It's not every campaign rally where volunteers checking your bag at the door ask if you're carrying a concealed weapon. Then again, not every rally features Rick Perry, Sarah Palin, Ted Nugent, Dan Patrick, and hordes of tearful, exuberant realtors, homeschoolers, farmers, and like-minded Washington, D.C. haters. Full Story
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U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison's campaign took a new approach in its Super Bowl ad: Humor. Full Story
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"They've been supporting one candidate because he's been a Democrat longer than me," he said Saturday. "That is not democratic. That's not in the Constitution. And that is not what people think. So it is not fair that the Democrat Party backs up somebody without listening to the other." Full Story
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The Texas AFL-CIO went with Democrats, even to the extent of not endorsing in statewide races where only Republicans are running. Full Story
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"Hutchison is not the flashiest politician in the race, but she is nonetheless the best choice in the Republican primary." Full Story
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