Dog. Dawg. However you spell it, however you pronounce it, according to an AP story embedded in chrisbell.com, Bill Clinton is coming to campaign for Chris Bell. So there you have it–the national Dems must sense that we in Texas are tired of standing alone, fighting alone, losing alone, and standing up again alone.
According to AP:
His campaign also spread other positive news Friday for his candidacy. Wealthy trial lawyer John O’Quinn helped in his debate preparation, signaling some of his money could be coming into Bell’s camp in the final weeks of the race. Also, former President Bill Clinton plans to campaign with Bell, his aides said.
I’ve emailed a couple people at the Bell campaign (who must be insanely busy right now, given the seriously positive news reports on Bell’s performance in the debate) to find out if it’s true. If it is, well, my flashback to 1992 might continue. No, Chris Bell is not going to turn into the most gifted politician of his generation. But he might just figure out how to get elected governor. And that, my friends, could be Texas’ first step towards redemption.
Here’s the link to the story–I’m still trying to find it somewhere other than the Bell website. [Note: The Statesman website has posted he AP story, 5:17 Saturday afternoon.] Further thoughts on the debate later.
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