Texas Gov. Rick Perry takes Washington money - when it's for his campaign

[babylonsister]

Texas Gov. Rick Perry takes Washington money - when it's for his campaign


AUSTIN – Rick Perry has railed against Washington, but when it comes to campaign cash, the governor has raised far more than rival Kay Bailey Hutchison from the nation's capital.

Perry has collected $2.7 million from Washington since becoming governor – four times more than Hutchison's $670,000 from Washington during the same period, a Dallas Morning News analysis finds.

The money has come from political communities, lobbyists, individuals and interest groups.

Perry has been able to raise far more than Hutchison overall, because federal campaigns have limits on individual donations, while Texas state campaigns do not. A slightly higher percentage of Hutchison's campaign money has come from Washington.

But the governor's financial support from the Beltway undercuts efforts to distance himself from the nation's capital by painting himself as the candidate of Texas-style government and Hutchison as the candidate of Washington, which recently landed Perry in the national spotlight amid talk of Texas secession.

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http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/texassouthwest/stories/DN-dcmoney_27tex.ART.State.Edition2.4a60d7d.html

[jobycom]

1. Do we have to call him "Texas Gov?" Can't we just call him GoodHair Dumbfuck?

I know, I know, he's technically the governor of Texas... :cry:

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5. Lol!

[tammywammy]

6. Love it

:thumbsup:

[WolverineDG]

2. Man, I was hoping for a GOP bloodbath

:(

dg

[babylonsister]

3. It's far from over, Wolvie. You may get one yet. nt

[Javaman]

4. I wouldn't start worrying yet.

if you recall mittens had them all bankrolled and got 1 electoral vote for all his money.

perry only squeeked by last time, I fully expect him to lose this time.

[sonias]

7. He's a first class coward

I think he knows he can't win unless he starts scaring the base. Pretty soon they'll start having the fight about who is the real conservative. Perry is already crying for his Mama!

Meanwhile back on the Texas Democratic side they've come up with a quick response

Rick Perry: Perry: Most Likely to Secede
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:kick:

Sonia

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8. 2010 is looking really good for the Texas House!

I know we can get our Democratic majority back!