Souring on DeLay in Sugarland
via Think Progress
Many of DeLay’s constituents believe his involvement in the case was a political ploy:
Republican Barbara Sanderson, 64, of Pecan Grove, said the affair contributed to her opinion of DeLay sinking from “very, very, very favorable” to something considerably less rosy. “I think that it was a high-profile political ploy used by a lot of people, and I hate to see our president get involved,” she said. “It’s embarrassing.”