As Texas political junkies wait for Carole Strayhorn's expected announcement later today as to whether she will run for Governor as a Republican or as an independent, incumbent Governor Rick is launching his campaign for re-election with a 30 second TV ad during the Cotton Bowl game between Texas Tech and Alabama.  Here is an excerpt from the Perry ad:  "Our people are compassionate, our vision bold, our values strong.  The best is yet to come.  I'm proud of Texas. How 'bout you?"

Perry enters the campaign as the favorite.  The two leading Democrats are Bob Gammage, who served in Congress and on the Texas Supreme Court, and former Congressman Chris Bell.  Gammage is the favorite in that race.  Kinky Friedman is running as an independent.  That leaves Strayhorm as the only major candidate for Governor yet to declare her intentions as this story goes to press Monday morning.

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