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Perry campaign on the Tribune poll

Governor Rick Perry's campaign spokesman Mark Miner says he's pleased with the poll results showing the incumbent governor with a double digit lead on his main opponent, U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison. Miner's unconcerned about the poll showing Perry in a virtual dead heat against a generic Democrat next November. He says against "real people", the governor does just fine.

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Governor Rick Perry's campaign spokesman Mark Miner says he's pleased with the poll results showing the incumbent governor with a double digit lead on his main opponent, U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison. Miner's unconcerned about the poll showing Perry in a virtual dead heat against a generic Democrat next November. He says against "real people", the governor does just fine.

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