DeLay Forced to Remain on Ballot

This could force Delay into using his campaign contribution to actually win the election versus his legal defense. If Delay wins and resigns thereafter, a Republican would likely be picked to fill his seat, right?

 

Sugarland?

DeLay will win.

 

Christ I hate Tom DeLay. I can't understand why anyone would ever vote for this guy.

 

Stupid is as stupid does.

 

You guys can forget about a democrat getting elected in that district. Sorry to burst your bubble.

 

So what happens when DeLay wins?

 

I wouldn't say that...If they feel a Republican should represent their views, they will vote that way.

 

They'll vote the 'I have lots of money' ticket.

 

What's the rational of not allowing a party to substitute a candidate 5 months before an election?

 

Typical dirty politics played by the liberals.

 

Under state law, a political party cannot replace a nominee who resigns in mid-election.

 

It lets a party manipulate their primaries. For example, Bill Clinton could run for city council without any intent to serve and win the primary on sheer name recognition and then pull out, thereby giving the party the choice of who runs.

Essentially, Delay argued that since he moved to Virginia, he was no longer eligible to run and thus could be replaced, as opposed to him just pulling out of the race.

 

So now you don't believe the election laws should apply when inconvienent to the GOP?

 

Using that logic, you must be cool with almost all of the redistricting that recently took place.

 

Thanks Major.

Does that mean if a candidate resigns, the party cannot nominate someone else? Nobody runs under their banner?

Seems there should be a process to replace a resigning candidate.

(PS -- this whole thing is dirty politics -- Delay didn't really move now after having owned this condo for 12 yrs....he's looking for a loophole...just as the Dems are trying to keep him on the ballot rather than giving the electorate a chance to vote for someone they might otherwise want. And people wonder why we're cynical about politics...).

 

Another $20 tip jar bet? If DeLay stays on the ballot, Lampson wins. The district was gerrymandered to be less Republican during the rape of the Texas electoral process by the GOP and DeLay. DeLay's ego, and common sense, told him that he could run in a watered down GOP district and still win as a incumbent. And he would. Not now.



Keep D&D Civil.

 

Sugarland is only a small portion of that district now. A large portion of that district is Clear Lake, an area that was represented by Lampson for quite some time before the redistricting went into effect.

 

Not at all. Just because something is legal doesn't mean its ethical. I think the GOP is sleazy in both cases. In both cases, the GOP is/was attempting to skirt the intent of the laws for political purposes. Delay decided he might not win, so he wanted to quit to allow someone else to run - that's not how it works. You don't get to just quit because you're losing. You're suggesting that the GOP be allowed to violate a law specifically designed to prevent that scenario, and you suggest that its sleazy for Democrats to try to prevent that - I disagree. They got away with it with redistricting, but didn't here (barring appeal).