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New Poll Has Perry Closer to Avoiding Runoff in Texas GOP Primary
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyA Rasmussen Reports poll conducted Feb. 23 has Gov. Rick Perry much closer to the magic 50 percent mark he would need to notch in next Tuesday's primary to avoid a runoff in the race for the Republican gubernatorial nomination. Perry leads Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison by 48 percent to 27 percent, with 16 percent for Debra Medina, the favorite of conservative activists and the Tea Party movement. Nine percent were undecided. In Rasmussen's poll at the beginning of the month, Perry had led Hutchison by 44 percent to 29 percent, with 16 percent for Medina. A Public Policy Polling survey conducted ...
Perry Leads Race for GOP Governor Nod in Texas, But Runoff Is Likely
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyTexas Gov. Rick Perry still has a comfortable lead going into next Tuesday's GOP primary, but it's looking like he will not get enough votes to avoid a run-off with Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, according to a Public Policy Polling survey conducted Feb. 19-21. Perry leads Hutchison BY 40 percent to 31 percent, with 20 percent for Debra Medina, a favorite of conservative activists and Tea Partiers. Nine percent are undecided. The margin of error is 4.9 percent. Medina, who surged from a start of four points in the polls last year to coming within four points of Hutchison, appears to have faded. ...
GOP Governor Hopefuls in Texas All Lead the Democrat, But Not By a Lot
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyAll three Republicans seeking their party's nomination for Texas governor lead Democrat Bill White in general election matchups, although not by margins that put the race out of reach, according to a Public Policy Polling survey conducted Feb. 4-7. Gov. Rick Perry leads White, the former Houston mayor, by 48 percent to 42 percent with 10 percent undecided. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison is ahead 45 percent to 38 percent with 17 percent undecided. And upstart candidate Debra Medina, a favorite of Tea Party and conservative activists, leads White 44 percent to 38 percent with 18 percent undecided. ...
Rick Perry Leads Kay Bailey Hutchison for GOP Governor Nod
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyTexas Gov. Rick Perry holds a 43 percent to 33 percent lead over Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison in their race for the GOP gubernatorial nomination, with former Wharton County GOP chairwoman Debra Medina getting 12 percent, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll conducted Jan. 17. Eleven percent are undecided. Perry had led 46 percent to 35 percent in November. Only Medina, a Libertarian who may have appeal to Tea Party voters, showed some movement, improving on her single-digit standing in Rasmussen's last poll. Perry and Hutchison match up about the same against Houston Mayor Bill White in a ...
Perry Leads Hutchison in Texas Governor Contest
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyTexas Gov. Rick Perry leads Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, 46 percent to 35 percent, in the race for the Republican gubernatorial nomination, with Debra Medina, a former county GOP chairman, drawing 4 percent, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll conducted Nov. 11. Fourteen percent are undecided. ...
Perry Leads Hutchison in GOP Primary, but Hutchison Runs Stronger Against Dems
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyTexas Gov. Rick Perry has a 42 percent to 30 percent lead over Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison in a Republican primary match-up, with 7 percent for Debra Medina, a former GOP county chairman, according to a University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll conducted Oct. 20-27. Eighteen percent are undecided. The margin of error for the GOP race is 5.19 points. ...
Kay Bailey Hutchison Leaving Senate to Run for Texas Governor
By Ria Misra - Politics DailySen. Kay Bailey Hutchison won't be a senator much longer. The Republican will soon be returning to her home state of Texas to launch a run for governor -- and she'll be quitting her Senate seat to do so. In an interview with Texas radio station WBAP, Hutchison promised to make her official campaign launch announcement in August. The senator also nixed any possibility that she would hold on to her seat while running for governor, saying that she would leave sometime in October or November. ...
Michael Gerson Channels Rodney King
By Matt Lewis - Politics DailyFormer Bush speechwriter turned Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson was on CNN today talking about his recent column on the state of the GOP, in which he laments,... Republicans are now clearly distinguished by their driving desire to lose. Every faction seems determined to rule the kingdom of irrelevance. Gerson, of course, worked for George W. Bush, the man largely to blame for the GOP's current mess and general lack of direction. But I digress ...While there is no doubt that Republicans are currently engaged in some much-needed soul searching (rather than hand-wringing), they should ...
Should We Let Texas Secede?
By David Knowles - Politics DailyYesterday, Texas Governor Rick Perry (guess his party affiliation) ratcheted up his rhetoric against what he sees as an overly-intrusive federal government. At a ceremony with state lawmakers, Perry voiced support for a Texas resolution that singles out the Lone Star state's love of the 10th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Here's Perry:"I believe that our federal government has become oppressive. I believe it's become oppressive in its size, in its intrusion into the lives of our citizens and its interference with the affairs of our state," Perry said. He said Texas has economic strength, ...
Sen. Hutchison Praises Clinton; Campaign Hits Palin
By Matt Lewis - Politics DailyIs Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison being hypocritical? Sen. Hutchison appeared in Dallas with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to celebrate women -- while at the same time her campaign was embroiled in a controversy regarding an attack on Governor Sarah Palin -- who has endorsed Governor Rick Perry's re-election campaign. The Fort Worth Star Telegram reported on Hutchison's recent praise of Clinton:"Hutchison, a Republican, described Clinton's performance as a presidential candidate as an inspiration to women everywhere. It is the hardest thing for us to do, to just be completely devastated and ...
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