The primary battle for the Republican nomination in Texas House District 127 is not only nasty, it is expensive. The two candidates in the runoff, Dr. Susan Curling and Dan Huberty, have spent a combined $583,000 to date and are still going strong.

That's right, almost $600,000 for a job that pays $600 a month.

That's a lot of money, no? Both candidates have dipped into their own pockets, with Dr. Curling putting $100k up front but both have also been able to raise almost a combined half-million.

The race pits two top consultants against each other, Ted Delisi and Allen Blakemore. They also happen to be two of the consultants that like to run contrast/compare campaigns, which some people call "dirty". No idea why they would say that; after all, what's wrong with the HubertyHustle? Or criminal probes? Or was she an employee or not?

Mr. Delisi is clearly winning the money war: Dr. Curling's campaign has paid his firm over $168,000, of which $42,000 was for consulting. In comparison, Mr. Blakemore's firm has only received about $15,500 from Mr. Huberty, and only $10,000 of that was as a consultant. Poor Mr. Blakemore. Of course, his candidate darn near won the primary outright in a crowded field, so he's probably doing something right.

I know that I said earlier to get un-linked and vote for Dr. Curling because of Mr. Huberty's funding of Terry Lowry's Link Letter. I hereby release you to vote for the candidate of your choice - neither one of these candidates gets a clean bill of health.