Originally Posted By SuperDry <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/politics/la-na-delay11sep11,1,7166727.story?coll=la-news-politics-national&track=crosspromo" target="_blank">http://www.latimes.com/news/na tionworld/politics/la-na-delay11sep11,1,7166727.story?coll=la-news-politics-national&track=crosspromo</a> <<< "The whole thing is crazy," said Judith Blanchard, ... "The Republican Party tried to do an end-run around the law and it backfired." ... "Republicans have thrown one seat away out of sheer stupidity with the whole DeLay fiasco," said Larry J. Sabato, a University of Virginia political scientist. >>>
Originally Posted By DAR I love this notion from either party that only the other party engages in "political trickery" no wonder people can't stand either.
Originally Posted By DlandDug Link worked for me. There's no "trickery" involved. The whole issue is whether a write-in candidate can win in a general election. If you want to talk "trickery" in replacing candidates, how about New Jersey, October 2, 2002? Democratic candidate Senator Robert Torecelli is suddenly replaced by Frank Lautenberg because Toricelli is lagging in the polls. Now THAT'S trickery.
Originally Posted By SuperDry ^^^ That was pretty bad, and remember how much the noise machine tore into the Dems for that situation? But consider the situation now: any notion that DeLay timed his resignation well in advance of the general election and immediately after the primary as a manouver for the party instead of the voters to decide who should appear as the "nominee" (term used loosely) on the November ballot is completely downplayed and swept under the carpet.
