Reply #11: EXACTLY!!! [View All]

So, since it looks like Kinky is going to be on the ballot, the energy should be put towards making Chris Bell the messiah, and towards assuring Democrats that a vote for Kinky is a fun way to make a joke out of the democratic process, but it's a WASTE.

The tagline is - "Can we really afford to laugh if Rick Perry is in the Governor's Mansion for another 4 years?"

As for the analysis you cited - from a paid Chris Bell consultant? Kind of weak. I really think that once school funding special session kicks into gear, and Perry starts looking more and more foolish, Strayhorn is going to pull support away from Perry. Kinky is pulling a bunch of the Libertarian-leaning Republican vote, as well as new entrants. I don't believe he's going to be a significant threat to Bell's campaign, as long as Bell can get some decent publicity. But Bell has to get out there.

Attacking Kinky's "platform," on one level, just legitimizes him. See my point? HE'S A JOKE!!!!