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March 4, 2010

Anger at Washington Shapes Races

Simon & Campoy, Wall Street Journal

Candidates across the U.S. hope to capitalize on the anti-Washington sentiment that helped Texas Gov. Rick Perry win the GOP primary Tuesday.

The top Democrat running for governor of Kansas is lagging badly in the polls, but he thinks he has found a winning strategy in the campaign of Republican Gov. Rick Perry of Texas.

Mr. Perry cruised to a commanding victory Tuesday in his gubernatorial primary by tapping into voters' seething anger at Washington. Governor for more than a decade, Mr. Perry is hardly an outsider—but he is defiantly outside the Beltway.

And in this election season, that may be the most prized credential of all.

Candidates across the country are taking a page from Mr. Perry's playbook this year and running on platforms...

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Related Topics: Rick Perry, Governor, Washington, United States, Republican Party, his gubernatorial primary, the GOP primary, Texas, Kansas

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