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« Reply #50 on: July 08, 2013, 08:33:08 PM »
Perry, Cruz, and now truly inevitably Abbott. Texas politicians, yay. How I wish the "Texas is becoming rapidly blue!" crowd weren't as delusional as it is...

Abbott is already very close to the Tea Party (whatever that actually is anymore), so he'd have to seriously gaffe or blaspheme to draw a considerable challenger of that general background. They do exist, however; Larry Kilgore is probably more right-wing and has already declared, but he's a perennial and also explicitly secessionist.
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« Reply #51 on: July 08, 2013, 08:54:39 PM »
Hank Hill 2014!!!
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« Reply #52 on: July 08, 2013, 09:07:39 PM »
Quote from: Wyodon on July 08, 2013, 03:18:05 PM

I only wish. If she does change her mind and run, I can only pray Abbott turns into a gaffe machine.

Me too. There's something in me that makes me think he is a gaffe machine.
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« Reply #53 on: July 08, 2013, 09:08:38 PM »
Quote from: Reginald on July 08, 2013, 08:33:08 PM
Perry, Cruz, and now truly inevitably Abbott

Don't you dare say that!
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« Reply #54 on: July 08, 2013, 09:23:47 PM »

If he were real, he'd have my vote!
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« Reply #55 on: July 09, 2013, 02:57:43 PM »
Could Kay Hutchinson win primary/general if Perry dont run?
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« Reply #56 on: July 09, 2013, 03:10:04 PM »
Quote from: Governor Zeeland on July 09, 2013, 02:57:43 PM
Could Kay Hutchinson win primary/general if Perry dont run?

I think she's done with politics man.
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« Reply #57 on: July 14, 2013, 05:16:36 PM »
I know. Nice typography.

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« Reply #58 on: July 19, 2013, 04:18:12 PM »
I'm from Texas and it was quite obvious that Perry's days in the TX Governor's Mansion were numbered due to his horrible 2012 presidential campaign (poor debate performances and gaffes on campaign trail doomed any shot of Perry's 4th term bid in '14).

As of July 8, 2013, Perry is a lame duck for the next 18 months of his 3rd full term until January 20, 2015 when he leaves the governorship for good. He will also leave with the 10th longest gubernatorial tenure with 14 years and 5,144 days and he also leaves as the 4th Texas governor following Allan Shivers (37th Governor, July 11, 1949-January 15, 1957), Price Daniel (38th Governor, January 15, 1957-January 15, 1963) and John Connally (39th Governor: January 15, 1963-January 21, 1969) to serve 3 terms.

I also note that among Southern governors, who've served longer: Perry will rank at No. 4 behind Edwin Edwards, Jim Hunt, and George Wallace. Perry did however, surpass Bill Clinton and Mike Huckabee though.
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« Reply #59 on: July 19, 2013, 04:32:32 PM »

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« Reply #60 on: July 31, 2013, 04:29:49 PM »
Senator Gass, I think someone will try to break Perry's 14-year record sooner or later.
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« Reply #61 on: August 21, 2013, 10:14:52 PM »
David Dewhurst had a busy day today:

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« Reply #62 on: August 21, 2013, 10:23:20 PM »
So that's what David Dewhurst has done since wrecking his career with that awful campaign he ran for Senate.
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« Reply #63 on: August 21, 2013, 10:42:58 PM »
Dewhurst seems like he'd be the easiest state-wide position to usurp. The man is the living definition of "empty suit" and is stuck in the LG position because no one likes him enough to give him a new job.
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« Reply #64 on: August 22, 2013, 01:08:08 AM »
To be taken to jail his niece would have had to be shoplifting over $50 worth of merchandise.


And you didn't even quote the best part, what he said on the phone:


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« Reply #65 on: August 30, 2013, 12:58:23 PM »
Wendy Davis has raised over $1 million since her filibuster.
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« Reply #66 on: August 30, 2013, 11:19:40 PM »
The New York Times has a piece on Davis.

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« Reply #67 on: September 02, 2013, 02:34:13 PM »
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The New York Times has a piece on Davis.

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If she ran would she have to give up her state sen. seat or no?
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« Reply #68 on: September 16, 2013, 11:56:24 AM »
Its getting close...

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« Reply #69 on: September 17, 2013, 05:41:11 PM »
I'm still betting Davis does NOT run for the Texas Governor's Mansion.
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« Reply #70 on: September 17, 2013, 11:24:33 PM »
Davis will announce Oct 3

http://www.texastribune.org/2013/09/17/announcement-wendy-davis-sort/
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« Reply #71 on: September 19, 2013, 05:25:25 PM »
If Davis does jump in, she will get NICK SABAN'D and crushed by Abbott in 2014.

Abbott has won all 5 statewide elections by double digit landslide margins.
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« Reply #72 on: September 23, 2013, 02:25:42 AM »
Politico and some state papers are acting like she's already announced.
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« Reply #73 on: September 23, 2013, 07:43:24 AM »
Quote from: MilesC56 on September 23, 2013, 02:25:42 AM
Politico and some state papers are acting like she's already announced.

Never a good idea to act like they've before they actually... you know... announced.
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« Reply #74 on: September 23, 2013, 03:59:16 PM »
Interesting article for Lubbock, which is pretty much unanimously the most conservative major city in the state. If Davis does run I'll be interested to see how she performs in east Texas and the Lubbock area.
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