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GOP Upstart Medina Makes Strong Showing in Texas Governor Match-Up
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyTexas Gov. Rick Perry and his rival for the gubernatorial nomination, Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, both are leading Democrat Bill White, the former Houston mayor, in general election match-ups -- as was the case in a previous survey -- but the surprise is that Debra Medina, a favorite of conservative and Tea Party activists, also makes a strong showing against White, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll conducted Feb. 1. Perry leads White 48 percent to 39 percent with 5 percent preferring some other candidate and 8 percent undecided. Bailey leads him 49 percent to 36 percent with 7 percent ...
Perry Slightly Increases His Lead Over Hutchison in Texas Governor Race
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyTexas Gov. Rick Perry is leading Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison by 44 percent to 29 percent in the race for their party's gubernatorial nomination, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll conducted Feb. 1. In January, Perry had led 43 percent to 33 percent. Former Wharton County Republican chair Debra Medina, a favorite of libertarian, conservative and Tea Party activists, had the backing of 16 percent. She gained 4 points since the last poll, which is the same amount of support that Hutchison lost. Last November, Medina's support stood at 4 percent. In the current poll, another 11 percent were ...
Rick Perry Demands Apology for 'Hidden Phrase' on Kay Bailey Hutchison Campaign Site
By Bonnie Goldstein - Politics DailyAt the intersection of psychology, advertising and political messaging, the clever use of subliminal persuasion is viewed as not quite sporting. In the tech world, using exotic contrivances with computer-generated source code to disguise "hidden phrases" – a sly feature of programming that can goose your page views or trigger banner ads – is also considered unethical under the mysterious conventions of search engine optimization. ...
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. ...
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