Big Political News For Texans
From the Associated Press:
Texas Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn turned her back on the Republican Party and announced Monday she will run for governor as an independent.
The move allows Strayhorn to escape a potentially ugly primary battle against Gov. Rick Perry. The GOP primary is set for March 7.
Strayhorn, who calls herself “One Tough Grandma,” has been a harsh critic of Perry’s leadership over the past couple of years. Monday’s announcement all but guarantees Perry will be the Republican candidate on the November ballot.
“I am a Republican,” she said. “But I know we must set partisan politics aside and do what’s best for Texas. That is why I am running for governor as a Texas independent.”
Phooey to that.
I don’t write about Texas politics much, as most of you know, but Strayhorn has given new meaning to the old saw, “The most dangerous place in [Austin, in this case] is between [fill-in-the-blank] and a camera.” This move means one thing, and one thing only: it is a bald-faced admission that Strayhorn doesn’t have the support to challenge incumbent Rick Perry for the nomination. Why in the world when anyone think she can win as an independent?
Vanity, thy first name is Carole…
“One tough grandma?” Isn’t that a derivative of the Columbia Sportswear campaign, featuring “One tough mother?”
Haven’t been following the Texas gubernatorials at all — is there a Democrat with 30ish% support likely to swoop in and win the election on her splitting of the GOP vote?
I seriously doubt it…the two primary Democratic candidates now (Chris Bell and Bob Gammage) are pretty weak, in my view…
I don’t care for “One Tough Grandma”. I haven’t seen anyone yet to challenge Rick Perry, even though I’m not too crazy about him either.