Kinky Friedman a 'Lone Ranger' on trail (AP)

AP - Richard Kinky Friedman is standing sans cowboy boots in his suite at the Hilton as a third day of election stumping ends remote control in hand and Fox News on the tube. His campaign manager heavy-lidded as the clock nears midnight is doing his sleep-deprived best to reassure Texas' most unlikely gubernatorial candidate that he might just win.