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To: tejek who wrote (257606)	10/30/2005 3:32:54 PM
From: bentway	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1577116

Ann Richards was regarded as a failure. She promised to take on the insurance industry influence in Texas, and then seemed to be bought off by them. Also, she was a woman in macho Texas. Governor is a less powerful position in Texas than Lt. Governor. Bush had to go along to get along, and a Dem in Texas is a Republican in a blue state, so it wasn't hard for Bush to get along. I wasn't there for his re-election.

To: tejek who wrote (257606)	10/30/2005 3:41:59 PM
From: combjelly	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1577116

"What percent of the Texas electorate do you think is RR?" Well, there is the RR and then there are the hardcore RR. TP guesstimates the HCRR at about 10%, that probably is pretty close. A bit higher in some places, a bit lower in others. "Did he run up deficits in Texas as well?" What do you think? Does this sound familiar? When he went into office, Texas was running a surplus. When he left, several billion dollars had evaporated and we were running deficits. Grad. students who work at their schools no longer qualify for subsidies for health insurance, since they can only work 20 hours a week, they are considered part time. Tuition and fees have been going up every year. Some colleges and universities have had to cut staff, despite having growing enrollment. It has been a rolling crisis ever since he left.