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If Perry doesn't run for president will Texans just keep on re-electing him, are they that stupid?

Given Perry's strongest competition in the past few elections was Kay Bailey Hutchison, it's not hard to see how Perry wins. Republicans don't want to go up against the kind of money that backs Rick Perry.

Well Bob, to hear you tell it, we should have an extremely low opinion of Texas voters and Texans in general.

Rick Perry only got 39% of the vote in 2006 against a divided field with several third parties. That's not a reflection of Texas voters, but of the candidates.

I get the distinct impression that they keep re-electing Perry because they think he's better than anybody he runs against.

Your impression is wrong. It's because Rick Perry has crappy competition partly because nobody wants to take on Rick's big money donors, and partly because the Democrats are idiots. Him getting 39% of the vote in 2006 proves it.

[smoothsailing]

You don’t like Perry, you’ve told me before, I get it.

Gotta go, have a wonderful 4th! :)