What Senate Race?
According to the Texas Tribune (one of my new favorite sources of news, by the way), Kay Bailey Hutchison won’t resign from the Senate until after the health care and cap-and-trade debates are over in the Senate.
This is the key point regarding her decision:
The filing deadline for next year’s elections is January 4. Waiting until after that date effectively forces everyone else on the ballot to run as if the dominoes won’t fall.
Her decision to wait is already gumming up the works of the Republican parade of advancement in Texas. The Lt. Governor and Attorney General are staying put, as are the others seeking those positions.
The two leading Democratic Senate candidates John Sharp and Bill White are basically unaffected, since both campaigns have indicated that they will run whenever the seat opens up. Whether now or 2012, they’re still in campaign mode.
And, in the meantime, Perry and Hutchison continue to take shots at each other. I love it.
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