Yay! Bell (TX) accepts Kerry's helping hand (!!)

[babylonsister]

And rumor has it Clinton will also be stumping for Bell. Texans, might we have lift-off?

http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/news/state/15815903.htm

Bell accepts Kerry's helping hand
By JOHN MORITZ


HOUSTON - U.S. Sen. John Kerry, the 2004 Democratic nominee for president, will be stumping in Texas next week for gubernatorial candidate Chris Bell, even though the veteran Massachusetts lawmaker was trounced in the Lone Star State by President Bush.

"We are thrilled at the news that a national Democratic leader like Sen. Kerry has offered to lend his hand in helping to return a Democrat to the Governor's Mansion here in Texas," said Heather Guntert, Bell's spokeswoman. "We look forward to his Austin visit next week as an excellent opportunity to excite the Democratic base throughout the state."

The announcement, made as Bell was planning to attend a reception in Houston for the Tejano Democrats, came amid a series of ethnically tinged back-and-forths between the Democratic challenger and Republican incumbent Rick Perry. Earlier in the day, the Perry camp put out a news release chiding Bell for reducing his TV ad buy in South Texas, suggesting that the Democrat is taking the Hispanic vote for granted.
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