Bob Stein
Bob Stein
benefit certain city goes position solve
You want to position your city and yourself as someone who can solve problems, ... Politically, he had no choice. If you see a benefit, you go for broke. He has to make certain it goes well.
gets great
I think it's great if they do it. It's always a lot of talk. What gets done is something else.
against fighting hard public tide tight
He is fighting against something that is very hard to fight against, which is the tide of public opinion. It is possible, come December, he could be in a tight race.
almost best campaign election
His best campaign is what he's doing, ... The election is almost immaterial at this point. It's anticlimactic.
change deeply delay district disturbed matter open past reports served tom voters
This is about Tom DeLay today. It doesn't matter what he's done for the district in the past or that he's served for 25 years. Voters are deeply disturbed by these reports and are open to a change in leadership.
against believe campbell damage delay hard needs number primary threat win
Is Campbell a threat to DeLay? I find it hard to believe Mr. Campbell is going to win a primary against DeLay. But he doesn't have to win to do damage to DeLay. DeLay needs to win with a substantial number of votes, so he can demonstrate that he is the standard-bearer for his party.