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The Texas Republican Party has decided not to hold a presidential straw poll this fall. They had hoped to have one to “an effort to allow Texas Republicans to play a stronger role in picking their party’s candidate.”
But, alas, interest didn’t seem high enough.
“The staff felt that the lack of participants would severely hamper the party’s ability to ensure attendance and make it impossible to safeguard against a financial loss on the event,” the statement reads.
But, in the understatement of the week, the Austin-American Statesman wrote —
It’s unclear if the possibility of Gov. Rick Perry entering the presidential race played a role in the party’s decision.
No shoot, Sherlock.