Election 2006 Poll

Election 2006 Poll: "A couple of weeks ago, it seemed like Texas Governor Rick Perry might have weathered the intra-party storm. Perry led State Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn by large margins in Republican Primary polling and there were no Democrats likely to beat him one-on-one in the red state of Texas.

Earlier, Perry had escaped another challenge when Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison decided to stay in Washington and run for re-election as a Senator.

Perry's good fortune ended on January 2 when Strayhorn pulled out of the Republican Primary competition and announced she would run as an Independent."

This race is going to be a wild ride.