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Perry Leads Hutchison in GOP Primary, But She Runs Stronger Against Dems
Politics Daily — ... , a former GOP county chairman, according to a University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll conducted Oct. 20-27. Eighteen percent are undecided. The margin of error for the GOP race is 5.19 points. ...

Perry Leads Hutchison by Double Digits
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — A new University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll finds Gov. Rick Perry (R) leading Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R) by 12 points in the Republican primary for governor, 42% to 30%. ...

Perry Leads Hutchison by Double Digits
The Hollywood Liberal — ... A new University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll finds Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) leading Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R) by 12 points in the Republican primary for governor, 42% to 30%. Key finding: Debra Medina (R) gets 7% support, enough — even if she doesn’t improve her numbers — to act as a spoiler in the March 2 primary. On the Democratic side, “undecided” is currently the runaway favorite in that race, with 55%, followed by Kinky Friedman at 19%. [image] ...

The Trib Polls
Greg's Opinion — ... . It must be some sort of weird astrological thing that makes us both political junkies, because they kick things off with a statewide poll. Here's the findings: GOP Guv: Perry - 42% KBH - 30% DK - 18% Dem Guv: Friedman - 19% Schieffer - 10% Earle - 5% Gilbert - 3% DK - 55% GOP Lt. Guv: Dewhurst - 26% Abbott - 16% DK - 47% US Senate: White - 13% Dewhurst - 13% Sharp - 10% Shapiro - 3% M. Williams - 3% DK - 56%

Poll: Hutchison trailing Perry by 12
News — ... In the University of Texas/Texas Tribune measure, released Tuesday, Perry nabbed 42 percent of surveyed GOP voters, while Hutchison only had the support 30 percent. The lesser-known Debra Medina, however, picked up 7 percent of voters, leading pollsters to predict rather early on that she might be a spoiler in the Republican primary. ...

SSP Daily Digest: 11/3
Swing State Project — ... ? TX-Gov, TX-Sen: The first Univ. of Texas/Texas Tribune poll of the GOP gubernatorial primary gives a bigger edge to incumbent Rick Perry than other pollsters have; he leads Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison 42-30, with a surprisingly large 7% going to Debra Medina from the party's Paulist contingent. ( ...

Hutchinson Vs. Hair
Daily Kos — This graf from the new Texas Tribune pretty much says it all: Gov. Rick Perry leads U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison by 12 percentage points in the Republican primary for governor, but she does better than him in hypothetical matchups with Democrats in next November's general election. In the inaugural University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll, Perry had the support of 42 percent of self-identified Republican primary voters, against Hutchison's 30 percent.   In a best case scenario, both these candidates grind themselves into ...

Hutchison Vs. Hair
Daily Kos — This graf from the new Texas Tribune pretty much says it all: Gov. Rick Perry leads U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison by 12 percentage points in the Republican primary for governor, but she does better than him in hypothetical matchups with Democrats in next November's general election. In the inaugural University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll, Perry had the support of 42 percent of self-identified Republican primary voters, against Hutchison's 30 percent.   In a best case scenario, both these candidates grind themselves into ...

Medina hits Hutchison on abortion
GOP 12 — ... of course. A long time Washington insider and clear adversary on pro-life issues, Senator Hutchison has had ample opportunity to rally against abortion, and she has failed. That's enough to get the gist. The question is whether attacks on Hutchison will drive KBH supporters to the pro-life Perry or Perry supporters to Medina. If it's the latter, Medina could be helping Hutchison by ostensibly hurting her. Another question is how viable a spoiler Medina can be. In the latest primary poll , Medina gets 7%. Not a lot, but as the pollster noted, plenty enough to play spoiler. One ...

Rasmussen: Perry leads Hutchison by 11%
GOP 12 — ... , Rick Perr y leads Kay Bailey Hutchison in their primary battle 46%-35%. The poll's ideological breakdown confirms how difficult it will be for Hutchison to beat Perry in the primary. Conservatives back Perry by +22%, and could carry the two term gov. to a relatively easy third term, if they dominate a low turn-out primary. Also, the results mirror a November 3 poll , in which Perry led by 12%, but that poll was fraught with ...

Hutchison won't resign
GOP 12 — ... and here ) showing Perry beating her somewhat handily in the primary. The long version is that it's a concession of sorts. Back when Hutchison claimed she'd resign her seat, it seemed to be a signal that she was doubling down for a brawl with Perry -- proof of her commitment to sending him packing. Now her decision is probably sending some chuckles through the Perry camp, particularly because Perry himself has owned up to some pretty cocky claims that Hutchison isn't really serious about the race, or might not even run. Perry, on ...