[Theodore R.]

This is a very good political article, but it has one error of fact. Most West Texans are not registered Democrats unless they have voted in the recent March or April Democratic primaries. Otherwise, they are technically "unaffiliated" voters. Very few Texans as a whole are "registered" in either party: they just think they are!

Landtroop has a real shot at this unless 2006 is such a national Democratic year that the tide defeats good Republican candidates like Landtroop in more closely-contested races.

[BingoNutZ]

I am in Big Spring. Nothing can happen that will turn these republicans around. We are steadfast about holding the house and Senate no matter how bad things get. The majority of my towns population is Hispanic, legal and illegal. The Hispanics make up 75% of our schools, but this town still votes a republican majority! Let's hope it stays that way.

Hope I get a chance to see Landtroop.