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UT/TT Poll: U.S. Senate Race Wide Open ( Texas )
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| Contributor | BILLYW |
| Last Edited | BILLYW Feb 26, 2011 08:13am |
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| Category | News |
| Author | Ross Ramsey |
| News Date | Saturday, February 26, 2011 02:10:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Most Texas voters haven't decided, but if they voted today, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst would lead the field for the Republican nomination to replace U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll.
Voters are glum about the direction of the country, divided on the direction of the state and generally more negative than positive about the state of the nation's — and their families' — economic situation. They disapprove of the job President Barack Obama is doing and are split about evenly in their approval and disapproval of Rick Perry as governor. Those numbers line up with their views of Congress (not good) and the Texas Legislature (split).
Hutchison announced early this year that she won't seek re-election, triggering a stampede of real and speculative candidates to the race. The primary is a year away, and the general election is in November 2012, but several candidates have said they're interested, and a few are already trying to raise money for the contest.
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