Republican Rick Perry leads Democrat Bill White by 9 percentage points — 44 percent to 35 percent — in the 2010 race for governor, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll.
Those numbers are identical to the results of a "fantasy race" between White and Perry in the February UT/Tribune poll, which was taken before Democratic and Republican primary voters selected the two men as their nominees. This time, 15 percent said they don't know yet whom they'll vote for, and 7 percent said they'd prefer "someone else." That last finding could be consequential: Libertarians ...
Gov. Rick Perry's latest TV spot marks the first appearance of "liberal Barney Frank" in Texas's GOP primary race ad wars.
The Massachusetts congressman narrowly beat Perry's opponent, U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, to be named "Porker of the Year" by Citizens Against Government Waste.
The ad, called "1993," hits this point and a number of others to make its case that "Sen. Hutchison went to Congress to change Washington, but Washington changed her."
Here's "1993":
The sourcing has been provided online. Here's the script:
“1993” SCRIPT Congress TEXT ON SCREEN: Congress
Scandals TEXT ON SCREEN: Scandals
Wasteful Spending TEXT ON SCREEN: Wasteful Spending
After 17 years in Washington TEXT ON SCREEN: After 17 years in Washington
Senator Hutchison’s rhetoric is her record TEXT ON SCREEN: Hutchison 1993 ad
Cut pork? TEXT ON SCREEN: Cut Pork?
She voted for billions in earmarks TEXT ON SCREEN: She voted FOR billions in earmarks
And was runner-up for pork barrel spender of the year by Citizens Against Government Waste TEXT ON SCREEN: runner-up Pork Barrel Spender of the Year
Finishing second to liberal Barney Frank TEXT ON SCREEN: Sources found at WashingtonKay.com
Cut spending? TEXT ON SCREEN: Cut Spending?
She voted for the $700 billion Wall Street Bailout TEXT ON SCREEN: She voted for the $700 billion Wall Street Bailout
And has voted to increase the debt limit 9 times TEXT ON SCREEN: Voted to INCREASE debt limit 9 times
Senator Hutchison went to Congress to change Washington but Washington changed her TEXT ON SCREEN: Senator Hutchison went to Congress to change Washington but Washington changed her
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