KBH will return to Senate

by Blake Seitz After losing the Texas Republican gubernatorial bid to incumbant Rick Perry, Senator Kay Bailey Hutchinson has gone back on her promise to leave the Senate following the governor’s race. Hutchinson will stay in the Senate, where she has served for over a decade, to combat the Obama administration, which she claims is “taking away the essence of America” through its sweeping efforts at reform. For more information on Hutchinson’s Senate return, click here.

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.