“Rick Perry, not because I’d vote for him, but because I still think Texas is conservative enough to keep Republicans in office.”

Kevin Osmers
Junior chemistry major

“I think that Kinky [Friedman] is probably going to win the majority votes of the Latinos because the majority here in South Texas is about … 75 percent Hispanic and I think he probably has a really good chance of winning. Strayhorn, I think it’s all for show. … Kinky will probably win the election.”

Jennifer Mata
Junior government major

“I think Kinky Friedman is going to win … because more young people follow him, because he is not conservative. He is more liberal and he is different from all the other candidates. He seems like a cool person.”

Claudia Henry
Junior communication major

“I believe Rick Perry is going to win … because he’s been involved a lot with politics, and I’ve heard from him the most.”

Mario D. Gomez
Freshman criminal justice major