Republicans gear up in case Texas is a player

[TexasTowelie]

AUSTIN -- With the Texas primary date tied up in a legal battle over redistricting, no one is sure what impact Texas voters will have on the outcome of the Republican presidential race. But that's not stopping Alice Linahan from making calls and rallying the troops.

Linahan, a Tea Party activist in Argyle and one of Rick Santorum's three state coordinators, has been busily laying the groundwork for a potential primary battle in Texas. "We don't know if Texas will come into play with the delay, but it's looking like it could," she said. "What we're doing is preparing."

With Gov. Rick Perry out of the race, Texas supporters of the GOP's final four -- Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul and Santorum -- are mobilizing in case the nation's second-largest state assumes a marquee role in the selection of the nominee.

While many experts believe that Texas will be irrelevant by the time of its primary, others say it's far too early to automatically dismiss Texas and its huge prize of Republican delegates.

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[tanyev]

1. Ha! The way things are going here, we might end up as the very last primary.

Goooo GOP!

[Lone_Star_Dem]

2. That was my first thought when I read the headline.

Way to go Republicans!

If they end up needing Texas to settle the primary wars taking place in their party, they're in for a long and bumpy ride before they get any resolution. Which is more than fine by me!

[TexasTowelie]

3. What do you expect from a group of people whose hearts are filled with hate?

The Republicans will continue to fight amongst themselves at least into April and probably further. The damaged goods that comes out of the convention won't be bought by the voters.