voteMy two cents about DeLay's 'victory' yesterday Submitted by David Donnelly on Wed, 03/08/2006 - 11:15am.
I know Rick wrote about this earlier, but I wanted to add my two cents...In 2004, in the general election, DeLay received 55% of the vote. Yesterday, in a low turnout, only-the-faithful-voting primary election, he got 62%, only slightly better...
Circle The Wagons: DeLay and Lampson Will Vie For Seat Submitted by Rick Bielke on Wed, 03/08/2006 - 6:08am.
DeLay was able to secure the GOP nod in TX-22 (he received 62% of the vote) but not by the margin expected from a sitting incumbent in a Republican leaning district. DeLay remains as vulnerable as people have been saying he is. Cal Jillson, a ...
How confident (and tone deaf) is DeLay? Submitted by David Donnelly on Fri, 03/03/2006 - 7:55am.
From the Wall Street Journal (no link):Former Majority Leader DeLay, girding for November defense of his House seat, plans fund-raiser Tuesday hosted by lobbyists Bill Paxon and Susan Molinari. Next Tuesday is the primary election in Texas. Ni...
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DeLay' laying the ground work for the Fall Submitted by David Donnelly on Thu, 03/02/2006 - 9:11am.
I'm not writing off the primary challengers. Who knows? But it's not likely any of them will knock him off.What is clear though, is that DeLay is running a smart campaign on the ground. He’s using a relatively new, innovative micro-ta...
DeLay's Pre-Primary Report Submitted by David Donnelly on Fri, 02/24/2006 - 5:17am.
Tom DeLay had to file his pre-primary fundraising and expenses with the FEC.What do you see of note?Here are some interesting notes:No media expenses I can tell.DeLay spent $92.01 for pest control on 2/8/06. I guess those cockroaches follow hi...
New Report: America For Sale Submitted by David Donnelly on Wed, 02/22/2006 - 9:20am.
Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY) just released a new report called America For Sale: The Cost of Republican Corruption (pdf). It's 118 pages of meticulously researched examples of how money in politics corruption costs you every day of the week i...
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