Perry skeptical, Hutchison certain

Despite his opponent’s seriousness, Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) isn’t entirely certain that he will have a primary challenger next year.

But to Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas), the question is settled.

“I don’t know why he’s skeptical. I think I’ve given every signal that I know how to give that I’m running for governor,” she said in an interview with The Hill on Wednesday.

In an hourlong interview last week with a dozen or so Washington reporters, Perry said he is “still skeptical” that Hutchison will be on the ballot when the March 2 primary rolls around.

“The idea that we are about to spend $50 million in a Republican primary is asinine to me,” Perry told reporters. For one thing, he said, Hutchison’s job is not finished.

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