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Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison has conceded to incumbent Gov. Rick Perry in the Texas GOP gubernatorial primary, making Perry the Republican nominee in November's general election. There, Perry is certain beat out challenger Democrat Bill White, the former three-term mayor of Houston.
That likely means that Perry will enjoy a fourth term as Texas governor — the longest serving governor in Texas history. That's remarkable, considering Texans' longstanding aversion to incumbent politicians, especially during an era of tea parties, which are especially strong in the Lone Star State.
Early primary returns accurately reflected polling in late hours of...
Perry Wins Texas Primary
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Date: Mar 3, 2010 - 11:33 AM EST ... Hey Tim, good luck with Bill White. He has plenty of bad press yet to be revealed to the general populace. he was not liked in the Houston area, and has plenty of skeletons in the closet....
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One skeleton I'll never forget was the day Bill White was sworn in as the State Democratic Party Chair. During his acceptance speech he made a big deal about the forgotten "Yellow Dog" populace in the "Big Thicket." Talked about how he was going to work to re-energize this group of forgotten Democrats in East Texas.
A short time later, a couple of those Big Thicket "Yellow Dogs" over near...