Perry leaps ahead in new poll

With only a week to go until the Republican primary, governor Rick Perry has leaped ahead of his opponents, Senator Kay Bailey Hutchinson and Tea Party activist Debra Medina, in a Rasmussen poll. According to the poll, released Feb. 24, Perry now leads among Republican voters with a 48% plurality. This is a 4% increase from the beginning of the month. Perry’s increase has been Hutchinson’s loss–her slice of the pie decreased from 29% to 27% in the Feb. 24 poll. Medina’s popularity, meanwhile, has stayed at a constant 16%. For a link to the poll, which includes a lengthy analysis, click here. The Republican primary is March 2.

Seitz gives the low-down on gubernatorial candidates

by Blake Seitz Sports Editor With the primaries for the upcoming gubernatorial race just around the corner on March 2, now is the right time for concerned citizens to know a little about the candidates they’re voting for. I’ve compiled information on the five front-runners—3 Republicans and 2 Democrats—in an effort to make your time at the polls that much easier. Rick Perry We’ll start with the obvious: Republican Rick Perry, our current Governor, is fighting to secure his third term in our state’s highest office. Perry is campaigning, like most of the candidates, on economic development. His primary focuses if reelected would be to create jobs, reduce taxes (especially the corporate property tax) and…