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Texas primary is an early test for Tom DeLay
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| Contributor | Ralphie |
| Last Edited | Ralphie Mar 05, 2006 04:43pm |
| Category | Perspective |
| News Date | Mar 05, 2006 04:00pm |
| Description | Larry and Judy Deats live in Tom DeLay's suburban Houston congressional district and would appear to be part of the Republican faithful who have kept the former House majority leader in office for 22 years.
Mention Ronnie Earle, and Larry Deats accuses the Travis County district attorney, a Democrat who convened the grand jury that indicted DeLay on money-laundering and conspiracy charges, of running a witch hunt. Bring up former Vice President Al Gore, who attacked the Bush administration during a recent speech in Saudi Arabia, and Judy Deats says he should be charged with treason.
But with DeLay under criminal indictment, rebuked three times by the House ethics committee and linked to disgraced former GOP lobbyist Jack Abramoff, the couple are not sure whether their congressman will get their votes.
If DeLay wins Tuesday, the road to re-election will not get smoother. Former Rep. Nick Lampson, unopposed in the Democratic primary, has been running since last year and, with $1.4 million, has slightly more cash on hand than DeLay, according to the latest campaign-finance report. A Houston Chronicle poll in January showed Lampson with a lead over DeLay of 8 percentage points. |
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