Texas GOP Picks Congressional Nominees

Tue, Apr 13, 2004
Texas GOP Picks Congressional Nominees

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By MICHAEL GRACZYK, Associated Press Writer

HOUSTON - Texas Republicans picked their congressional nominees in five runoff elections Tuesday in districts redrawn last year by the GOP-controlled Legislature.

The new congressional map could give the Republicans control in November of the state's Washington delegation, now split 16-16.
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The 10th District contest is the most expensive congressional race in the country. Political rookies Ben Streusand and Michael McCaul spent a total of $5 million in a bid to claim the newly configured district for the Republicans.


Since there is no Democratic contender in the Austin-to-Houston district, the GOP runoff winner will take the seat.
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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=548&ncid=696&e=2&u=/ap/20040413/ap_on_el_ge/texas_congress

there is a Democrat running as a write-in candidate. He's supposed to be announcing today.

You can't win that seat as a write-in Democrat without incriminating pictures with a dead animal.

Probably even then.

A Democrat's chances in the Perry-mandered Tenth Texas Congressional District might not be the very best, but I refuse to vote for either of the two GOP bozos running against each other in the GOP primary runoff. I'll vote for the Democratic candidate regardless. I was even willing to vote for myself if no Democratic write-in candidate emerged.

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