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Wednesday, November 08, 2006

Texas: Carole Strayhorn corrals 18%, independents turn in 30% plus...

Perry pulls out victory as vote against him splits, By KELLEY SHANNON / Associated Press Dallas Morning News:
...With most precincts reporting, Perry had 39 percent, compared with 30 percent for Bell and 18 percent for independent Carole Keeton Strayhorn. Comedian and musician Kinky Friedman, also an independent, had 12 percent....

Exit poll shows splintered opposition was key to Perry's win, By DAVID KOENIG / Associated Press Dallas Morning News:
...Nearly one-third of those who backed the two independents in the race, Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn and author Kinky Friedman, said they would've stayed home rather than vote in a Perry-Bell election. On top of that, Strayhorn and Friedman siphoned off critical support that Bell needed, including such traditionally strong Democratic blocs as Hispanics and blacks. ...

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