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ASSOCIATED PRESS DALLAS (AP) — Republican Gov. Rick Perry swept to re-election Tuesday by running strongly among voters who are angry with the federal government and worried about the direction of the economy. Perry also won big among voters who support... More

ASSOCIATED PRESS DALLAS (AP) — Republican Gov. Rick Perry swept to re-election Tuesday by running strongly among voters who are angry with the federal government and worried about the direction of the economy. Perry also won big among voters who support the tea party and who disapprove of President Barack Obama’s job performance. The preliminary results from an Associated Press exit poll of more than 2,700 voters in Tuesday’s election seemed to validate the Republican governor’s campaign strategy, which included television ads boasting that he had “confronted” Obama and had helped boost the Texas economy. Nearly two-thirds of voters surveyed said they were worried about the economy, and they supported Perry, who won a third term, by a margin of more than 2-to-1. Most voters called the economy the biggest issue facing the country, dwarfing concerns about health care, illegal immigration and the war in Afghanistan. Democratic challenger Bill White fared well among self-described mo Less