Tom Delay wins primary with 62% Of the vote..Sorry Libs

[Sonar5]

I think this is funny stuff....

The lame stream media was all in a frenzy about how tough this primary election would be for Delay....

Here is a sampling of their funny stuff. Talk about spin to create news....

MSNBC
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11442691/

DeLay waging tough re-election fight

Former House majority leader finds himself facing 3 Republican challengers...

WASHINGTON - Rep. Tom DeLay has rarely faced a serious challenge in the 22 years he has held office, dispatching opponents with seemingly little effort. This year, after being forced out of his job as House majority leader amid corruption and campaign finance scandals, DeLay, R-Texas, has waged an aggressive campaign to defeat three opponents in Tuesday’s primary election. The winner would face former Democratic congressman Nick Lampson in November.

Tough re election fight huh.... Wow, they really have no clue huh?

Aggressive campaign..... Bwahahhahahahaa... No wonder MSNBC like Air America has very little ratings....

Read below where it says in the WAPO Article, DeLay ran a low profile campaign and never ran any TV or radio ads... yet MSNBC says he ran an aggressive campaign.... Talk about delusional, MSNBC takes the cake on this one....

NPR
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5238575

Now DeLay faces a challenge on March 7, primarily from Houston attorney/first-time candidate Tom Campbell, who was the general counsel to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under the first President Bush. Campbell, alluding to the myriad of ethics charges swirling around DeLay, and with a looming challenge in November from ex-Rep. Nick Lampson (D), argues that only he can keep the seat in GOP hands. Everyone seems to agree that DeLay is facing the toughest primary challenge of his career. But I think he wins.

Wow, everyone huh... Guess those 62% that voted for him didn't get the memo...

Again NPR on Audio....
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5248144&ft=1&f=1001

"A weak showing could mean trouble for Delay in the November election when he faces off against a democratic challenger and a democratic party that is hankering for payback...."

Who could of thought..... that Delay would be in a fight for his life...."

Yeah at 62%, boy that sure was a fight......

BTW - His last primary he carried only 55%.....

Washington Post:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/04/AR2006030401034_pf.html

In Tuesday's Republican primary election here, undecided voters such as the Deatses could make the crucial difference for DeLay, whose hold on the seat has never been challenged seriously. But emboldened by DeLay's legal and ethical troubles, three Republicans have stepped up to oppose his renomination.

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Always a strong candidate in his own races, DeLay surrendered GOP voters in the realignment to bolster some other Republican districts. Now, after contending with indictment and departure from the House leadership, he could be facing the loss of the very seat he used to rise to power.

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In that same Chronicle poll, 68 percent of respondents said they were undecided on a candidate in the Republican primary, a potentially worrisome sign for DeLay, who enjoys near universal name recognition in the district.

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DeLay has put on a low-profile primary campaign, choosing to focus on reaching the most dedicated primary voters through direct-mail pitches and phone calls. DeLay has not run any radio or television ads so far, reflecting the campaign's belief that they would heighten the profile of the GOP primary and bring out anti-DeLay voters.

heheheh... Really...This is too funny, some were drooling, IMHO, about this primary so the libs could claim victory against DeLay...

oooppss.... Guess Not.....

Read about the low profile in context to what MSNBC wrote above about DeLay being aggressive.... Too Funny.....

More delusional libspeak... Sorry libs you aint taking his seat. Bush won 64% in that area, and it will NOT go Dem....


From some lib site:
http://talkleft.com/new_archives/014200.html

Original Post 3/4/06 Could Tom DeLay get voted out of office by Texans before his criminal trial? It's possible. The Texas Republican primary is Tuesday and DeLay has challengers. He needs 50% of the vote to avoid a run-off election.

This is too funny, these stories are all over the net with the same stuff....

Oh and here is how the dems claim victory where DeLay got 62%.

Since Texas has no registration D's and R's can vote in the primary, so the spin is that dems voted him in so he would lose in November to the dem challenger....

