During his speech Thursday at the Texas Republican Party Convention, Gov. Rick Perry (R-TX) gave a warning to national Democrats who have put a lot of money and hope behind Wendy Davis, the Democrats nominee for Texas governor in an attempt to turn Texas into a blue state.

Perry said, “The national Democrats think Texas is the new battleground. Well, let’s be really clear: Texas will be their political burial ground!”

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