Hutchison Disregards Rival's Poll, Says Race is Dead Even
Thursday, Dec 31, 2009 | Updated 9:00 AM CST
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Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, left, and current Gov. Rick Perry are going head-to-head in the race for Texas governor in 2010.
U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison says she's in a "dead even" Republican primary race against Gov. Rick Perry.
Appearing at an Austin news conference about transportation issues Wednesday, Hutchison discounted widely leaked poll results from Perry pollster Mike Baselice that show her 13 points behind.
The results, contained in an internal Perry campaign memo circulating on blogs and among political operatives, show Perry winning 49-36 against Hutchison, with 10 percent undecided and 5 percent going for another GOP contender, libertarian-leaning Debra Medina.
Hutchison said the campaign is a "horse race" and that people are just beginning to tune in.
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Posted Thursday, Dec 31, 2009 - 8:50 AM CST
