Texas holds its primary March 2, and the central feature is the Republican race for governor. It has long seemed a two-person contest, between Governor Rick Perry, who has served for 10 years, longer than any previous governor in Texas history, and Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison. But a third candidate has emerged in recent weeks, Debra Medina, who seems to be getting support from the kind of folks who attend or admire tea parties. To get a good quick sense of the race, there’s no better source than Burka’s Blog, written by the Texas Monthly’s Paul Burka, who has been covering Texas politics for eons, fairly and perceptively. If you start from earlier entries, you’ll see how Medina has risen in the polls (or check here) and has threatened to beat out Hutchison for a spot in an April 13 runoff against Perry. Then, at the top, Burka notes what he considers Medina’s self-destruction when on his radio show Glenn Beck asked her about the 9/11 truther movement. Let Burka tell the story:
Beck’s question was whether she is a 9/11 “truther”–that is, does she believe that the United States Government blew up the World Trade Center. “I don’t have all of the evidence,” was the best she could do. After Beck cut short the conversation and [when] Medina was off the line, he said, “I think I can write her off the list. Let me take another look at Kay Bailey Hutchison if I have to.”
