It’s similar to the 92 election with Bush. Clinton and Perot. Governor Perry may not be exactly what I want but I fear KBH would never stand up for Texas against the Washington elite. Democrats will support Medina simply to take votes from Perry and guarantee KBH wins.
“Democrats will support Medina simply to take votes from Perry and guarantee KBH wins”
The Texas Republican primary doesn’t work that way. A vote for Medina DOES NOTHING WHATSOEVER to help KBH win... because KBH needs a majority of the votes to win now matter how the rest of the votes are distributed amongst the other candidates.
Let me say it another way. Voting for Debra Medina in the primary does ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to help KBH reach 50%+1 of the votes because every vote for Medina means KBH needs even more votes in order to get to 50%+1 of the total votes cast.
The absolute worst case scenario you are looking at - if you kind of like Medina better than Perry but your #1 fear is KBH winning - is Rick having to defeat Kay in the runoff without having to worry about Debra siphoning away votes on his conservative flank.