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TribLive: Friedman on His Democratic Bonafides

At our 3/20 TribLive conversation, Kinky Friedman, a Democratic candidate for Texas agriculture commissioner in 2014, defended his decision to run as an independent in 2006 and to say nice things about Rick Perry in 2011.

By Evan SmithMarch 20, 2014, 10:08 a.m. CentralUpdated March 20, 2014, 10:08 a.m. Central

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TribLive: Friedman on His Democratic Bonafides

by Evan Smith, The Texas Tribune
March 20, 2014

<h1>TribLive: Friedman on His Democratic Bonafides</h1>
<p class="byline">by Evan Smith, The Texas Tribune <br />March 20, 2014</p>

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<p><span>At our 3/20 TribLive conversation, Kinky Friedman, a Democratic candidate for Texas agriculture commissioner in 2014, defended his decision to run as an independent in 2006 and to say nice things about&nbsp;</span><a href="http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-perry/">Rick Perry</a><span>&nbsp;in 2011.</span></p>
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TribLive: Friedman on His Democratic Bonafides

Evan Smith, The Texas Tribune
March 20, 2014

At our 3/20 TribLive conversation, Kinky Friedman, a Democratic candidate for Texas agriculture commissioner in 2014, defended his decision to run as an independent in 2006 and to say nice things about Rick Perry in 2011.

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