Will DeLay Links Really Matter?

[coloradodem2005]

Will links to House Majority Leader Tom DeLay really end up hurting Colorado Republicans such as Bob Beauprez and Marilyn Musgrave?

According to The Washington Post, Republicans nationwide are growing increasingly concerned about the "ethics issue" playing a role in 2006:

After enlarging their majority in the past two elections, House Republicans have begun to fear that public attention to members' travel and relations with lobbyists will make ethics a potent issue that could cost the party seats in next year's midterm races. In what Republican strategists call "the DeLay effect," questions plaguing House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Tex.) are starting to hurt his fellow party members, who are facing news coverage of their own trips and use of relatives on their campaign payrolls. Liberal interest groups have begun running advertising in districts where Republicans may be in trouble, trying to tie the incumbents to their leaders' troubles.

http://coloradopoliticalnews.blogs.com/

[DaveinMD]

1. I think the ethics theme

is very important and will be a big part of Dem gains. This was a major reason Republicans took over in 94.