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http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/051008dnpolperry.e3e13509.html

Texas Gov. Rick Perry reiterates plan to run in 2010

Associated Press

FREDERICKSBURG, Texas - Republican Gov. Rick Perry said Friday he's definitely running for re-election in 2010 and compared himself to the chief executive of a prosperous corporation that is in no need of a change at the top.

"I look at it like this, is that if Texas were a corporation -- and we would be one of the most efficient, most successful corporations in the world -- and if you're a stockholder in that corporation, why in the world would you want to change your CEO when things are going well?" he said.

Perry spoke to reporters after an event at the National Museum of the Pacific War in Fredericksburg. Asked whether the decision he announced last month to run for re-election was firm, he replied, "Oh yeah, yes."

Two other prominent Republicans, U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison and Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, each have been eyeing his job.

Hutchison, who has been considering a run for governor for years, came closest in the last year to stepping in the race, opting out of moving up the Senate leadership ladder and saying, "There's not anyone who could really make a case to me that this would be divisive for the Republican Party in a way that would make me step back.

After Perry first mentioned running for governor, Hutchison said, "Whatever. I'm just going to do what I'm going to do."

A Hutchison spokesman did not immediately return a call Friday from The Associated Press seeking comment.

In previous years, she has said she wanted to avoid a divisive GOP primary.

Some had speculated that Perry, who will become the state's longest-serving governor later this year, may have simply been posturing so as not to look like a lame duck during the 2009 Legislature.

But Perry said Friday he's going to be a candidate.

"I'm going to make the pitch to the people of the state of Texas. I'm going to go to them and ask them to continue to allow me to be the chief executive officer of this state," Perry said.

He said Texas' economy is strong and its children are doing well in school.

"Texas is ahead of the pack," he said.

A spokesman for Dewhurst said Friday the lieutenant governor hadn't decided yet what office he might seek in 2010 and was concentrating on the upcoming legislative session.
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#1 rodrick_98, May 9, 2008

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I think Bill White might have something to say about that.

#2 Batman Jones, May 9, 2008
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I have heard that Kay Bailey Hutchison will oppose him in the primary.

#3 weslinder, May 9, 2008
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I will be happy if we don't have 3 other people on the ballot vs this ass-clown. Never saw the merits of strict ballot access rules and a strong two party system until Kinky and the Grandma messed us up last time.

#4 Mulder, May 9, 2008
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The state has a $10.7 billion dollar surplus. Somebody has done a nice job

#5 bigtexxx, May 9, 2008
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Mulder said:

I will be happy if we don't have 3 other people on the ballot vs this ass-clown. Never saw the merits of strict ballot access rules and a strong two party system until Kinky and the Grandma messed us up last time.
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Chris Bell was a joke and would have lost even worse if it were just he and Guvner Good Hair.

#6 weslinder, May 9, 2008
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bigtexxx said:

The state has a $10.7 billion dollar surplus. Somebody has done a nice job
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hehe, bill clinton gets no credit from you on the economy in his term but the weakest state govenor does?

#7 pgabriel, May 9, 2008

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hehe, bill clinton gets no credit from you on the economy in his term but the weakest state govenor does?
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Republican congress, brah

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The state has a $10.7 billion dollar surplus. Somebody has done a nice job
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ExxonMobil, Shell, BP, ConocoPhillips, CITGO, et al. Perry gave a half-hearted effort to end the prosperity with his gross receipts tax.

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Chris Bell was a joke and would have lost even worse if it were just he and Guvner Good Hair.
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No argument here. Perry's never faced a strong Democratic Party nominee. In 2010, if he chooses to run, he will. I doubt it will work out very well for him. Hutchison/White would be a tough race favoring the Republican. Perry/White would put a Democrat back in Ann Richards' seat.

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how great would it be for the longest serving governor to lose his seat in a primary?

#11 rodrick_98, May 9, 2008
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Batman Jones said:

I think Bill White might have something to say about that.
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With the way he bungled the crime situation (and the evacuees overstaying their welcome) after Katrina and the light rail debacle, that's just funny. Out of touch...

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bigtexxx said:

Republican congress, brah
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what does perry have to do with the surplus

brah

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Trader_Jorge said:

Out of touch...
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irony,

you're right, bill white is sooooooo unpopular

#14 pgabriel, May 9, 2008
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bigtexxx said:

The state has a $10.7 billion dollar surplus. Somebody has done a nice job
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Oil is at 126 there happen to be a lot of oil companies in TX. At the state level what effect does the governor have on the state economy?

#15 Air Langhi, May 9, 2008
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With the way he bungled the crime situation (and the evacuees overstaying their welcome) after Katrina and the light rail debacle, that's just funny. Out of touch...
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28%, Jorge. You don't get to say who's out of touch.

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Air Langhi said:

Oil is at 126 there happen to be a lot of oil companies in TX. At the state level what effect does the governor have on the state economy?
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attractive business climate for them to locate here

something that Obama would completely trash on a national level

#17 bigtexxx, May 9, 2008
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something that Obama would completely trash on a national level
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this is beyond ridiculous even for you. obama's gonna run business out the u.s. ummkay

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He would have lost the election if the two clowns decided not to run. I can't believe Texas doesn't require a majority to win.

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this is beyond ridiculous even for you. obama's gonna run business out the u.s. ummkay
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He wants to limit free trade and increase taxes. That's a recipe for disaster.

Think, people, think.

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