Texas GOP Battle: Kay Bailey Hutchison vs. Rick Perry?

Texas GOP Battle: Kay Bailey Hutchison vs. Rick Perry? - The National Ledger: "It appears we may witness a highly contested Republican Primary for Governor, the winner of which could be the victor in the 2006 General Election. Republican Governor Rick Perry is the incumbent. He was George W. Bush’s gubernatorial running mate when Bush defeated Democratic Governor Ann Richards in 1994 and was re-elected with Bush in 1998. When Governor Bush became President Bush, Lt. Governor Rick Perry became Governor Rick Perry. Two years later Perry was elected in his own right. Now he is running for a second full term.

Apparently gearing up to challenge Governor Perry in the Republican Primary is the Senior Senator from Texas, Kay Bailey Hutchison. It was unusual for U.S. Senators to run for Governor, although former Governor, then three-term Senator Ed Johnson [D-CO], did run and was re-elected Governor in the 1950s. It is much more commonplace now to do so."