Odd, that he weighed in, but maybe he had to. 

But as savvy as the governor is politcally, backing individual candidates in party primaries haven’t been his strong suit.

Haley is right.  Texas needs to keep Ric Perry and the country needs Kay Bailey Hutchinson in Washington. 
The word is that Hutchinson has two young children, adopted I think, and has decided she would rather move back to Texas and rear them so she just decides for her own reasons that she wants to be governor instead of Senator.  This is more of a “personal” than a “Republican” kind of thing to do.

Ship Island

I honestly don’t know.  I’m never a big fan of pro-choice Pubs, esp. in the South.  As a general rule, a pro-choice Pub is more likely to cave on the other principles eventually.  I don’t recollect KBH doing so, though.

But it’s also unusual for a Governor to run for a 3rd term.  The electorate is still restless.  But Perry is likely to survive the primary.  Can’t help but wonder does this somehow help whoever the Dem is in Nov, though.

"As a general rule, a pro-choice Pub is more likely to cave on the other principles eventually.”

I don’t that.

Meant I don’t buy that.

My guess is he’d just like to save all the effort, money and hard feelings the primary will cost.  Much better to spend it fighting the D’s in the general.  Since Hutchison hasn’t resigned from the Senate, her primary challenge is not yet a certainty.  So, tell everyone what a wonderful job they’re doing and how important it is they stay put.  Add your Haley Barbour prestige to the various other support for Perry, and maybe make the challenge seem a bit more risky.  If you’re lucky, the lady decides Washington needs her.

Like some of you, I don’t know that KBH is my favorite idea of a Republican senator.  But Haley is a pragmatist, not an ideologue; that won’t be most important to him.