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I wouldn't vote Carole Keeton Strayhorn for dogcatcher, much less governor.

A.K.A. Sleepy Brown

[Theodore R.]

Strayhorn may think that she is a serious candidate because she ran some 10 percent ahead of Perry in raw votes in the 2006 general election. Of course, she could be personally shocked if she enters the 2006 primary too.

As far as repaying Perry for his firm stand on redistricting, that could be what gets him renominated UNLESS the expected Republican House gains this fall do not materialize; that is, if Stenholm takes the Lubbock-Abilene district and Chet Edwards is reelected in the Bryan-College Station district. Everyone concedes that Lloyd Doggett will prevail in the Austin-McAllen north-south district.

The TX Democrats have two "hate" targets: Bush and Perry, and they aim to fight hard. They will have to concede TX to Bush unless the GOP implodes before November, but they will offer somebody against Perry. A retiring Democrat congressman named Jim Turner from East TX is already making noises about running. He would not have statewide name ID, however.

[WOSG]

"I wouldn't vote Carole Keeton Strayhorn for dogcatcher, much less governor."

Amen to that!

Strayhorn seems to think that Perry isnt enough of a RINO to her liking, so she is acting like the 'opposition' party. She's a loudmouth and a troublemaker.