SAN ANTONIO – Texas Gov. Rick Perry remains one of the front-runners for the Republican Presidential Nomination, and depending on who you ask, many think he 'll get it. John Sharp, the recently confirmed Chancellor of Texas A & M University who ran against Perry in the 1998 general election for Lieutenant Governor, gave his take on the race while visiting Texas A & M-San Antonio on Tuesday. "It 'sa full time deal running against Rick Perry, and anybody who sells him short is an idiot, because it will be a tough campaign, "Sharp said. Sharp has known Perry since his college days, where the two served in the same outfit in the Corp Cadets. "We were really good friends until we ran against each other," Sharp said. Sharp, a Democrat, lost to Perry with 48% of the vote, during the 1998 election. During that race, the polls were tied as voters got ready to cast their ballots. Then came the flood of 1998. "In October of 1998 or late September, this huge flood came through the area, from San Marcos and down to Victoria," Sharp said. "That was my old senate district, (I 'm from Victoria) and so I ' m trying to get people to get out and vote, and they 're out in boat, trying to rescue their furniture and things like that ". Sharp says his loss was partly due to Perry 's good timing and good luck, and believes Perry will win the Republican nomination, but stopped short of saying he will be the next president.
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