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  • A Texas Senator, Now a Challenger Lagging in Polls

    02/20/2010 9:27:49 AM PST · by Steelfish · 103 replies · 1,871+ views
    NYTimes ^ | February 20, 2010 | JAMES C. McKINLEY Jr.
    A Texas Senator, Now a Challenger Lagging in Polls JAMES C. McKINLEY Jr. February 20, 2010 DALLAS — Just a year ago, many Republican leaders considered Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison to be the odds-on favorite to become the next governor of Texas. A popular lawmaker from the old-guard Republican establishment, she was seen as someone who could widen the party’s appeal after the setbacks it suffered during the 2008 national election. Back then, the incumbent, Gov. Rick Perry, appeared vulnerable, having won a four-way re-election fight in 2006 and having hitched himself to the most conservative wing of the Republican...