Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay said Tuesday he will withdraw his name from the November ballot, leaving the Republican slot blank and opening up the race to a GOP write-in candidate.
His decision comes one day after the state Republican Party lost its legal battle to replace his name with another of its choosing.
Democratic nominee Nick Lampson has had all summer to campaign and has $2.1 million in the bank.
"The whole write-in theory is ludicrous," Austin political consultant Bill Miller said. "It is handing the seat to the Democrats. Republicans cannot win this seat with a write-in candidate, I don't care what name they write in."
Gosh, he says that like it's a bad thing. For that district to go Dem will be a damn fine payback.
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