TX-Sen: Dewhurst Running For Reelection

by: Don't Tase Me, Bro!

Wed Sep 09, 2009 at 1:09 PM EDT

Lt. Governor David Dewhurst, a leading candidate to be appointed to or to run for Kay Bailey Hutchinson's soon-to-be open Senate seat, announced yesterday in a letter to supporters he intends to run for reelection as Lt. Gov. in 2010.

At first glance this sounds like someone who's taken himself out of the running for the Senate appointment/special election. My view is Dewhurst, knowing the facts at present time (that KBH is still the Senator for Texas, and no special election is around the corner soon), is simply announcing already known plans regarding his political future. If and when KBH does resign, it looks like he might have to rescind that letter.