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Congressman Tom DeLay's decision to leave the seat he has held for 22 years may have surprised many state and even local GOP leaders, as well as Democrats. But even before the embattled Texas congressman was revealing his decision to TIME in an exclusive interview, at least one potential Republican successor was already maneuvering to assume his seat. Late Monday night Sugar Land Mayor David G. Wallace,44, a popular second-term city leader whose name is on the ballot for a third term in the May 13 municipal elections, confirmed that he would make...
...that case, a special election would be open to all comers, but it will be up to GOP officials to name a candidate to replace DeLay's name on the November general election ballot. In this scenario, any GOP winner in an earlier special election would probably have an edge...
...questioned if their leader, Bill Frist, was allowing his presidential ambitions to get in the way of passing immigration legislation. And as the Senate moved forward with a lenient immigration reform plan, a group of almost two dozen House Republicans held a press conference to strongly denounce the Senate GOP's approach...
...damage its chances of capturing the growing Latino vote if it seems to be a party that is opposed to immigration. The White House, which has aggressively courted Latinos, has taken a more immigrant-friendly approach, with President Bush pushing for a guest worker program. But much of the GOP conservative base is concerned about the problems of illegal immigration, and Senate Republican Leader Bill Frist, who needs their support for a possible run at the 2008 presidential nomination, is pushing a bill that emphasizes border enforcement without a guest worker program...
...GOP pollster David Winston argues that the importance of border security resonates more strongly with the public than any other part of the immigration issue, despite the large turnout for last weekend's demonstrations. "The views of most of the people marching in the streets of L.A. and other cities last weekend bear little or no resemblance to the majority of public opinion in this country when it comes to illegal immigration," Winston wrote in a column for the Capitol Hill newspaper Roll Call. He cited polls suggesting the majority of Americans view immigration reform as a security issue, want...