[deport]

He's got some competition it seems in the primary.....

U.S. House of Representatives District 4
Steve Clark	Rockwall	Telecom Executive	Rep	6/12/1953	1/2/2004
Bob Collins	Farmersville	University Faculty Member	Rep	4/24/1941	1/2/2004
Gene W. Cristensen	McKinney	Executive Director	Rep	9/25/1954	12/18/2003
John Graves	Longview	Attorney/Mediator/Business Owner/Church Leader	Rep	11/16/1966	1/2/2004
Ralph Hall	Rockwall	Attorney	Rep	5/3/1923	1/2/2004
Mike Murphy	Celina	Businessman	Rep	8/10/1973	1/2/2004
Jim Nickerson			Dem		12/31/2003

[AuH2ORepublican]

"He's got some competition it seems in the primary....."

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Don't worry about it, Hall's announcement will lead several of those Republicans to drop out of the race, and those that don't won't stand a chance against Hall. He'll get near-universal support in Grayson, Collin, Rockwall and the other counties he currently represents, and Bush's endorsement will get him majorities in the Texarcana area as well.

Hall's switch guarantees that RAT Congressman Max Sandlin will not be able to switch to the 4th CD race (like 40% of whose voters are his current constituents) and pull of an upset in the redrawn district. Hall will likely serve just one more term and then leave the seat to his son, who is a Republican judge (they're elected in TX, you know).