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...DeLay: No. (Smiles...
...DeLay: We've got some really great elected officials here-state reps, state senators, local and county judges. We've got plenty to choose from, and we don't have to choose from my primary opponents...
...DeLay: I'm not going to play kingmaker. I'll let the party-it's a party process. And the party ought to make the decision...
...DeLay: Exactly. (Both DeLays chuckle.) I had more for me than against me. We did a poll right after the primary and it hadn't changed very much. The trends were still very tight and very close. I had a little bit better than a 50-50 chance of winning reelection. I had a great campaign manager that had done-actually, if you look at what we had done in the primary, we had a record turnout here. Why? Because we-Chris Homan and my campaign staff- had identified more pro-Tom DeLay voters than the parties had projected...
...DeLay: Could have. There's no reason to risk a seat. This is a very strong Republican district. It's obvious to me that anybody but me running here will overwhelmingly win the seat. This had become a referendum on me. So it's better for me to step aside and let it be a referendum on ideas, Republican values and what's important for this district...