_TOP SECRET_ Texas 2006 info

[MaC]

Badnarik might make a good Texas governor, but if I were him, Alex Jones would be the last person I would want running my campaign.  While Jones may make a good point once in a while, he's rather loudmouthed and he'd lose a lot of potential votes by scaring them with talk about the Illuminati.  As for Papa Bush, I don't think he'd be that great a choice.  While he does have name recognition, he's not the Texan George W. Bush is.  The senior Bush was born in Massachusetts, spend a good deal of time in the New England area, and in Washington D.C.  He doesn't have nearly the southern folksy appeal, or the charm, or accent W does.  When running for prez, in the '88 election, he only got about 55% of Texas, and in '92 he only got 40%.  Granted, Ross Perot was also a Texan, but compare it to W who got far more of the Texas vote.

[M]

The buzz I here is that Kay Bailey Hutchison and Carol Keaton Strayhorn both want the governor's spot, but Strayhorn may defer to Kay Bailey and run against Dewhurst for Lt Governor, actually the more powerful position anyway. In such a GOP primary, I'm definitely supporting the ladies.

The Dems are dead in the water for now, and even in Texas we're not crazy enough to elect a third party governor. Yet.

[Keystone Phil]

If Hutchinson decides to run for Governor, who is the front runner to take her Senate seat? I've seen that Congressman Bonilla is a possible candidate. What are his chances at winning the nomination?

[M]

The Senate seat would be wide open. Bonilla makes a lot of sense, but DeLay and his faction want to hijack the state, and there are plenty of others out for personal glory. We'll have to see how that gears up.

[Sam Spade]

The Senate seat would be wide open. Bonilla makes a lot of sense, but DeLay and his faction want to hijack the state, and there are plenty of others out for personal glory. We'll have to see how that gears up.

Possibly, but Bonilla has historically been a good, strong conservative in his seat and I think if he ran there wouldn't be much challenge, even from the DeLay wing.

[Keystone Phil]

The Senate seat would be wide open. Bonilla makes a lot of sense, but DeLay and his faction want to hijack the state, and there are plenty of others out for personal glory. We'll have to see how that gears up.

Possibly, but Bonilla has historically been a good, strong conservative in his seat and I think if he ran there wouldn't be much challenge, even from the DeLay wing.

Awesome. Go Bonilla!

[The Man From G.O.P.]

The Senate seat would be wide open. Bonilla makes a lot of sense, but DeLay and his faction want to hijack the state, and there are plenty of others out for personal glory. We'll have to see how that gears up.

Possibly, but Bonilla has historically been a good, strong conservative in his seat and I think if he ran there wouldn't be much challenge, even from the DeLay wing.

Awesome. Go Bonilla!

quiet with you bonilla stuff please hutchinson is much better

[Keystone Phil]

The Senate seat would be wide open. Bonilla makes a lot of sense, but DeLay and his faction want to hijack the state, and there are plenty of others out for personal glory. We'll have to see how that gears up.

Possibly, but Bonilla has historically been a good, strong conservative in his seat and I think if he ran there wouldn't be much challenge, even from the DeLay wing.

Awesome. Go Bonilla!

quiet with you bonilla stuff please hutchinson is much better

Hutchinson is fine but since she's running for Governor, why not voice my support for a conservative like Bonilla?

[TX_1824]

It would definantely be Bonilla who would grab hold of Hutchinson's Senate seat. I wouldn't mind Hutchinson as governor but Strayhorn is high on my list only because she bangs heads with Rick Perry who I don't much like.

If Bonilla runs for the seat, assuming Hutchinson runs for governor, he'll easily win and may even bring more Hispanics over to the GOP which is a growing trend in Texas. During the 2004 election Bush even carried a border county, Cameron County, which usually votes strong Democratic.

[The Man From G.O.P.]

The Senate seat would be wide open. Bonilla makes a lot of sense, but DeLay and his faction want to hijack the state, and there are plenty of others out for personal glory. We'll have to see how that gears up.

Possibly, but Bonilla has historically been a good, strong conservative in his seat and I think if he ran there wouldn't be much challenge, even from the DeLay wing.

Awesome. Go Bonilla!

quiet with you bonilla stuff please hutchinson is much better

Hutchinson is fine but since she's running for Governor, why not voice my support for a conservative like Bonilla?

Sorry didnt realize you were talking about the senate seat, yes go him in that race

[jimrtex]

The Senate seat would be wide open. Bonilla makes a lot of sense, but DeLay and his faction want to hijack the state, and there are plenty of others out for personal glory. We'll have to see how that gears up.

Bonilla almost got beat in 2002.  He has a much safer seat now, but as an open seat, maybe not so.

[jimrtex]

Sounds like the same old Alex Jones...why didn't he endorse Constitution instead?

The Constitution Party candidate was a write-in candidate in Texas.