Gov. Rick Perry Gives His Final Pitch to Voters
In his 1990 bid for agriculture commissioner, Rick Perry recalls, “I had a very, very small staff. I flew everywhere myself. I didn’t have anybody that went with me.” If that campaign was a 9.5 on the political Richter Scale of difficulty — “I don’t think there’s ever been a 10,” he says — then his gubernatorial re-election effort against challengers U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison and the previously little-known Debra Medina clocks in at “about a 7.”
“I treat every campaign seriously,” Perry says. “Nobody’s gonna outwork me. Nobody can put in more hours and ...
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Vicente
Medina had not come close to the money the top two have raised to buy the Governorship in Texas, yet she has garnered the support of the working general public in Texas. Perry killed a vote in 2007 that would have protected property rights. He has killed popular legislation that has passed with substantial majorities in the state legislature. Perry hasn't justified his cronyism and politicization of appointments. Perry hasn't justified his attempt to ram through the Trans-Texas Corridor. To date he has no major accomplishments for the greater good of Texans or Texas. Perry rails against stimulus money from Washington but boasts its use for Texans. Perry's record stands alone to his poor stewardship post "W". KBH will stay in the Senate. Vote Medina Texas! Send a message.