Democrat Bill White running for Texas Governor
TEXARKANA, Texas (AP) - Democratic gubernatorial candidate Bill White is hunting for votes in deep East Texas, which used to be a battleground but has gone heavily Republican in recent statewide elections.
Ever since Democrat Ann Richards lost East Texas to George W. Bush in 1994, Republicans have carried the region in the race for governor. Even as ads blanket the airwaves tying local Democrats negatively to President Barack Obama, White thinks he can turn that around.
White told The Associated Press after meeting with supporters in Texarkana, "A lot of Texas Democrats are coming back home in my campaign. We're going to be stronger than other statewide candidates in a long time."
White is in a tough race against Republican Gov. Rick Perry, the longest serving governor in Texas.
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