DeLay has been a lightning rod for people for the last three or four years. |
He has galvanized Democratic voters against him. So, now the question is, with him gone, will those energized voters maintain that energy for the next seven months. |
He won last time by keeping the loyalty of more than 90 percent of Republican voters. |
If this thing passes it helps Rick Perry. |
Texas has always had committee chairs -- strong and powerful committee chairs -- and to go to a position where you have none or very few, could well mean in the battle for earmarks, Texas has a harder fight at it. |