Hutchison Tells Mark Davis She’ll Resign Come Fall

October or November, to be more exact (if you consider that more exact). But she’ll resign only if Rick Perry stays in the race. If  he doesn’t bow out, she’ll hold on the seat, I suppose, through the GOP primary. She  expressed “surprise” that Rick Perry is even running for re-election, considering that would give him 15 years in the governor’s seat. (You can listen to the segment on Mark’s broadcast today here.) Her statement has confused people in Washington such as Ken Rudin at NPR  and Kathleen Parker at CQ. I don’t why.  (1) It seems straightforward enough, if a little verbose. (2) It seems perfectly logical. Why resign and risk having a Democrat take her place in a special election when she can hold the seat for Republicans for a few months longer?