The Republican race to succeed retiring Texas Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison wasn’t supposed to be tough. But it’s become one of the hardest-fought and most expensive intraparty races in the country.
Early this year, the race was expected to be a coronation for Texas Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, 66.
He’s run the state Senate for the last decade, has a vast personal fortune to spend on the race and was the favorite of just about every establishment Republican in the state.
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