‘Twas the day before the election, when all through the state/ The candidates were stirring, preparing for the big date/ The polls had been done by the pollsters with care/ But hopes remained that some wiggle room still would be there…
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KBH’s Closing Argument
Kay Bailey Hutchison makes an impassioned final plea to voters in Waco on Friday, asking them to do whatever they can to get out the vote for her. “Keep talking to your friends and neighbors,” she says.
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Rick Perry’s Closing Argument
Gov. Rick Perry says he knows “it’s a marathon, not a sprint” to November as he muses about the final days in the race for the GOP gubernatorial nomination.
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In Closing: The Big Five
Whether or not the outcome of tomorrow’s gubernatorial primary is conclusive — whether or not we have a runoff six weeks hence — we can say this with certainty: One of the five main candidates on the ballot will be the next governor of Texas. And this: 40 hours from now, we’ll know much more about the state’s coming political landscape than we do today. While we bide our time and wait for results, we present these final snapshots of the campaigns as they wound down.
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In Closing: Rick Perry
“I treat every campaign seriously,” he says. “Nobody’s gonna outwork me. Nobody can put in more hours and go more places and do more things than I do.”
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In Closing: Bill White
“My job is to communicate to as many people as I can about where I’d like to go in the future of this state,” he said in Austin last week, “and to hope that people want a better future for this state and are willing to support somebody who will work for the people.”
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In Closing: Farouk Shami
“I’m a positive thinker. If I wasn’t sure of winning, I would not have put my foot in,” he said in his signature bullhorn tone, pressing his BlackBerry against his ear. “Hello? Hello? You’re speaking to the governor here.”
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In Closing: Kay Bailey Hutchison
“Things are going great. I feel good, and I’m going to campaign to the end,” she told a TV reporter shortly before Houston’s Downtown Rodeo Parade. “I don’t think the polls are right.”
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Debra Medina’s Closing Argument
Republican gubernatorial hopeful Debra Medina’s final pitch to her supporters in her roller coaster ride of a primary campaign.
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Farouk Shami’s Closing Argument
In the closing days of the Democratic primary campaign, gubernatorial hopeful Farouk Shami visits San Antonio’s Royal Palace Ballroom for a Latino senior citizens dance — and takes his own turn on the dance floor.