The Difficulties of a Write-In Campaign for Tom DeLay's Seat

With news that Tom DeLay will withdraw from the Texas 22nd congressional district race and the news that Sugar Land mayor David Wallace will run as a write-in candidate, it is worth focusing some attention on the write-in rules. According to this Houston Chronicle report, "Mounting a successful write-in candidacy will be extremely difficult, according to political experts. First, the party will have to persuade straight-ticket Republican voters to individually select candidates in each race. And if there are several write-in candidates, the statistical probability for success also declines. There's also a question of how much money a candidate can raise in a shortened campaign cycle."

Posted by Rick Hasen at August 9, 2006 09:16 PM