Texas GOP split between grass roots voters and donors: Elections: Major donors, social conservatives back different hopefuls.

From: The Dallas Morning News (Dallas, TX) | Date: August 31, 2007 | Copyright information

Byline: Wayne Slater

Aug. 31--FORT WORTH -- When it comes to Republican presidential politics in Texas, the money is going one way and the grass roots another.

Texas donors have contributed more than $7 million to the three front-running White House hopefuls -- Rudy Giuliani, Mitt Romney and John McCain -- 10 times the state total raised by the rest of the GOP field combined.

But the top tier has failed to catch fire among many social conservatives in the Republican base who say the second-tier candidates better reflect their values, especially vigorous opposition to ...

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