Big Hutchison Backers Haven't Settled on a Candidate
Texans who gave big money to Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison to try to unseat Rick Perry for governor in 2010 haven’t gelled around a single candidate in the presidential race. In fact, the majority of them seem to still be sitting on the sidelines.
Of the top 40 financial donors to Hutchison’s gubernatorial campaign, only 17 had given to a 2012 presidential candidate by the end of September — and of those, there was little consensus.
The Hutchison supporters “look like all the Republicans right now — they’re not quite sure what they want to do,” said Daron Shaw ...

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Ken Collier via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Is this really unusual? I wouldn't assume that all large donors in state-wide race also give to presidential candidates.