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Chris Good - Chris Good is a political reporter for ABC News. He was previously an associate editor at The Atlantic and a reporter for The Hill.

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BCS Game Gets Political In Texas

By Chris Good

Jan 7 2010, 3:51 PM ET Comment

For Republicans in the state of Texas, tonight's BCS championship game will turn political during the broadcast. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R), who is running a hotly contested race for governor against incumbent Rick Perry, will run a TV ad during the Texas vs. Alabama game attacking Perry, and featuring a banner that reads, "Hook Em Horns!"; Perry shot back today with a Crimson-Tide-themed web ad accusing Hutchison of supporting out-of-state earmarks (something any "yes" vote on a spending bill with earmarks would signify) for Alabama. (Ads after the jump.)


Hutchison's TV ad, to air during the game:

And Perry's web ad:

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