Lampson Won’t Run In Special Election
Vince Leibowitz | Aug 31, 2006 | Comments 0
This just in: Nick Lampson won’t run in the special election Perry has set to fill DeLay’s seat—which will be held on election day and will result in someone holding the seat for a grand total of two months (if that):
“I have decided against running in the special election,†Lampson said. “This entire process has become a mess thanks to Tom DeLay’s attempts to manipulate the system. If the Governor and Tom DeLay had truly been concerned about the interest of Southeast Texans, we would have had this special election back in May. Now we are looking at four special election candidates if I were to run and possibly more by close of business tomorrow. That raises the possibility of run-off that would drag the process into December. Enough is enough. I am not going to put voters through that extra confusion. I am going to focus my attention on the general election and the next full term of Congress. Vote once for Lampson and you’re done.â€
Wow. Go Nick! Help him out here.
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Filed Under: 2006 Texas Elections • Replacing DeLay
