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  Perry's Plan to Run Could Impede Abbott
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Last EditedTX DEM  Feb 27, 2012 11:06am
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News DateMonday, February 27, 2012 05:00:00 PM UTC0:0
Descriptionov. Rick Perry might run for re-election in 2014, and he could run again for president in 2016.

Isn’t this familiar?

Three years ago, as the legislative session began in January, politically minded Texans talked about whether it would be Perry’s last ride as governor. Lobbyists wondered openly whether they were dealing with a lame duck.

Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison was quietly talking to advisers about a 2010 race for governor, presumably hoping to step into the office after Perry stepped out.

Now it’s Greg Abbott, the state’s attorney general, who is quietly talking about working in the Texas Capitol’s middle office. The conversation among lobbyists is there, still, along with a persistent cautionary note: Remember last time, when Perry turned out not to be a lame duck?
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