It's a legal activity, and he likes doing it. Too bad some of that money doesn't come into Texas and he has to go to Vegas or New Orleans to do it.

I think everybody knows that Kinky likes to go to Vegas. That's no secret.

We tried courting traditional givers, I'll be honest with you. We met with them and talked to them and tried to convince them to give us money. But quite frankly, they've been reluctant.

This is a good two-minute piece of why this guy got into the running – in a funny way.

So far, in the two months I've been down there, the response has been overwhelming. Things couldn't be better than they are, as far as I'm concerned.

I think it speaks volumes how lost the Democratic Party has become in Texas and how dispirited Democrats have become.