There will be a plenty lined up I expect. It remains to see who will be viable in the presidential year........
From the DMN is a note of some potential candidates on both sides of the aisle.
Likely Republican contenders to succeed her include Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert , state Sen. Florence Shapiro of Plano , Railroad Commissioners Elizabeth Ames Jones and Michael Williams, Weatherford car dealer Roger Williams, and Ted Cruz, a former Texas solicitor general and candidate for state attorney general.
Possible Democratic contenders include former Texas Comptroller John Sharp and former Houston mayor Bill White.
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NOT Tom Leppert. He’s a global warming RINO.
Dear Texan,
As you may know, earlier today Kay Bailey Hutchison announced that she will not seek another term as United States Senator in 2012.
Senator Hutchison has served Texas and our country well, and she deserves our sincere gratitude.
In just these few hours since her announcement, I have received countless inquiries about my intentions with regard to running for the United States Senate.
While my focus remains on the challenges we face here at the state level and making this upcoming session successful, I fully intend to explore running for the United States Senate, and should I run, I will run with the intention of winning and continuing to serve the people of Texas just as I have done throughout my career.
We are doing the right things here in Texas, like reducing spending and creating new private sector jobs, but in so many ways – from the economy to health care to energy policy – our path is being made more difficult because of what’s going on in Washington.
I will have more to say about my future plans in the coming weeks, but again, today is a day for honoring Senator Hutchison’s contributions to our state and our nation.
Sincerely, Lt. Governor David Dewhurst