RedState endorses Perry for Governor

A couple of items of campaign news from Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) this morning. Perry tweeted some love for the conservative blog, RedState that recently endorsed him for re-election:

@ewerickson @RedState Thank you for your endorsement!! http://bit.ly/dnLvg

Perry is facing a primary challenge from Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchinson (R), who is currently serving her third term in the Senate. A Rasmussen poll released in early May showed Perry leading Hutchinson by a slim four point margin. The GOP gubernatorial primary is set to take place in March 2010.

Also, Perry has begun fundraising for his campaign after a six month hiatus. According to his website, Texas law prevented his campaign from fundraising between mid-December and June 21st because he is the incumbent candidate.