HOUSTON,WE HAVE A RACE! Michael Skelly is running for Congress against Culberson in congregational district 7 in Houston. District 7 was held by Pres. Bush Sr. and is now held by John Culberson. In recent elections, the Democrats were unable to take down this powerful Republican but in 2008, Michael Skelly is going to do it. Skelly has already raised over $800,000, more than any Democrat or Republican running for congress in the nation. Michael Skelly started Horizon Wind Energy which today is a multi-billion dollar corporation. Michael is committed to brining new energy to congress and will fight hard to win this district. For more information on Skelly or to contribute, you can goto his website www.skellyforcongress.com. To volunteer email brad@skellyforcongress.com. The campaign will be blockwalking the in district all summer and needs volunteers to help out. The campaign office is located on Kirby in between Richmond and West Alabama (above Cafe Express). Michael Skelly can win this but only with the support of volunteers. We cant let Culberson represent the district for another 2 years
Texas is becoming increasingly competitive. We have gained seats in the Texas House two cycles in a row, flipped Dallas, solidified Austin, and have challengers building strong campaigns for U.S. Congress while incumbents continue to hold our ground.
The rankings were determined by dividing the challenger's cash on hand (CoH) by the incumbent's CoH to arrive at a "competitiveness" percentage for each race. David articulated a clear reason why back in 2006 when he said:
If you've got $500K, that's all well-and-good - but your opponent has $2M, then you've got a lot of ground to make up.
Under this equation the second most competitive non-open seat in America is CD-7 between Michael Skelly and Republican John Culberson with Skelly's race having a 246% competitiveness rating. The other high profile challenger in Texas, Larry Joe Doherty, makes the cut. LJD ranks a respectable 42 with a 38% competitiveness rating after a hard fought and expensive primary.
As for the Republican challengers, well, Lyle Larson and Pete Olson don't even crack the top 75, due to their primaries draining their campaign accounts.
It probably goes without saying, it's a good time to be a Democrat in Texas.
