Posted on 09/01/2006 8:35:00 PM PDT by AntiGuv
Democratic former Rep. Ciro D. Rodriguez ended a two-day period of political confusion Friday afternoon when he announced he will proceed with his campaign against seven-term Texas Republican Rep. Henry Bonilla in the unusual Nov. 7 primary in the state’s redrawn 23rd District.
Rodriguez himself had caused the stir on Wednesday night when, according to local news reports, he told a gathering of AFL-CIO activists that he would drop his challenge to Republican Rep. Henry Bonilla — whose district lines were adjusted Aug. 4 by a federal court panel that also vacated the results of the district’s March 7 primary and required a new vote to coincide with the national Election Day.
But on Thursday, Rodriguez spokeswoman Gina Castañeda said that the candidate was “surmising the situation,” had made no definite decision, and would hold closed-door meetings meetings with Democratic officials prior to making a decision on whether to move forward with his campaign.
In his statement Friday, Rodriguez said that “running for Congress takes considerable resources,” adding, “On Wednesday, I considered whether I should continue this race.” But, he said, he subsequently received “an outpouring of support” — “my phone has not stopped ringing” — from constituents “who have been asking me to continue and be their voice,” and that he would stay in the race on behalf of these backers.
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TX-23 Ping!
How touching and moving it must have been for Ciro. It must have been one his life's peak experiences.
3 times Ciro still equals Ciro.
I'm surprised that he stayed in after all this (as my comments have indicated). Guess the calls from his supporters must have been too much to bear.
Anywho, Ciro is not the answer for Dems. I suspect that he might not even be the top finishing Dem in this election, and therefore won't make it to the runoff if one does occur.
"Cero" D. Rodriguez Bump!
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