Posted on 10/12/2002 9:58:46 AM PDT by FITZ
George Rodriguez, a former El Paso County attorney and longtime friend of Dan Morales, was not surprised earlier this week when Morales, a Democrat, endorsed the Republican Perry. "That's Dan Morales at his best. That's him. He's an unorthodox person," says Rodriguez, who was Morales' go-to guy in El Paso 12 years ago when Morales ran for attorney general. He served two terms before retiring.
Earlier this year Morales decided to challenge Perry. But Sanchez defeated Morales in the Democratic primary. It was a bruising match. Most politicians probably would've stayed neutral if they couldn't stomach their party's nominee.
"Any other politician would have, but Dan Morales is no other politician," Rodriguez says.
Don't look for Morales to ever again run as a Democrat. "I think he knows that," Rodriguez says.
Only if you're distinguishing her 90% Socialist Party platform as being different from the Democrat Party platform (which it ain't). She is about as hard-boiled yellow-dog democrat as they come.
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