Yeah keep thinking that. And please spend a lot of money on this race.

I can't wait until November...... It's gonna be more fun, and the Hits just keep on coming!!

And here is a link to the actual results of the Primary Election yesterday...
http://enr.sos.state.tx.us/rep1race5.htm

Tom DeLay - Incumbent


20,558 62.00%

SCOREBOARD!

 

[Sonar5]

Wait... It gets better....

Look what MSNBC Had to say after the election.... Too Funny......

Bwahahahahahaha.....

you can't make this stuff up......

From:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11715225/

Now comes the real test for DeLay

Ex-House leader faces well-funded Democrat with a score to settle

HOUSTON - In his first election since he was indicted and forced to step aside as majority leader, Rep. Tom DeLay held off three challengers to keep the Republican nomination to the U.S. House. Now he faces what many consider the real contest — a general election fight against an organized, well-funded Democrat with a score to settle.

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DeLay, 58, held on to his ballot position by avoiding public discussions of his considerable political problems — a felony money-laundering indictment, close ties to lobbyist Jack Abramoff and the loss of his leadership position.
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Instead, DeLay campaigned at carefully orchestrated events, avoided direct interviews with reporters and largely focused on his hometown of Sugar Land. It paid off with a 2-to-1 victory margin over lawyer Tom Campbell, who had ties to the first President Bush’s administration, and two other candidates.

This is the same MSNBC who said just this Saturday this:

DeLay, R-Texas, has waged an aggressive campaign to defeat three opponents in Tuesday’s primary election.

Are you kidding me, he wins with 62% of the vote and you change your story from an agressive campaign, when you think he may lose, IMHO, to he's campaigning carefully and avoding public discussions....


Bwaahahahhahahaha...

Nice try lib political hacks get pajama blogged again.....

 

[trombair]

all con men are nice guys.

 

[Sonar5]

Vic, the story is really not about Delay but the obvious bias and false reporting of news media regarding this election. They were misleading the people.

 

[jkaduk]

Tom Delay winning by 62% is like the Padres winning the National League West last year by 82-80.

 

[Sonar5]

Tom Delay winning by 62% is like the Padres winning the National League West last year by 82-80.

No Actually that is about an 11.3% Difference and not relevant. And delay did not win by 62%, that is an incorrect statement, he received 62% of the vote.

Besides, The Chicago White Sox won the world series, and that is all that matters.

I did see the White Sox beat the Padres on a Sunday at Petco last season.

 

[tom clark]

Tom Delay winning by 62% is like the Padres winning the National League West last year by 82-80.

if my math is correct, it would be more like 100-62. who's tom delay?

 

[jkaduk]

No Actually that is about an 11.3% Difference and not relevant. And delay did not win by 62%, that is an incorrect statement, he received 62% of the vote.

Besides, The Chicago White Sox won the world series, and that is all that matters.

I did see the White Sox beat the Padres on a Sunday at Petco last season.

The numbers are irrelevant. The point was that a slim margin of victory doesn't bode well for the future. Delay's margin may not be slim, but it is the worst of his career.

 

[jkaduk]

if my math is correct, it would be more like 100-62. who's tom delay?

Can I gather from this that you know who the San Diego Padres are but don't know who Tom Delay is?

 

[Greebo]

Personally, I don't give a rat's whisker about this, but...

62% of a vote with three opponents means that collectively, his opponents only got 38% of the vote - which means that 1 person got 24% (or nearly a full quarter) more votes than the other three candidates combined.

I don't know or care what the real numbers were for the opponents, but if you divide evenly (highly unlikely) that means each opponent only got 12.6% of the vote and he got 50% more of the vote than any individual.

I've never heard of a 62% majority *ever* considered to be a slim victory except when the spin machine is in full motion.

52% would be slim (4% difference) - 55% is marginal (10% diff) - >60% is strong.