Tom DeLay polling at 47%!!!

[crispini]

Email from the Morrison campaign... contribute NOW if ya got it. Let's EXTERMINATE the EXTERMINATOR!

New Poll Confirms that DeLay is in Danger

This is a race. DeLay and Club for Growth have bought a combined $500,000 in TV ads. DeLay even showed up and debated Richard last night in Clear Lake. A new third party poll shows that DeLay at 47%-- traditionally the kiss of death for incumbents.

That's the good news -- the bad news is that Richard Morrison's name ID is only 50% in the district. Our cable ads have brought him halfway there, but we need to raise another $100,000 in the next few days to place a broadcast TV buy to put Richard over the top. Please click here to make it happen: http://www.morrisonfor22.com/contribute/contribute.php

Here's what DailyKos had to say:

Good government watchdog group Campaign Money Watch and Democracy for America are entering the fray in DeLay's district, taking him to task for, well, being an all-around scumbag. I mean, it takes some real hard work to be admonished by the ethics committee three times in a week, while having a fourth charge deferred pending the outcome of a criminal investigation.

Club for Growth is now running ads for DeLay in the district. Club for Growth wouldn't be throwing money at this race if they weren't worried about DeLay's chances.

Remember when we first contributed to this race? Morrison was a nobody. My hope was to simply force DeLay to campaign more in the district, thus keeping him from campaigning and fundraising for other Republicans. Now Morrison is a serious candidate with a legitimate chance to win.

Amazing.

Let's pull this off -- please contribute here to help Richard make it over the top: http://www.morrisonfor22.com/contribute/contribute.php

thank you so much,

Kyle Johnston, Campaign Manager
Morrison for Congress

[Teaser]

1. I'll give a few bucks...

I'm already deep in debt...a few more won't hurt.

[cjbuchanan]

2. Richard can win this one, he just needs some more money

By the way, have you seen the ad Blog for America is wanting to run? Take a look at it.
https://secure.bluestatedigital.com/modules/contribution/contribute.php?b=retiretomdelay

This is another good ad by Campaign Money Watch
http://www.campaignmoney.org/delay/values.htm

DeLay should be afraid.

[shelley806]

3. Did you read

the Houston Chronicle endorsement of Morrison? It was so negatively against DeLay...as it should have been!

[movonne]

4. I gave today...3 most important things..Kerry win, get rid of Delay and

see that Dashel gets back in, this one the repugs want bad for the courts.

[lakeguy]

5. gave a few bucks

money that might make delay go away is money well spent!

[Still_Loves_John]

6. Not to be a wet blanket

but I think the 50% rule really only applies to national elections. Delay is still pretty solid, especially if you factor in that the election is at the same time as the presidential election. If this were an off-year election than you would have a chance of a good turnout, but since most of his heavily Republican district will be coming to the polls to vote for Bush, they'll vote Republican for the rest of the races too.

[Justitia]

11. Heard from Repubs in the area: voting for Bush AND Morrison

Weird, I know, but I like it (the Morrison part, of course)!

[Still_Loves_John]

13. I believe you, but

I think that for every Republican that votes for Bush and against Delay, there are 3 guys who came in to vote for Bush, don't know any of the other candidates, and wind up voting straight party.

[Longhorn]

16. My mother is a Republican in Spring and she has said she can't

stand DeLay. I'm not sure she'd be voting for him if she were in his district and she's been a Republican all her life and grew up in Indiana!

[Bandit]

39. I think a lot of Republicans will just not vote this year

I don't think Bush* is all that appealing to a good portion of Republicans and yet they won't allow themselves to vote Democratic. I think the way they will justify it in their minds is to just sit this one out. We can win this folks. We need to really help out as much as we possibly can and then no matter what happens we will know deep down that we did everything possible to put America back on the right path.

[eyeontheprize]

7. There may be a God.

Who knew?

[rndmprsn]

8. I'm going to give $20

i wish i could give more, but this presidential thing has me about tapped out right now.

$20 to not have to see delay's stupid grinning face anymore...PRICELESS!

[Memekiller]

9. I met Morrison...

He was a great guy. I have no doubt he'd be good.

[crispini]

23. He is indeed a charmer

and a well-spoken populist guy with some very good ideas. Saw him at the DFA rally with the good Dr. Dean in Austin a few months ago.

[Maestro]

10. Now if Morris Meyer

could only beat Joe Barton and Martin Frost annihilate Pete Sessions.

[crispini]

29. From your mouth to God's ears.

AMEN.

The Dallas Republican Snooze did endorse Frost today, and it was a good solid endorsement too. Hell did not actually freeze over, but the temperature was observed to drop several degrees.

[Maestro]

35. Wow! I missed that

I hate the Snooze but it is a good endorsement!

