http://www.gilmermirror.com/view/full_story/24528967/article-Dwayne-Stovall-Earns-Endorsement|title=Dwayne Stovall Earns Endorsement, February 6, 2014|publisher=''Gilmer, Texas, Mirror''|accessdate=February 16, 2014}}</ref> On December 3, 2013, Stovall won a straw poll in Nacogdoches County in East Texas.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thevindicator.com/news/article_7134bffe-62db-11e3-b165-001a4bcf887a.html|title=Dwayne Stovall Defeats John Cornyn in Nacogdoches County Republican Party Straw Poll, December 4, 2013|publisher=''Liberty County Vindicator''|accessdate=February 16, 2014}}</ref>  

Stovall repeatedly won straw polls at meetings across Texas of the [[Tea Party movement]]. He carries the backing of various conservative political groups but no prominent politicians in his state. Stovall is supported by the Tea Party group, "Grassroots America - We the People" and "Houston Young Republicans". Another group, "Southern Conservative" switched its support from Steve Stockman to Stovall.<ref name=gilmermirror>{{cite web|url=http://www.gilmermirror.com/view/full_story/24528967/article-Dwayne-Stovall-Earns-Endorsement|title=Dwayne Stovall Earns Endorsement, February 6, 2014|publisher=''Gilmer, Texas, Mirror''|accessdate=February 16, 2014}}</ref> On December 3, 2013, Stovall won a straw poll in Nacogdoches County in East Texas.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thevindicator.com/news/article_7134bffe-62db-11e3-b165-001a4bcf887a.html|title=Dwayne Stovall Defeats John Cornyn in Nacogdoches County Republican Party Straw Poll, December 4, 2013|publisher=''Liberty County Vindicator''|accessdate=February 16, 2014}}</ref>  

   

   

He received  considerable attention from a television advertisement that first aired in early February 2014 in which he ridicules Senate Majority Leader [[Mitch McConnell]] of [[Kentucky]], then the minority leader and Cornyn's superior in the Senate leadership, as an ineffective "Beltway turtle".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/14/dwayne-stovall-mitch-mcconnell_n_4790903.html|title=Samantha Lachman, "GOP Senate Candidate Calls Mitch McConnell 'Beltway Turtle' In Anti-Cornyn Ad", February 14, 2014|publisher=''Huffington Post''|accessdate=February 16, 2014}}</ref>

He received  considerable attention from a television advertisement that first aired in early February 2014 in which he ridicules Senate Majority Leader [[Mitch McConnell]] of [[Kentucky]], then the minority leader and Cornyn's superior in the Senate leadership, as an ineffective "Beltway turtle".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/14/dwayne-stovall-mitch-mcconnell_n_4790903.html|title=Samantha Lachman, "GOP Senate Candidate Calls Mitch McConnell 'Beltway Turtle' In Anti-Cornyn Ad", February 14, 2014|publisher=''Huffington Post''|accessdate=February 16, 2014}}</ref>

   

   

The established media, however, had until the turtle ad largely ignored Stovall's candidacy. His supporters claim the media is involved in the suppression of voices, such as Stovall, who oppose powerful well-known names in [[Washington, D.C.]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.examiner.com/article/grass-roots-front-runner-for-senate-texas-goes-unnoticed-main-stream-media|title=Grass Roots front runner for Senate in Texas goes unnoticed in Main Stream Media, February 15, 2014|publisher=examinercom|accessdate=February 16, 2014}}</ref> Greta Van Susteren of [[Fox News]] called Stovall a "jerk" for running the "turtle" ad against Senator McConnell: "You can be clever and funny in ads … or you can be gratuitously insulting."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/Greta-Stovall-McConnell-turtle/2014/02/14/id/552955|title=Greta Slams Longshot GOP Candidate as 'Jerk' for McConnell Insult, February 14, 2014|publisher=newsmax.com|accessdate=February 16, 2014}}</ref> Since Stovall's ad, McConnell's critics have repeatedly referred to him as a "turtle."

The established media, however, had until the turtle ad largely ignored Stovall's candidacy. His supporters claim the media is involved in the suppression of voices, such as Stovall, who oppose powerful well-known names in [[Washington, D.C.]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.examiner.com/article/grass-roots-front-runner-for-senate-texas-goes-unnoticed-main-stream-media|title=Grass Roots front runner for Senate in Texas goes unnoticed in Main Stream Media, February 15, 2014|publisher=examinercom|accessdate=February 16, 2014}}</ref> Greta Van Susteren of [[Fox News]] called Stovall a "jerk" for running the "turtle" ad against Senator McConnell: "You can be clever and funny in ads … or you can be gratuitously insulting."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newsmax.com/Politics/Greta-Stovall-McConnell-turtle/2014/02/14/id/552955|title=Greta Slams Longshot GOP Candidate as 'Jerk' for McConnell Insult, February 14, 2014|publisher=newsmax.com|accessdate=February 16, 2014}}</ref> Since Stovall's ad, McConnell's critics have repeatedly referred to him as a "turtle."

   

   

Stovall, who often drove his truck alone to campaign events, considers himself as "an average Texan" who believes that the position of U.S. senator has "become grossly misused. ... A senator’s job is to look out for [his] state's respective interest, not the interests of the federal government."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kfyo.com/u-s-senate-candidate-dwayne-stovall-aims-to-bring-federalism-back-to-the-legislature-audio/|title=Ariel Walden, "U.S. Senate Candidate Dwayne Stovall Aims to Bring Federalism Back to the Legislature," November 13, 2013|publisher=KFYO-TV|accessdate=February 16, 2014}}</ref>

Stovall, who often drove his truck alone to campaign events, considers himself as "an average Texan" who believes that the position of U.S. senator has "become grossly misused. ... A senator’s job is to look out for [his] state's respective interest, not the interests of the federal government."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kfyo.com/u-s-senate-candidate-dwayne-stovall-aims-to-bring-federalism-back-to-the-legislature-audio/|title=Ariel Walden, "U.S. Senate Candidate Dwayne Stovall Aims to Bring Federalism Back to the Legislature," November 13, 2013|publisher=KFYO-TV|accessdate=February 16, 2014}}</ref>