Campaign 2016: So Much Texas Today
Rick Perry announces his bid for the GOP nom while Hillary Clinton talks voter rights.
You may recall the Texas tourism ads circa 1993, touting the state’s otherness, its “like a whole other country” otherness.
And while there are those in the state who really would like it to be its own country, today it’s the most important battleground for the protracted quest to determine the United States’ next leader among a field of candidates that now stands officially at 14, and unofficially at about 20 or so.
The latest to announce, and second Texan, is former Texas governor Rick Perry, who made it official with the re-launch of his campaign website and an announcement video that opens up majestically with the camera panning over clouds that give way to an image of the White House, flashes of city and suburban scenes, the word “truth” popping up from a black background, the St.
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