"Time to rally behind DeLay."
Conventional wisdom is that people abandon a sinking ship no matter if it is right or wrong.
Associating one-self with a pol under indictment is not something most image conscious politicians will do.
They will wait until the case is settled to see which way the wind is blowing from Mr. Delay.
Nobody had a problem associating with Kay Hutchison in 1993 when Earle put up his phony indictment.
DeLay will likely lose his seat next year to that knuckle-dragging Chris Bell, redistricted out of a seat last year. This case won't come up before the election. That's what Judge Nap just said.