Perry running in 2014?

[LastVoter]

I'd expect this to be an easy D pick-up in a presidential year, but midterms year makes it a lot harder.

[LastVoter]

I'd expect this to be an easy D pick-up in a presidential year, but midterms year makes it a lot harder.

why?  this seems counterintuitive (?)

Turn-out issues. As long as the democrat is conservative, he would have no issue beating Perry.

[LastVoter]

If he runs again no matter what happens, he will lose. I can safely assume a Con D to succeed him. You also got to keep in mind how diverse TX will be from this point on, that is something that has been overlooked in this conversation.

I think it being a midterm year makes it a toss-up. If Texas dems can find an old white boring conservative male democrat with legislative experience, they should have a good chance of winning.