SNEAKY! Perry calls special election for DeLay's unexpired term

[kpete]

Perry calls special election for DeLay's unexpired term

AUSTIN — Republican Gov. Rick Perry on Tuesday called a Nov. 7 special election to temporarily fill the seat left vacant when former U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay resigned.

DeLay, a Republican whose term would have expired in January, resigned in June. The winner of the special election will fill the Houston-area seat until January. Anyone can still file for candidacy in the special election, which happens the same day as the general election.

In the general election, Democrat Nick Lampson is the Democrat candidate, and Republicans have thrown their support behind Houston city councilwoman Shelley Sekula-Gibbs as a write-in candidate after the courts refused DeLay's efforts to remove his name from the ballot.

Because both elections are on the same day, there's a chance Lampson and Sekula-Gibbs could appear on both ballots. That means one of them could win both elections, taking over after the election and remaining in office for a two-year term starting in January.

more at:
http://www.statesman.com/news/content/gen/ap/TX_DeLays_Replacement.html

[aquart]

1. Somebody must be advising him.

Governor Goodhair didn't think of this by his little ol' self.

[stopbush]

2. The Rs just want to create enough confusion about this election

to engage in their usual election-stealing activities, either through the Diebold route or the
Hastert gambit.

[Sherman A1]

3. Agreed

Although one must give them some points for a bit of creative thought on this one. I hope the voters are sensible enough to see through this sham.

[Awsi Dooger]

10. Plenty of points for creativity

Guaranteed there will be a campaign with her name and slogans like, "vote her in and write her in."

Far superior to relying on a write-in candidacy alone.

I wonder if we would have thought of it.

And further evidence of how vital governorships are. Yet I've been astonished for years there is so little emphasis on gov races on DU, and other lefty sites.

[bvar22]

4. My favorite Texas activist says it all:

[texpatriot2004]

6. Fantastic Photo! Says it all. nt

[bvar22]

5. Oh Yeah, K&R

:dem:

[texpatriot2004]

7. Just when Perry was sinking in the polls. nt

[progressoid]

8. Hmmm, a little wrench in the election gears.

[Melissa G]

9. Here is the thread where we discussed this in the Texas forum

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=180x36202