12.01.09
Why Bill White can win
The short answer is Republicans will vote for him because they’re tired of Rick Perry.
I spoke with two reliable Republican voting family members, (they are not social conservatives), who live in Houston over the Thanksgiving weekend about Houston Mayor Bill White. The interesting part was the way Bill White came up as the topic of conversation. They asked me what those of us in the Austin area think about their mayor entering the governor’s race? I said that I’m not really sure yet, and that most are still waiting to see if he’ll actually enter the race.
The conversation broke along a few lines but suffice it to say that these two reliable Republican voters are more than willing to give their mayor a serious look at governor if he’s running against Perry. (And they’re not impressed with Sen. Hutchison so far either). Their main reason for voting against Perry in 2010 is that they think he’s been governor too long, and it’s time for someone else. Their main concern about White was about how well known he is outside of Houston, and whether being a mayor gives him enough experience. I responded by saying he’ll have enough money to take care of the name ID issue. And that being the mayor of the fourth largest city in the US for six years is very good experience.
But it was the response I got when I asked them, how he’s been as mayor? Both of them said that he’s been a really good mayor, and that he’s gotten a lot of good things done. It’s been a long time since I’ve heard Republicans say such nice things about an elected Democrat in Texas.
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