Happy hump day. It is really March already? Lots of political news today and a couple of local stories. Don't forget to follow me on Twitter, especially today when it looks like some things will develop.

The day after the Republican primary and things become a bit messy now. As The Fix points out, Democrats very much think that Texas is a state to be picked up, with Rick Perry being somewhat out there as a governor. It isn't hard to paint yourself as an outsider when you sue the federal government and suggest succession.

Given yesterday was Texas Independence Day, Perry had to win.

From a polling standpoint, it does look good for Democrats, as Kay Bailey Hutchison (who now has a decision of her own to make regarding a promise she would resign as Senator) ran better in the general election than Perry did. Former Houston Mayor Bill White won the Democratic primary.

Two other things of note from yesterday's primary: first, the winner of the general election will have tremendous power in deciding where to add congressional districts the state will look to pick up after the next census. The expectation is that Texas will get four. Second, should Hutchison actually retire (few think she will), there will be an interesting race shaping up that includes the first black man to ever win statewide office in Texas, Michael Williams, a Republican. I have heard raves - he apparently spoke at CPAC - but he is a Republican, so I'm going to look into it more.