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Saturday, October 14, 2006
AP: Dems have clear shot at DeLay's seat
PEARLAND, Texas -- Voting Republican in this conservative district was never difficult when Tom DeLay's name was on the ballot.
With DeLay out of the race and the GOP unable by law to substitute a name on the ballot, voters must write in the Republican candidate, Houston City Councilwoman Shelley Sekula-Gibbs. That could prove to be such a chore that Democrats might walk away with a seat that has long been in the GOP's hands. Full story |
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