I'm waiting to see if this appeal goes anywhere with the 5th--I have no idea how they view ballot-access issues--but if Delay's appeal fails, I hope that calmer heads in the RNCC accept that this seat will be lost for one term and ONE TERM only and resist the urge to pour millions of dollars down a rathole to prove a point.
Delay knows he can't win. This is difficult to watch happen.
If DeLay promises to resign after winning, and a Republican would be able to run in a special election, why can't he win? Hawaii Democrats voted for a dead woman in order to be able to elect a Democrat in a special election, and they aren't any smarter than Texas Republicans.
Oh, and if Lampson wins this November, he'll be a lot tougher to beat in 2008 than he would as a non-incumbent in a special election in December of 2006.
Nonsense. DeLay can beat the stuffing out of Lampson.
All he needs to say is:
"I intend to win and then resign, so there will be a special election to replace me. This was brought about because the Texas Democrat party hates me so much that they would not let a replacement take my place in the November election."