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Hutchison won’t resign Senate seat before gubernatorial primary

By Aaron Blake and Michael O’Brien - 11/13/09 05:20 PM ET

Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) will announce this weekend that she will not be resigning her Senate seat to run for governor until after the primary, according to sources with knowledge of her intentions.

By staying in the Senate, Hutchison will keep a valuable seat in Republican hands for the time being. Republicans have openly worried about losing the seat in a free-for-all special election this May.

The Hutchison resignation drama has played out over the course of much of the year, and the senator has said at various times that she intended to resign in order to devote her full attention to running for governor.

A number of Democrats and Republicans have prepared their special election campaigns in the meantime. Now it appears there might be no special election at all.

Recent polling has shown Hutchison falling behind Gov. Rick Perry (R).

The Associated Press is reporting that she will say she intends to resign in 2010 regardless of the outcome of the primary.

Her seat isn't up for a regular election until 2012, and Republicans will likely urge her to stay if she loses to Perry, just as they have urged her not to resign in recent months.


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Comments (17)

Hutchison is obviously not convinced she can muster the votes and doesn't want to be out of a job. Could they just switch places? I would much rather have Rick Perry in the Senate where Hutchison's RINO votes have helped water down the Republican Party. Perhaps Hutchison should be worried about her Senate seat as well!BY protector20 on 11/13/2009 at 17:40
Oh brother! KBH says "By staying in the Senate, Hutchison will keep a valuable seat in Republican hands for the time being. Republicans have openly worried about losing the seat in a free-for-all special election this May."What a crock of BULL! There are some strong conservatives who are poised to take that senate seat should she run for Governor, and she is shaking in her boots. We do not like her in Texas and she has a snowball's chance in H*** in winning against Perry.She is not resigning because she is scared of losing her seat. Not to worry cause she is gonna lose it in 2012 anyway. Michael Williams is a strong republican that will run against her and win!BY politicaljules on 11/13/2009 at 18:27
I like it. Let them change places and have Perry be the Senator.BY danceswithtrees on 11/13/2009 at 18:28
KBH is too classy for Texas. You need another sleazeball like John Tower.BY HC Reformer on 11/13/2009 at 18:47
I would vote for Kay any day of the week over Perry. Sitting in on TX school public health meetings, I know he has all health teachers afraid to even mention the word birth control. TX has one of the highest teenage pregnancy rates in the country.BY Carol on 11/13/2009 at 18:58
I used to respect Kay, but this ego trip she's on is infuriating as a Texan. Perry has been great to Texas, there is no reason for her to run and cause a contentious primary like this. We need her to actually show up and participate in the Senate, but she's too interested in whoring for attention in Texas now. Plus there's a decent chance the Dems would steal the Senate seat with a short special election campaign. Go back to DC where you belong Kay, you can do far more good for Texas doing your job there for once. The Governor election is over, Texas is happy with Perry.BY THURMAN on 11/13/2009 at 19:05
I love all these comments by oblivious Texas GOPs…they seem to think that they'll be running the state from now until the end of time. The demographic is changing there, and in another ten or twelve years, the GOP may very well be the minority party there as it is so many other places.BY TaylorB1 on 11/13/2009 at 20:02
As an independent voter, I will be voting for the one republican running for governor of TX that truly loves her state and her name is Debra Medina! She isnot a status quo lifetime professional incumbent candidate. She is running for governor b/c she has actual concerns about our state of Tx as well as this nation. Many in Tx here Rick Perry begin to quote the constitution when election time begins rolling around. Too bad he doesn't follow it. Kay Bailey Hutchinson is also the same and has been as out of step with constituents as Perry. Debra Medina would be just what the Texans need in order to not go back to politics as usual.BY Kate on 11/13/2009 at 20:55
Two things. One, good for the party and two it hampers Hutchinson's campaign. Perry has built his campaign on getting grassroots core social and economic conservatives on board. Now Hutchinson is even more then ever open to Perry's anti-DC rhetoric. This move by Hutchinson helps the national GOP but esentially dooms her reelection campaign. She is trailing in most polls and this will not help that.BY gabe on 11/13/2009 at 21:49
Well…it's a real "Toss Up"…if you happen 2 be one of the 29% of those who still even call "Themselves A Repugnican!"Perry is "Guilty As Hell" for not "Granting A Stay"…for a supposed "Convict Who Killed His 3 Children"…and KBH…has "Protesters"…arrested outside of her Dallas office…so…with the fact that the "Hispanic/Latino's" and the African-American Population"…comprisi ng now 2/3 of the Texas Population…and you finally add in the "Few Texan's Who Have A Brain In Their Head"..and who can "Logically Think For Themselves"…instead of being "Followers" ..of "Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck,etc."…"GO FIGURE"…if a "Viable Democrat"..won't finally …"UNSEAT THEM FOR GOOD!"Charlie CDallas TXBY charlie c on 11/13/2009 at 23:58

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