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2010: The Virtual Debate Continues

Democrat Bill White takes the same questions that the three GOP gubernatorial candidates faced from Common Sense Texans, the network that connects Texas tea parties. News alert: "His answers differ significantly," the organizer said.

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Bill White at the Doubleday Sports Bar Champions in Port Isabel.
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You might recall that Common Sense Texans, the network that connects Texas's many tea parties, decided to host a virtual debate of its own for the three GOP gubernatorial candidates. Today, they add a Democrat to their series of web videos in which each candidate answers the same ten questions.

The questions were "prepared by grassroots conservatives around the state."

"You may find his answers differ significantly from those of the GOP candidates," writes Greg Holloway, the tea party activist who organized these videos. "We truly appreciate his participation and the opportunity to hear a different viewpoint."

The full answers are available on the Common Sense channel, but I've added a clip below:

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