Kay Bailey Hutchison doesn’t attack Rick Perry in her television ads (which just started today), but her Internet advertising is a different proposition. Here, she’s deconstructing his first TV spot. His is an attack on her; she’s returning the volley.
2010 elections
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HuTube: Under the Farouk Tent
Couldn’t make it to the big tent for Democrat Farouk Shami’s gubernatorial announcement? This is your pass to the party.
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Riding the Wave
The Republican Governor’s Association will wrap up their annual convention tonight with a “Comeback Bash.” The party is the final event of the two-day pep-rally for the 2010 elections. The Governors ended their public sessions by making the case for a GOP resurgence.
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Ads Infinitum: Up and at ‘Em
Republicans Kay Bailey Hutchison and Rick Perry have started their air war, and Democrat Farouk Shami — new to the race — starts on TV at the same time.
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TribBlog: Haley Hearts Rick
The Republican Governor’s Association does NOT get involved in primaries, but…
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2010: Farouk USA
Complete with a red carpet, massive white tent, air-conditioned porta-potties and the kind of stagecraft that bests even presidential runs in their early stages, Texas billionaire Farouk Shami announced his run for the Democratic nomination for governor at his company headquarters in North Houston.
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2010: Dee Margo’s in for Round Three in El Paso
El Paso Republican businessman Dee Margo said today he will run for the Texas House again, taking on Democrat Joe Moody. The campaign will be Margo’s third try for a seat in the Texas Legislature.
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Ads Infinitum: KBH’s First Radio Ad
“What kind of governor will Kay Bailey Hutchison be? Just look what she’s fighting for today.”
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Fight Club
With 198 legislators on the ballot next year, there ought to be more fear in the air. But only a few are in obvious political trouble. Who’s on the list, and what makes them vulnerable?
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GOP Guvs Plead the Tenth
The Republican Governors’ Association has come to Texas for its annual conference. They’re upbeat from its fresh wins in Virginia and New Jersey. And the group wants to build on those wins heading into the 2010 elections.