“Looking inside the skimpy primary tea leaves for little tidbits, the one interesting and dangerous thing for Tom DeLay that I see is that he ran poorly in his home county. He took under 56% of the primary vote among local voters who presumably know him best, compared to almost 70% elsewhere in the district...not a good sign for the coming war with the Democratic challenger.”
“We have done everything possible to persuade the player to stay but there is little point in keeping a player when he is so determined to leave. We also have to take account of the effect on all the other players at the club who are committed to us and what we are trying to achieve here.”
“As a club, our position remains the same as ever - we do not want him to go, but if it is offered to him, and he wants to take it, we will not stand in his way.”
“We're really excited about it. We're also encouraged by the number of competitors who've signed up. So long as the weather holds up, we should have a great day.”
“The nominee should be in a stronger position than Tom DeLay, who I think correctly concluded it was not a winnable race but not nearly as strong a position as a regular Republican nominee.”
