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Two things jump out at me from some recent presidential polling in Texas.<\/p>\n

One is as a political analyst notes, that Sen. Ted Cruz’s once-huge lead among Texas Republicans has vanished; Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is breathing down the Cruz Missile’s neck.<\/p>\n

The other one, though, perhaps is even more startling: Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry — the TEA party darling and the all-time champeen<\/em> among Texas Republican vote-getters — is trailing far behind the two frontrunners.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2015\/02\/23\/uttt-poll-texas-walker-ties-cruz-clinton-soaring\/<\/p>\n

The University of Texas\/Texas Tribune poll shows Perry with just 8 percent of the vote among Texas Republicans. He trails Cruz, Walker, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (a former Texan, by the way), and retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson.<\/p>\n

\u201cScott Walker is clearly breathing some of the oxygen on the right. The big takeaway here is that Ted Cruz is still a giant among Texas Republicans \u2014 but he is not invulnerable,\u201d said Jim Henson, co-director of the poll and head of the Texas Politics Project at UT-Austin. \u201cConservatives are willing to look at another candidate who fits that profile.\u201d<\/p>\n

I know. It’s still early. The GOP race isn’t yet formed fully. None of these “candidates” has actually announced formally a presidential candidacy. I’m hoping all of them jump in. I want a full-throated debate among Republicans, who’ve shown quite a talent in recent election cycles for carving each other into a zillion little pieces.<\/p>\n

As for Perry, well, he’s got some work to do.<\/p>\n

He left office in January, headed off to Iowa to take part in something called a Freedom Summit. He’s trying to dress up his image, make himself sound more presidential.<\/em> But so far, the attention has been sucked away by Cruz and Walker.<\/p>\n

Oh, and the Democrats? Hillary Clinton is favored among 62 percent of Texas Democrats. No story there. She won’t carry Texas in November 2016, no matter how strong she looks today — or on Election Day.<\/p>\n

Gov. Perry, though, has to get busy.<\/p>\n

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