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The only chance for beating Lamar Smith ended on March 2, the primary for that district. Anyone who doesn't know that doesn't have a chance of changing things.

• tptacek 15y ago
  The primary for TX-21 is on May 29th. I agree with you though that this isn't a very thoughtfully chosen race to get involved in. The largest city in Smith's district is almost 50% over the age of 40, more than half of those over retirement age. As you noted, the district has voted Republican since pretty much the dawn of the modern Republican party. Smith's main primary challenger is a controversial libertarian who wants to legalize drugs and is a beta noir of the Southern Poverty Law Center (there's a trick). And he's barely campaigning.
  • anamax 15y ago
    > the district has voted Republican since pretty much the dawn of the modern Republican party. What definition of "modern Republican Party" are we using? According to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texass_21st_congressional_district http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texass_21st_congressional_distr... , that district, which was created in 1935, didn't elect a Republican until 1979. Much of the south is that way - it didn't elect republicans until the mid-70s.