[djstex]

Maybe it's as simple as what he said in this Fox interview and he didn't want to put his constituents through all this,plus the money it would cost for a close race that'll end up as a possible loss. I just don't know.

[Michael Goldsberry]

I can understand the broader view, but I also have to suffer the local consequences... he's my Rep.

From the local point of view, Tom won the nomination then called it quits, leaving us in a lurch looking at a Dim.

To say that I'm upset about this would be putting it mildly.