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Perry leads KBH by 12

by Ross Ramsey
November 3, 2009  |  4

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Gov. Rick Perry leads U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison by 12 percentage points in the Republican primary for governor, but she does better than him in hypothetical matchups with Democrats in next November's general election.

In the inaugural University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll, Perry had the support of 42 percent of self-identified Republican primary voters, against Hutchison's 30 percent. Debra Medina got 7 percent, enough — even if she doesn't improve her numbers — to act as a spoiler in the March 2 primary.

On the Democratic side, nobody had great numbers. Kinky Friedman leads the pack ...

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  • AustinPolitico wrote on 11/3/2009 2:53 p.m.

    I think Rick will take the nomination in the primary and head for a win. It'll probably be his last term, and I think by 2014 Ted Cruz will be running for governor. Ted Cruz is a charismatic candidate for Attorney General, running as a Republican. He very well could bring many latinos into the Republican party here in Texas

  • IndyTexan wrote on 11/3/2009 7:02 p.m.

    The only way for Kay to whup Rick is to figure out how to reach out to independents and bring them in to the primary to throw the bum out. Unfortunately, there are too many Republican primary voters who are suckers for "more-conservative-than-thou" rhetoric and grandstanding. No one is better than tricky Ricky at that.

  • sifupaul wrote on 11/4/2009 3:29 p.m.

    When will the people demand an end to the same ol' corrupt politics? Rick and KBH are part of the same elite establishment that controls the so-called 'left'.

    Debra Medina is the ONLY Constitutional Conservative who understands the danger we are facing as a people and where that danger is coming from.

    Perry and KBH don't give a damn about the common, everyday people of Texas! But the wonderful media tells you one of them is going to win and you go with it like good sheep do.

  • VoicesofReason wrote on 11/4/2009 8:48 p.m.

    "Self-identified primary voters." This set of words shows the complete uselessness of this poll. Polls are dependent on the sample and the pool of people questioned, as well as phrasing of questions. This was a conclusion seeking the right set of staged variable to reach an answer that is ultimately meaningless...