There’s a sense here of a political machine in operation, that Doolittle ‘owned’ the people and could hold onto his seat forever. That’s how DeLay viewed things, too.

This is part of the problem. None of his challengers can come close to the amount of money he raises.

I haven’t started focusing on fundraising until this year. Before that I was getting out into the district, speaking and listening to the concerns of voters.

I’m running because I believe we need to bring sunshine on these subjects into Capitol Hill and Congress.