That means that Debra Medina -- who is raising far less than any other candidate, and spending 3.17% of what Hutchison is spending -- has taken approximately four percentage points away from Hutchison. {Remember back in July when I wrote that she was a serious candidate?)
With Rick Perry and Kay Bailey Hutchison heading towards a runoff, Bill White is in excellent position to run the best, most promising statewide campaign of any Texas Democrat in a long, long time. Both elected officials and grassroots activists are rallying around White's campaign, and with continued fundraising efforts and a strong field team in place, he is in excellent position to take down Perry in the fall.
Whtie's expenditures will increase some, now that he's on TV. As a reminder, Bill White is the son of San Antonio school teachers. When he announced for Governor, the first issue he talked about was education. The first endorsement he got was from the Texas State Teachers Association, and no Republican is talking about education in any debate.
