Torricelli didn't move out of state or anything of the kind; he is still a NJ resident. He simply withdrew. DeLay went to great lengths to make himself ineligible. There is a difference.
If I lived in Virginia, I couldn't run for office in Texas.
There's nothing prohibiting you from doing that. You just have to be an inhabitant of Texas on election day.
Of course there's a difference between the circumstances, but would DeLay be saying he "moved to Virginia" if it wasn't a stunt?
He's a Texan, and he represented a district in Texas. Playing with technicalities is beneath him, or should be. He should face up to reality and be honest. I thought Republicans were about honesty and integrity, but playing with the rules like this sure doesn't make him seem abny different from Toricelli, and I think you know what I mean, technical details aside.