One of the big races for Republicans next year will be the primary battle between Kay Bailey Hutchison and two-term incumbent Rick Perry. Whoever wins the primary will most likely have a sure thing in the general, and KBH is gearing up (and staffing up) for a major fight. Her campaign just blasted out her fundraising number for the latest reporting period: a healthy $6.7 million. That’s in contrast to $4.2 million for Perry. And Hutchison will need the money with a 12 point gap to close in a state that’s been relatively well insulated from the current recession.