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Debate Commentary

By Steve Hall

Today's Dallas Morning News carries the editorial, "White shines in Democratic debate."Last night's gubernatorial primary debate between former Houston Mayor Bill White and businessman Farouk Shami went a long way to convincing Democratic voters which candidate deserves to lead their party's charge. White's responses to a broad array of questions showed a level of political acumen and experience that Shami fell woefully short of matching. While Shami, a wealthy hair-products magnate, seemed well meaning and enthusiastic, his debate performance suggested a disturbing lack of knowledge on major issues. The non-native English speaker deserves credit for not letting language impediments deter his political drive. That said, the ability to communicate without confusing one's audience is a minimal voter expectation...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on February 09, 2010 (boomark / email).