DeLay decision to run in the primary was based on overwhelming support from his constituents and people in the party that saw Earle's sleazy and bogus indictment for what it was.
Once all appeals to have his trial date moved up before the election failed, the democrat & MSM smear machine went into high gear. All national news media, including daily newspapers and news stations throughout the country piled on and didn't miss a day, treating DeLay's indictment as a guilty verdict.
Tom DeLay never backed down from a fight in his life and it makes me sick for people like you attack him. It's hard enough as it is to find republicans with a spine. DeLay has proved repeatedly that he's not afraid to challenge democrats and he's been a huge factor in the GOP holding onto the majority, which is why the left has marked him for destruction.
When DeLay saw that his candidacy was only going to hurt the party he loved and that the media was going to continue attacking him with a vengence, he resigned. I might add that because of the relentless attacks from the left, many in his own party started abandoning him and complaining that his candidacy was hurting the GOP. It was bad enough that his enemies lies controlled the national debate about his candidacy, but when fellow republicans started turning their backs on him, he knew what he had to do.
So the next time you try playing the role of political armchair quarterback, you might want to know all about what's happened in the game.
I know what happened. I live here. Whatever else you think, DeLay had no business running in the primary if he was not going to stick it out in the general.
His candidacy was hurting the party BEFORE the primary.
Now, he has a chance to run and stick it to Lampson, and he turns tail and hides behind his move to Virginia.
He has damaged the party, and will likely put a Democrat in his old seat.
A sorry legacy, that.