http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/3587652.html

 

New poll in the Houston Chronicle for DeLay's Sugar Land district.

 

In the general election, he would face former U.S. Rep Nick Lampson, who is unopposed in the Democratic primary and polls highest among the probable November candidates. DeLay also may be challenged by former Republican Rep. Steve Stockman, who has filed as an independent. Stockman will need to petition for a place on the ballot.

 

If the general election were held today, DeLay would get 22 percent of the vote, Lampson 30 percent and Stockman 11 percent. The ballot also will include a Libertarian Party nominee.

 

Oh yeah, this poll is slanted in who answered.

 

Forty-two percent identify themselves as Republicans, 27 percent as Democrats and 23 percent as independents. Republican President Bush enjoys a 55 percent approval rating in the district.

The campaign hasn't really started, once the campaign heats up, and the Hammer comes out, they will fall by the wayside. No way a Dem gets elected in Sugarland. The anti-DeLay vote will get split and Terrific Tom the Exterminator is back in Washington. And this time, he's pissed. This will be the Dems worse nightmare.

The campaign hasn't really started, once the campaign heats up, and the Hammer comes out, they will fall by the wayside. No way a Dem gets elected in Sugarland. The anti-DeLay vote will get split and Terrific Tom the Exterminator is back in Washington. And this time, he's pissed. This will be the Dems worse nightmare.

Send me some of that whaky weed you're smoking. It must be good.

Notice another Texas Republican turned independent to avoid running in the primary against a machine candidate. The GOP is not going to lose this district. The GOP candidate will win, and that candidate will be Tom DeLay.

 

President is a stretch, but he will be back in congress.

Notice another Texas Republican turned independent to avoid running in the primary against a machine candidate. The GOP is not going to lose this district. The GOP candidate will win, and that candidate will be Tom DeLay.

 

President is a stretch, but he will be back in congress.

Is it worth pointing out that the Dems at least made this almost a credible race in 04 when most of the stuff about Delay hadn't broken yet? I believe that Delay's 55-41 win in 04 was actually his closest since he entered Congress.

55% to 41% in that district is HUGE #'s for what it's worth.

55% to 41% in that district is HUGE #'s for what it's worth.

Huge in what direction? I was under the impression it was hugely anti-Delay compared to all of the previous years. It's still a ton of votes that need to swing to remove him, but that's still a very large step. In 2002 it was something in the 60's to something in the 30's.

Huge in what direction?  I was under the impression it was hugely anti-Delay compared to all of the previous years.  It's still a ton of votes that need to swing to remove him, but that's still a very large step.  In 2002 it was something in the 60's to something in the 30's.

It's very populated... it would be in the tens of thousands of votes IIRC. Also, though, I think that the redisctricing actually picked up some more Democtratic areas for DeLay (how ironic is that) so that may have skewed the #'s a little.