Wednesday, April 21, 2004
Aggie Loyalty
This entry at Political State Reports, which focuses on several Texas Democrats facing tough re-election bids to the U.S. House this Fall, caught my eye.
The Congressmen in question were all targeted in the Texas Legislature's recent re-districting effort. But Rep. Chet Edwards (D-Waco) apparently has an advantage that some of his brethren don't enjoy -- his new Republican-heavy district also includes his Alma Mater, Texas A&M.
"To be an Aggie is a terminal disease, and they never get over it," said Charles Elliott, a political science professor at Texas A&M-Commerce. "How much of an advantage it will be to Edwards, I don't know. But there is a long tradition of very intense loyalty by the students and graduates of Texas A&M."
How long before all Edwards campaign material includes "Beat the hell out of t.u."?
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The Congressmen in question were all targeted in the Texas Legislature's recent re-districting effort. But Rep. Chet Edwards (D-Waco) apparently has an advantage that some of his brethren don't enjoy -- his new Republican-heavy district also includes his Alma Mater, Texas A&M.
"To be an Aggie is a terminal disease, and they never get over it," said Charles Elliott, a political science professor at Texas A&M-Commerce. "How much of an advantage it will be to Edwards, I don't know. But there is a long tradition of very intense loyalty by the students and graduates of Texas A&M."
How long before all Edwards campaign material includes "Beat the hell out of t.u."?
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