The 2006 Texas governor's race should be, well, interesting. Whether it will be good interesting or train-wreck interesting remains to be seen.
With the Capitol as a backdrop and a scorching sun beating down, Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn turned the political heat up on Gov. Rick Perry today, formally announcing as a challenger to his re-election.Strayhorn, saying she will run against Perry in next year's Republican primary, wasted no time in attacking her new opponent.
"You know that Texans cannot afford another four years of a governor who promises tax relief and delivers nothing," she said.
"Now is time to replace this do-nothing drugstore cowboy with one tough grandma," Strayhorn told a cheering crowd.
Strayhorn can talk the talk alright -- now we have to decide if she can walk the walk. Perry has been an empty suit as governor, so the opportunity is there if she can top his organization. It's hard to imagine the Democrats as a major factor, so the Republican primary is probably the real contest.
Posted by Alan at June 18, 2005 03:09 PM