Originally Posted by pgardn

Rick Perry won with 39% of the vote. Kay Bailey smashed her opposition. The vote split between the democratic nobody for Governor, Strayhorn defect Rep. and Kinky Friedman. If Friedman's people had hopped over to the Democrat without a plan, Perry would have lost. Not what I would call a mandate. Perrry is without a doubt the worst governor this state has had since Bill White. Probably worse.