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RESENDING - Sanchez - Speech
Austin, Texas
SOTS
9/19/2002
1:00:07
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Austin, Texas Tony Sanchez, (D) Candidate for Governor
SANCHEZ SOT.
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR SPEAKS TO THE MEETING OF THE MEXICAN-AMERICAN CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE.
(SCRIPT) DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR TONY SANCHEZ SPOKE TO A MEETING OF THE MEXICAN-AMERICAN CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE THURSDAY, THE SAME DAY A NEW HOUSTON CHRONICLE/ K-H-O-U POLLS SHOWS HIM 9 POINTS BEHIND GOVERNOR RICK PERRY. MORE TROUBLING FOR SANCHEZ ARE POLLS SHOWING THAT AN ESTIMATED 44 PERCENT OF HISPANICS DON'T CARE ABOUT THE GOVERNOR'S RACE. ONLY ABOUT 23 PERCENT OF ANGLOS SAY THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT THE RACE. TALKING WITH REPORTERS PRIOR TO HIS SPEECH, SANCHEZ DIDN'T PUT MUCH CONFIDENCE IN THE LATEST POLL NUMBERS, SAYING HIS INTERNAL POLLING SHOWS A MUCH CLOSER RACE. SANCHEZ ALSO DEFENDED HIMSELF ON WHAT'S BECOME ONE OF THE BIGGEST ISSUES OF THE CAMPAIGN. SANCHEZ HAS BEEN BLAMING PERRY FOR SKYROCKETING INSURANCE RATES, BUT A RECENT PERRY AD ACCUSES SANCHEZ OF MAKING A PROFIT ON THE SALE OF INSURANCE THROUGH HIS BANK. (SOT-SUMMARY SANCHEZ SAYS- WELL, YOU KNOW, OUR POLLS ARE SUBSTANTIALLY DIFFERENT FROM THAT--BUT I HOPE RICK PERRY BELIEVES THE POLL; SAYS OUR BANK IS AN AGENT, THEY HAVE AN AGENCY IN THE BANK THAT SELLS A LOT OF DIFFERENT PRODUCTS TO ALL THE CLIENTS, WE DON'T CONSTRUCT THE PRODUCT, WE DON'T CREATE THE PRODUCT, WE DON'T MAKE THE PRODUCT--THE BIG INSURANCE COMPANIES THAT ARE HIS BIGGEST CONTRIBUTORS ARE THE ONES THAT ARE MAKING THE PRODUCT AND SELLING IT TO THE AGENCIES; SAYS WELL, WE'RE BANKING ON ALL VOTERS TURNING OUT, I THINK WE'RE GONNA DO A VERY GOOD JOB, WE FEEL VERY COMFORTABLE WITH A VERY GOOD TURNOUT, I THINK THINGS ARE GOING REAL WELL.) RECAP
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