Texas: General Elections 2006

Bush has made a stop in Sugar Land to stump for Sekula-Gibbs.  Personally, I HATE when he plays the Texas card to get votes:

“I always feel better when I’m in Texas,” Bush said to the crowd packed into a hangar at the Sugar Land airport, before urging them to take the extra steps necessary to vote for Sekula-Gibbs.

(Source: Houston Chronicle, 10/30/06)

News flash: I feel better when you’re in Texas, too.  It means you’re not in the White House.  But anyways.  (puts Bush dislike back in the box)  The article makes little jokes here and there about the write-in process, but it’s still calling the race a close one (which I’m not going to argue with).  Surprisingly, it sounds pessimistic, and insinuates that (gasp) Republicans might lose the seat.  Lampson just kind of chilled during this whole affair, with his campaign offering the only acknowledgment that the president was in town:

Lampson campaign manager Mike Malaise issued a statement saying Bush came to town “to try and stir up the base for one of our opponents because she is such a hard sell to that base.”

Uhhhhhhh.  Yes, but isn’t there a better way to put that?  Your base is pretty much guaranteed (if there is such a thing as a Democratic base in Texas) and you’re pulling votes from the Reps.  Wouldn’t it be better to try and appeal to the Republicans instead of coming up with some lame statement about how the representative is a hard sell to the base?  You’re leaving the door wide open for the interpretation that while the candidate may be a shaky fit, TX-22 is still heart-and-soul Republican and will elect on regardless.  Come on, people!  Drink more coffee!