Rick Perry v. Kay Bailey Hutchison For Texas Governor

Here in Texas, residents are already talking about the upcoming GOP election battle for governor featuring Rick Perry and Kay Bailey Hutchison. Gov. Rick Perry has severed as Texas governor ever since George W. Bush was elected President of the United States. Recently, Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison announced that she would not seek reelection to her U.S. Senate seat and a short time later she revealed that she would challenge Gov. Rick Perry in next years GOP primary for governor.

Before the 1980's, Texas was a state that leaned heavily toward the Democratic Party. Then came the Ronald Reagan revolution and ever since then, the GOP has taken over more and more control of state government in Austin. Right now, it is just as difficult for a Democrat to win statewide office in Texas – as it would be for a Republican to do the same thing in California. Texas is GOP country and it is almost certain that the winner of the GOP primary for governor next year will go on and win the statewide election for Texas governor.

It's difficult to know for sure, if Rick Perry will survive his high profile challenge for the GOP nomination for governor by Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison. Perry has served a long time as this state's Governor, so the voters could likely be looking for someone new to lead this state into the future. Governor Rick Perry has spent the last couple of months positioning himself to run an extremely conservative campaign next year by dropping “red meat” suggestions like state succession and then today proclaiming that the US is headed toward socialism.

At the present time, polling suggests that Rick Perry leads Kay Bailey Hutchison among Texas voters. However, there are still months to go before the 2010 Republican primary season begins. One fact is certain and that is both Rick Perry and Kay Bailey Hutchison will have millions of dollars available to run their primary campaigns for Texas governor. In the end, female GOP voters in Texas will likely make or break the campaign of Kay Bailey Hutchison. I believe Rick Perry has a big lead among Texas men when it comes to winning reelection, so next years GOP Texas primary for Governor should be an interesting contest to watch.