It's hard enough running as an independent in this state.

We're putting the petition on our Web site by the end of the week. We're having a fight with the Secretary of State because we want to start (gathering signatures) at 7 p.m. (Tuesday) after the polls close.

We're going to have every 'i' dotted and every 't' crossed. They're going to look for any excuse to throw out any signatures, so we think we're going to have more than enough.

He should either be running for office or be an impartial elections officer and not try to fool the voters that he can be both.

She's a former Longhorn, and I'm one of her sons. Sign for my mom.

This guy has gone overboard in throwing up partisan roadblocks.

They make it very difficult for an Independent candidate, which may explain why its been so long since we've had one.

At least 90 percent of registered voters will not vote. There's probably only going to be a 10 percent turnout. We've already got 12 million registered voters who can sign our petition, and we have a number of people from Montgomery County who have pledged support.

They're going to go door to door. They're going to go business to business. They're hanging out on street corners. We don't want to squeak by in this petition drive. We want to be in overdrive.