From The "What the?!?" Files...

I opened up Yahoo! to do a quick search and a headline caught my eye, Delay Wins Texas Republican Primary. My first thought was, "You mean he actually ran again?" After all the heat that has come down on him, I thought he would step away from politics to clear up his legal battles. I'm not saying he's guilty, but one would think that his position should be filled by a person who can devote one hundred percent of his attention to the job. If things escalate with his criminal charges, he won't be available to do the people's business.

 

The article explains how Delay managed this extraordinary victory:

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.

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.

To recap: One needs only to stay hidden from the "public eye" and you can win by a 2-to-1 majority. Like I said, "Extraordinary!"