Rick just keeps announcing more and more Kay supporters that are now behind him...

Bill White's game plan had to be to win all the Democrats and a large portion of Republicans. So far I am not seeing any evidence that the Kay peeps are heading over to Bill White in any kind of large numbers, and now Rick has announced a whole slew of new peeps from Kay's team now on his campaign finance team (link). Excerpt follows...

Former University of Texas regent Bob Rowling, whose support for U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison sparked one of the bitter skirmishes of the GOP primary battle, is one of the statewide campaign chairmen announced today by Gov. Rick Perry.

Perry had appointed Rowling to the board of regents, but the Irving businessman supported Hutchison for governor. Rowling then resigned from the board of regents after criticism by state senators over a $1 million bonus to the top higher education investment official. A letter from Perry and Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst had brought the bonus issue to the forefront, and Hutchison accused the GOP incumbent of playing politics to embarrass Rowling.

Rowling said after the primary that he'd support Perry, and his newest position cements his return to the Perry camp in a prominent role.

Here's Perry's press release:

Texans for Rick Perry today announced its statewide leadership team, which includes more than 125 supporters from across the state who are working together to re-elect Gov. Perry.

"Because of a shared belief in the conservative values that have fortified a solid foundation for our state, we have built the most effective leadership team our state has ever seen," said Gov. Perry. "I am thankful for the commitment of these individuals to share my vision for Texas' future and uphold the positive momentum that our state has achieved through our dedication to principles of limited government, low taxes and individual freedom."

Statewide Chairmen
Tom Hicks
Ned S. Holmes
Peter Holt
James Huffines
Red McCombs
Mica Mosbacher
Bob Rowling

Statewide Finance Chairmen
Roy W. Bailey
Jose Cuevas
Jim Lee
Kit Moncrief
Gene Powell

Statewide Regional Leadership Team:

NORTH TEXAS

Regional Finance Chairmen
Joe Colonnetta
Vance C. Miller

North Texas Co-Chairs
Louis A. Beecherl
Jim Dondero
Ralph Duggins
George Seay
Ray Washburne
Roger Williams

Arlington Finance Co-Chairs
Alan Harper
Stanley Harper

Collin County Finance Co-Chairs
Larry Anders
Craig James
Craig Keeland

Dallas Finance Co-Chairs
Stefani Carter
Dick Collins
Dr. John Gill
Albert Huddleston
Milla Perry Jones
Jaime Ramon
Clayton Reaser
Jason Villalba

Fort Worth Finance Co-Chairs
Ramona and Lee Bass
Joy Ann Havran
Iris and Ardon Moore

Waxahachie Finance Chair
Ali Sharaf

SOUTHEAST TEXAS

Regional Finance Chairman
Berdon Lawrence

Southeast Texas Co-Chairs
Leslie Doggett
Steve Mach
Drayton McLane
Paul Murphy, Jr.
John Nau
Gary Petersen
Michael J. Plank
Charles W. Tate

Beaumont Finance Chair
Lonnie Arrington

Bryan/College Station Finance Chair
Phil Adams

Houston Finance Chair
Ashley Smith

Houston Finance Co-Chairs
Steven F. Hotze, M.D.
Alfred Jackson
Vernon Reaser
L.E. Simmons
Wil VanLoh, Jr.
Dick Weekley
Welcome Wilson, Sr.
Welcome Wilson, Jr.
Fred Zeidman
Jay Zeidman

Montgomery County Finance Chairs
Nelda and Jim Blair

Sugar Land Finance Chair
Dr. Ayeez Lalji

CENTRAL TEXAS

Regional Finance Chairman
John Steen

Austin Finance Chair
Steve Hicks

Austin Finance Co-Chairs
Manny Flores
David Friedman
Jeff Hunt

San Antonio Finance Chair
Ed Whitacre

Waco Finance Co-Chairs
Bill Bailey
Carey Hobbs

Williamson County Finance Co-Chairs
Hon. Nyle Maxwell
Tim Timmerman

WEST TEXAS

Regional Finance Chairman
Ted Houghton

West Texas Co-Chairs
Mark Bivins
Woody Hunt
Carla Moran

Abilene Finance Chairs
Gina and Tucker Bridwell

Amarillo Finance Co-Chairs
Salem Abraham
Bob Stafford

El Paso Finance Co-Chairs
Robert Brown
Paul Foster

Lubbock Finance Co-Chairs
Dr. Randy Hickle
Pam and Fred Underwood

Midland Finance Co-Chairs
Tim Dunn
Renee and Mickey Long

Odessa Finance Co-Chairs
Dr. J.B. Naidu
Dick Saulsbury

SOUTH TEXAS

Regional Finance Chairman
Margaret Martin

South Texas Co-Chairs
Glenda and Jerry Kane
Nick Serafy

Brownsville Finance Chair
Nico Schaefer

Corpus Christi Finance Co-Chairs
Colleen McHugh
Stuart Sasser

Laredo Finance Chair
Antonio "Tony" Salinas

McAllen Finance Chair
Dr. Fred Farias

Mission Finance Co-Chairs
Hollis Rutledge
Hon. Beto Salinas

EAST TEXAS

Regional Finance Chairman
Gaylord T. Hughey

East Texas Co-Chairs
Dr. Dixon Golden
Lonnie "Bo" Pilgrim

Athens Finance Chair
Patrick Wallace

Carthage Finance Chair
Dr. Dennis Golden

Center Finance Chair
David Koonce

Centerville Finance Chair
Dan Wallrath

Crockett Finance Chair
Dr. John McCall

Henderson Finance Chair
Andy Mills

Jacksonville Finance Chair
Larry Durrett

Longview Finance Chairs
Linda and Dick Stebbins

Lufkin Finance Co-Chairs
Buford Abeldt
Mark Dunn

Mineola Finance Chair
Rodney Watkins

Mount Pleasant Finance Chair
Cliff Butler

Nacogdoches Finance Co-Chairs
Keith Drewery
John Ruckel

Palestine Finance Chair
Joe Crutcher

Paris Finance Chair
Brad Drake

Pittsburg Finance Chair
Dr. Rex Law

Texarkana Finance Chair
George McWilliams

Tyler Finance Co-Chairs
Dr. Margarita de la Garza-Grahm and Dr. Tom Grahm
Bill Hartley
Whit Riter

Strong showing... lots of squishy moderate types on that list that Bill White needed to get to have any chance...