Poll: The February 2010 Results
The University of Texas / Texas Tribune poll, conducted from February 1-7, shows Gov. Rick Perry holding a 24-point lead over U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison in the Republican gubernatorial primary contest, with Debra Medina posing a surprisingly strong challenge to Hutchison for second place. Perry garnered 45% of the vote, Hutchison 21%, Debra Medina 19%, with 16% undecided. The sample of 366 Republican primary voters has a margin of error of +/- 5.12 percentage points.
In the Democratic primary, former Houston Mayor Bill White has a 48%-14% advantage over businessman Farouk Shami. Thirty-eight percent of the Democratic sampled ...
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jpt51
Medina is Perry's plant for this election, replacing 'One-Tough-Grandma" of four years ago. The divide and conquer strategy worked then and appears to be doing so again. That may get Perry through the Primary, but don't look for Medina assist in the general election like Carole Keeton Strayhorn did. A Tea Party ticket will not improve Perry's chances in November. After March, he's going to finally be forced to run on his ineffective scandal ridden crony funded record. Bill White wins the general, contrasting his performance with Perry and using the anti incumbent sentiment to upset Slick Rick.