Voters in the Democratic primary have a worthy candidate to back for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by veteran Republican Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison. He’s Paul Sadler, a veteran of the Texas Legislature and a solid traditional Texas Democrat if we ever laid eyes on one. He’s the clear choice over his three primary challengers.

Sadler, 57, a father of five who served in the Texas House from 1991 to 2003, is an East Texas Democrat from the classic mold – a populist with common sense and a keen understanding of budgets, as well as a knack for honest deal-making, looking out for the interests of working Texans and understanding the importance of keeping government spending in line with revenues.

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