Tom DeLay Faces First Big Post-Indictment Test

[Judi Lynn]

Tom DeLay Faces First Big Post-Indictment Test
Embattled Congressman Faces Test on Tuesday, While Elsewhere in Texas, a 95-Year-Old Stumps for Votes

By TEDDY DAVIS

March 3, 2006 — When Texans go to the polls on Tuesday, all eyes will be on Rep. Tom DeLay's vote total in his Houston-based district.

Having vastly outspent his three Republican rivals and having carefully targeted the Republican faithful, the former House majority leader is expected to win the GOP's nomination to represent the 22nd district of Texas.

But political insiders will be closely watching Tuesday's results to see whether the "Hammer" wins going away or he just squeaks by.

Non-partisan political analyst Stu Rothenberg tells ABC News that it's "not impossible" that DeLay will be forced into a run-off against Republican Tom Campbell, his strongest rival. Texas law mandates a runoff if no candidate gets 50 percent plus one. If necessary, the runoff would be held April 11.


A Primary Win Won't Be End to DeLay's Troubles

Assuming DeLay gets through the primary, Rothenberg thinks DeLay is in "huge trouble" come November. The Rothenberg Political Report rates DeLay as one of the 10 most vulnerable House incumbents in the country. The Democratic nominee will be Nick Lampson, a well-financed former member of Congress.
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http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=1685882&page=1&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312

[thebigidea]

1. gee, he's been real quiet lately. What happened this media defense?

[movonne]

2. If these assholes put him in again they need brain surgery, and soon..

[VegasWolf]

10. I'm thinking they get exactly what they deserve. nt

[ninkasi]

3. Why would anybody

vote for a piece of filth like DeLay? He's lower than the bugs he used to kill.

[snowbear]

4. Please Sugarland Texas .... Please...........

Please nominate the other guy (whoever the hell else is running on the R ticket for that nomination!) --

I'm worried about some Rethug Texas voters who will go to the polls only to give "Tommy Termite" their "vote of confidence" and I sure hope that doesn't happen!!!!

Please -- Sugarland. Think about your morales when you're in that booth.

Delay is scum!

He needs his ass kicked OUT!

[Hekate]

5. Gives me a warm fuzzy feeling all over

Couldn't happen to a nicer guy.

:rofl: :popcorn: :bounce: :rofl: :popcorn: :bounce: :rofl: :popcorn: :bounce:

Hekate

[0007]

6. It is a nice feeling to know that DeLay is not for long..

:rofl: :popcorn: :bounce: :rofl: :popcorn: :bounce: :rofl: :popcorn: :bounce:

[gademocrat7]

7. with video of Abramoff hugging the bug man out.

when is he going to jail? I dont understand how he can even be in the primary with such a criminal record. Oh, wait he is a rethug above the law.

[classysassy]

8. Those republican con men and women

Harris,Cunningham,DeLay,Libby,Bush,Bush,Bush,and the clowns that voted for them should all report to Gitmo for duty.

[Ernesto]

9. Imagine what the hammer thought when,,,,

he heard that his colleague "duke" Cunningham got 8+ years in the slammer.
..........Priceless!

[NYC]

11. And the judge was lenient because of Cunningham's military record.

What's DeLay's military record?

[Hekate]

12. IIRC, Tom DeLay is yet another Republican Chickenhawk

However, he'll be tried in Texas, so we'll just have to wait and see how hard the hammer of justice falls on The Hammer.
:popcorn:

Hekate

[NYC]

13. Fingers are crossed.

Sad when you have hope for justice, instead of expecting it.

[Ernesto]

16. Eh, the dukester went down in his far-right home of San Diego. n-t

[lovuian]

14. I have only seen Campbell signs and absolutely NO

Delay signs... whats that tell ya...

[Judi Lynn]

15. Tom DeLay ally finds home at Apple

Tom DeLay ally finds home at Apple
March 3, 2006 4:22 PM PST
Apple doesn't seem to be the first company you'd think of if you were looking for Republican lawyers well versed in redrawing congressional districts, but the job market makes for novel combinations.

The Cupertino, Calif.-based computer maker now employs Joby Fortson, a former aide to Representative Joe Barton, a Texas Republican, according to the New Yorker Magazine. In 2003, DeLay helped push through a state bill that redrew the congressional districts in the state. The plan helped add Republicans to the House of Representatives.

Fortson wrote a memo at the time, according to the magazine, that outlined the partisan nature of the bill. In the memo, Fortson noted that Martin Frost, the state's senior Democratic congressman, would have to run in a different district.

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha....His district disappeared," wrote Fortson.

"This is the most aggressive map I have ever seen," he wrote. "This has a real national impact that should assure that Republicans keep the House no matter the national mood."
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http://news.com.com/2061-10793_3-6045945.html

Here's his entire e-mail written describing Republican gains after the redistricting:

http://www.burntorangereport.com/archives/000639.html