gov debate on oct 19, 3 of 4 candidates will be present. can you guess which one is sitting it out? this made me chuckle... sort of. BW needs to strike back at the perry camp. <object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/jUMNeYw6djU?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/jUMNeYw6djU?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object>
For those that dont know there's a debate going on right now, you can watch it at http://www.hcde-texas.org/default.aspx?name=2010Debate Naturally Rick Perry didnt show.
I believe an energized Republican base will help Perry to defeat White. There will be a lot of people casting anti-Obama congressional votes and more than likely these people will vote for Perry. If there were not so many people upset with stimulus, Obamacare, etc..., I would say White would have a lot better chance in November.
Why would people be upset about these two issues? The stimulus has proven to be affective and the new healthcare bill is polling very well as more and more people become familiar with it.
Too bad! Maybe he could have answered questions about the Dallas Morning News article that came out over the weekend Report: Rick Perry Gave $16M In State Money To Firms Backed By Donors An investigation by The Dallas Morning News found that more than $16 million from the Emerging Technology Fund has been awarded to companies with investors or officers who are large campaign donors to Perry.
MC, you are one of Obama's biggest cheerleaders and I respect that. I like loyalty however you and a lot of people on this board have a hard time dealing with the reality of the situation because of your loyalty to the President. A majority of the country are against these two issues. We could argue about this and post polls forever but the reality of the situation will become clear on November 3, 2010. Peace.
Actually the election is on the 2nd And I have a suspicion that it will be you that will be disappointed. But thanks for the reply
i know one thing. if obama wins another term. democrats will have won the popular vote 20 out of the last 24 years. pretty impressive.
Seems Perry's "favorite" paper is calling him a coward for not debating White. TIME FOR RESPECT: An appeal to Gov. Rick Perry We believe a tradition long held by political candidates and Texas newspapers has been abandoned in what we can only believe to be a decision of political expediency. Your position to not visit with the editorial boards of Texas newspapers may be astute politically, but it demonstrates a disregard for newspaper readers and voters across the state, who deserve to hear substance rather than silence. It is therefore with the greatest concern that we offer not only an editorial board meeting with us, but also an opportunity for a face-to-face debate between you and your opponent, former Houston Mayor Bill White, for the purposes of illustrating to Texas voters your positions on key issues. We are facing what's rumored to be the largest budget deficit and crisis in the history of our state - informed estimates of the budget shortfall range from $18 billion to $20 billion. Newspaper readers, whether Republicans, Democrats or Independents - deserve to hear your solutions to the staggering problems we will be facing as the legislative session begins. Instead, we're confronted with an unacceptable and undeserved silence. This newspaper, which you have repeatedly called "your favorite paper in the state," has given you support in previous elections in the form of endorsements. (To be sure, we have taken editorial positions against some of your actions, such as your executive order on the HPV vaccine in 2007.) You also have characterized this as one of the most conservative newspapers in the state. We guarantee a level playing field. So we appeal to you to come to Tyler, visit with our editorial board, and to debate Bill White. No doubt, you have advisers who are counseling against this. Perhaps they point to the polls that show your comfortable lead over White. You're probably being told you don't need to do editorial boards because the results would be predictable, with many of the state's newspapers endorsing your opponent, as they did in the primary. That's bad advice. It demonstrates a disconnect with the voters. Obviously, editorial board meetings in the past have not prevented you from being elected to office. You've never lost a race. Nor have debates hurt you politically. Even in a three-way primary in March, you won without a runoff, and you debated your opponents then. The stakes are too high for politics to overshadow process. We invite you to re-engage with the many voters who rely on us for in-depth dialogue about the issues, rather than sound bites other media offer. This newspaper did not endorse a candidate in the March Republican primary because only one of those candidates, Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, met with our board. We felt the process was incomplete. And it remains incomplete in this general election. The advice you are receiving is perhaps from those who would have you run for another, higher office. But abandoning the traditions of editorial boards and debates is an affront to the voters you are asking to keep you in this office. We are deeply disappointed in where things are. We urge you to accept our offer in the spirit in which is it extended, with sincerity and a respect for the traditional relationships between Texas public officials, the press and the public. -- Signed by the editorial board and newsroom leadership of the Tyler Courier-Times--Telegraph. Nelson Clyde, Publisher Dave Berry, Editor Brian Pearson, Managing Editor Danny Mogle, Managing Editor Richard Loomis, Senior Editor Roy Maynard, Editorial Page Editor Megan Middleton, City Editor Perry refuses to debate his challenger and refuses to meet with editorial boards of the state newspapers. How is this guy still winning?
I know the election is on the 2nd however it will be on the 3rd that all the results will be known. We shall see who the big winner is.
I can tell you one thing. No matter what happens Nov 3rd President Obama will still be president. Anyway, this thread is about the TX gov race. Are you voting for Perry?
i'm debating on whether i should contribute to the white campaign or not. http://blogs.chron.com/texaspolitics/archives/2010/10/perry_reports_1.html
So they did buy ad time...because I haven't seen anything but Perry ads so far. Think I'm gonna need some Prozac after this race is over with....I hope not...but...ugh.
Not sure where you live or what time you watch TV but I've seen more Bill White ads than Rick Perry ads in Houston thus far.
