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FrankRep
01-21-2010, 04:24 PM
What Does Debra Want?

Texas Tribune
January 20, 2010

For a few hours after the January 14 Republican gubernatorial debate, novice candidate Debra Medina became one of the country’s hottest searches on Google; the trend chart measuring the popularity of her name shows a line zooming upward at a near vertical. In the 72 hours following that statewide television appearance, she collected $65,000 in unsolicited campaign contributions — more than a quarter of her total fundraising since she started running for governor last February. “To have the response that we did, with rank-and-file Texans, has given me a real shot in the arm,” says Medina, the former Wharton County GOP chairwoman.
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http://www.texastribune.org/stories/2010/jan/20/medina-mystique/

Bern
01-22-2010, 05:24 AM
The tripling of her polling numbers following the debate was even more significant IMO. She has a real opportunity to win if she continues to do well in debates and get more news coverage.

rp4prez
01-22-2010, 06:47 AM
Freak'n awesome... I tell everyone I talk to about Medina. :)