Look for a Republican showdown in Texas in 2010. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison filed papers today to establish a gubernatorial exploratory committee. If she runs, she will take on fellow Republican and incumbent Gov. Rick Perry, whom she has been taking shots at recently. “There is too much bitterness, too much anger, too little trust, too little consensus and too much infighting. And the tone comes from the top. Texans are looking for leadership and results,” she said in a statement. Perry, meanwhile, has been criticizing Washington politicians and the economic bailout. Hutchison could remain in the Senate while she runs.
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