It was a 4-way race. 2 RINOs (Dick and Ma Strayhorn), a rodent (Bell), and a Libertoonian (Kinky Friedman).
I save the rino label for those who truly deserve it, like a few certain senators(and presidential candidates.) How bad was Strayhorn?
Please do not insult Libertarians by naming Kinky one of them. I have Libertarian friends I think a lot of. Kinky, in his own words is “an Ann Richards Democrat”.
Just got back from the Straw Poll. A couple notes on it. Perry did not show up, was put on screen with taped comments. First time in my memory a sitting Gov. was booed and hissed at least as loudly as the smattering of applause. TTC/ stickers were going like hotcakes. A nobody knew him candidate, Ray McKinney from Georgia probably got no more than a few sympathy votes, but gave a heckuva speech, got at least one standing ovation by comparison.
For any number of reasons, this was a bust politically. Poorly timed, poorly promoted, new executive director Talmadge Heflin barely had time to put his pictures on his desk. No change in primary date, but unless that had been done legislatively, it would have been suicidally expensive for the Party to finance its own primary. About 1,300 eligible delegates, I think Tina had a bad hair day on this one.
Wrongo!
"One tough Granma" ran as an independent, since apparently the Dimocrat Party wouldn't have her back.