Fascinating Political Factoid of the Day
Rick Perry isn't even good enough to be called a loser.
By Lee Nichols, 11:42AM, Fri. Feb. 2, 2007
Rick Perry might try to put the best face on and assert that he has "100 percent of the authority," but here's a great argument for just how weak his governorship is: In the 2006 election, his 39% of the vote was actually less than the percentage of the losing candidate in 19 other states. Boy, now that's a mandate.
We pulled that from a report by the Lone Star Project on why Texas should move its primary up to February. LSP cited Perry's weakness as a primary reason why such a move would not be accomplished.
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