Posted on 09/12/2006 7:26:11 AM PDT by Hydroshock
AUSTIN — Two polls released Monday found Gov. Rick Perry is vulnerable to defeat, but his campaign is questioning the surveys' accuracy.
Conventional wisdom in the governor's race has been that none of the governor's four opponents would have a chance to beat him if he gets more than 35 percent of the vote on Nov. 7. There is no runoff in the general election, so the top vote-getter wins.
Perry has hovered between 35 percent and 41 percent in public polls for months. But he has fallen into the defeatable zone in polls done by Rasmussen Reports and the Wall Street Journal/Zogby Online.
The Rasmussen poll put Perry's re-election support at 33 percent, and the Zogby poll had his support at 31 percent.
"It's hard to see him losing above 37 percent, but below 35 percent, somebody might get that much out of the remaining 65 percent of the vote," said University of Houston pollster Richard Murray, a Democrat.
But Perry spokesman Robert Black said the polls paid for by news media companies should not be trusted because their methodology is not sound political science.
(Excerpt) Read more at chron.com ...
A Freeper supporing Kinky? Yes, you are lost.
My, but you are persuasive. Maybe if you made fun of my shoes I would come around.
Guess again. How else can we send a message? He just does not seem to get it that we are tired of taxes, grand toll roads and illegal immigration.
Yep, when he wins by 12 points, be sure to revisit this article, will ya.
And to we take a stupid step and elect some jerk to be our Governor??? Don't think so.
We got a rino jerk now.
No, making fun of your shoes would be like making fun of Governor Perry's hair now would it?
That tactic is best left up to the "Perry Derangement Syndrome" participants.
But at least, he's "our joke" not the Dems. Believe me when I say that Kinky is a Lyndon Johnson who will put in his lunatic fringe friends like Willie Nelson.
So. He still is better the Gov Goodhair. Not like that is much of a feet any more.
He has no proven political record at all...how can you assume he is better than what we have??? Judging from his history, we would end up to the far left of Hillary's views.
"Well there is no eutopian conservative candidate out there but I will point out you can judge a man by the associations he has. If Kinky Friedman has that idiot Willie Nelson campaigning for him you can be pretty astute and ascertain Kinky is damaged goods. I just cannot trust what the man says...and... Birds of a feather flock together."
democrats_nightmare
Reasonable people can disagree, converse, and learn from each other. Children, & liberals ridicule and divide.
I doute seriously he could be worse. I am done supporting rinos who lie to my face.
We can always choose the Lesser of two Evils....and in this case that appears to be Perry.
To me that is Kinky. I think he is a better choice then a lying rino.
Your choice...live with it. But I am prayerful that most Texans have enough sense to not jump in the fire with a nut case like Kinky.
I am a lifelong Texan...have voted in the best of years and the worst of years....lived thru many horrible Dem Governors.........I am not so desperate as to vote on a nut case just to make a point. It took us many years in Texas to go Republican and I am not about to make a change, for ANY reason, but especially for a complete unknown like Kinky. I treasure our state too much for that kind of disaster.
I was born and raise in Harris county, and I will not vote for a rino. Period.
I am damn near 60 yrs old now and I am sick and tired of voting for 'the lesser of two evils'.
Now to the point, Texas govs' are not that power and a Rep. state congress will keep Kinky in check. Thus sending a great big message in capital letters to the Republicans in this state that we will not take it anymore.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.