Great expectations: Tom DeLay’s redistricting fight and what it means in the Texas 17th

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04/27/2009

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Table of Contents Great expectations: Tom DeLay’s redistricting fight and what it means in the Texas 17th Table of Contents

 
  1. Introduction
  2. The story of the 2004 Congressional elections in Texas
  3. The House Redistricting Committee's plan to split split the new districts between the two parties
  4. Criticism of Texans for a New Majority
  5. The runaway Democrats
  6. The newly minted district 17
    1. Home to two Big XII schools
    2. Farming and ranching
    3. Two of the major issues in the district
  7. The Candidates Strategies, Issues, and the Primary
    1. The Democrat: Chet Edwards
    2. Ft. Hood: The country's largest military base
    3. His work as an aide to legendary Texas Congressman Olin Teague
    4. A huge cash advantage at the beginning of the general election
    5. The Republican: Arlene Wohlgemuth
    6. Service in the Texas state House as district 58's representative
    7. The object of intense scrutiny and backlash
    8. Col. David H. McIntyre (Ret.)
    9. Dorothy ?Dot? Snyder
  8. Conclusion

Abstract

Party politics is about power. It's about who has more and by how wide a margin. In an increasingly polarized political culture, a noticeable swing in power to either party could have far-reaching and sweeping legislative consequences. Modern campaigns are costly struggles-fights for a chance, it seems, not to serve a constituency, but to add your name to a group which collectively cares only about increasing their numbers. Nothing could be a more striking example of this than the fights which ensue over traditional post-Census redistricting plans, specifically, the battle for seats in the state of texas.

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