[gasperc]

12. Kyle, your man is going to win

keep going to the senior centers, the malls, eat out every night at restaurants, meet and greet, meet and greet, meet and greet, go door to door, go on any radio show that will have you, go on any TV show

Delay's a jackass

[Justitia]

14. Started seeing BugMan's slimy mug on TV ads this week

Had a good belly laugh over his "warm & fuzzy" ads!
All positive and downright squishy.

I mean, it really was hysterical, no joke!
Never mentioned Morrison, guess they thought they had to project some positivity, which is a riot considering how much of a raging hard-on DeLay gets from being known as "The Hammer", a real hard ass.

The funniest part of all is how BugMan has been FORCED to do some advertising face time.

Morrison must be seriously having an impact for Cardinal Richelieu to deign to start doing TV.

HAHAHAHAHA

[joanne]

15. Kick!

Lets get cockroach OUT!!

[Longhorn]

17. You guys are killing me here!

But another $50 just went to Morrison. ;)

[RobertDevereaux]

18. Kick!

[Terran]

19. Just sent him $25

Least I can do to help get rid of that asshat Delay.

[jean]

20. kick!

:dem: I'm ecstatic to be able to contribute to the demise of Tom DeLay!

[bigpathpaul]

21. Just made my contribution to democracy in America. This would be soooooo

sweet!

[Starlight]

22. I just gave a few bucks to him & a few more bucks to Steve Brozak.

Thanks for the reminder.

[DuaneBidoux]

24. I'm in DeCay's District

I already have a Morrison sign in my front yard, and there are a lot of them (and I live in a quite upscale area). I saw there was a link to a group (527?)that wanted to, like citizens for growth, run some ads from outside. I want to give to a media group that has muscle to come up with tv media that might make a difference.

I'm giving cash, but what is the flip side of this "club for growth" that I could contribute to?

[Justitia]

26. Contribute to anti-Delay ads here:

http://www.democracyforamerica.com/

It's on their front page.

[sonias]

25. We can do this!

Collectively this guy is worth taking down. Every $5 helps.

Sonia

[joanne]

27. Cockroach is going to be FIRED

and then indicted I hope. :)

[4_Legs_Good]

28. I tossed in $50 from California

I'd love to see Delay gone

david

[Vadem]

30. Donated! Pray we knock that cockroach out of politics!!!!....n/t

[ljm2002]

31. Just donated $50 n/t

.

[Gothmog]

32. Just met Richard Morrison

I attended a fund raiser tonight for Richard Morrison. He is very impressive.

[Freddie Stubbs]

33. Send your money to a Democrat who actually has a shot at winning

Martin Frost is in a tight race with Pete Sessions. This is one of the best chances a Democrat has of knocking off a Republican incumbent. Even if many of the Republicans in DeLay's district do not like them, quite a few will hold thier nose and still vote for him rather than a Democrat.

[crispini]

36. Hey, I'm all for Frost, too, but what's with the negativity?

Morrison's got a GREAT chance at winning. He got the endorsement of the Chron and what with DeLay and the BNSF scandal, I think the constituents are really beginning to realize that DeLay doesn't give a rat's a** about them, he's just out for his own personal power.

There are Bush / Morrison signs up in the district... a good sign. :D

[Justitia]

38. I agree, Morrison has a GREAT chance of winning, he needs a final push

from all of us.

Most telling are the VERY RECENT and uproariously funny TV ads for DeLay.

They are funded by both the RNC and the parasites from the Club For Growths.
The Club For Growths would not swoop in w/such a sunny, cheery, breezy ad for DeLay unless they thought he was in REAL trouble - remember how they zeroed in on Howard Dean in the primaries???
Those were negative to the point of absurdity (latte-drinking, Volvo-driving, NY Times reading, etc).

My point being, DeLay's district has suffered huge embarrassment being "represented" by him and his horrendous reputation.
The most ethics violations of any House member - ever - is quite the black eye and makes you wonder what DeLay is doing in their name in D.C.

The fact that these ads NEVER mention Richard Morrison or go negative / dirty speaks volumes about the tightrope they are walking and their desperate attempts to make him more palatable.

Please also remember that DeLay has always considered himself way above having to advertise for votes.
For him to authorize ads at this late date shows he knows how far down from that high horse he has fallen.

Let's help Richard make the final stretch and get rid of the most corruptive element in the US Congress:

http://www.richardmorrisonfordistrict22.com/

[DeepModem Mom]

34. kick

[Jack Rabbit]

37. This is good news even if DeLay is re-elected

The fact that the GOP has to spend money on what should be a safe congressional seat means they won't spend it somewhere else. Hopefully, if DeLay is returned to Congress, it will be as minority leader. Better yet, the GOP congressmen will come to their senses and choose a reasonable, fair-minded leader to replace DeLay.

[lostnfound]

40. Delay now polling at 42%!!