Jim Hightower on Kinky, White, and the Dems

Former Texas Agriculture Commissioner Jim Hightower talks Democratic politics in 2010: Kinky Friedman’s switch to the agriculture commissioner race, Bill White’s campaign for governor, the prospects for his party up and down the ballot, and more.

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Ross Ramsey co-founded The Texas Tribune in 2009 and served as its executive editor until his retirement in 2022. He wrote regular columns on politics, government and public policy. Before joining the...