Only in America -

It's official - I'm a Congress candidate officially.

I found a letter in my mailbox Sunday from the Texas Secretary of State, stating that I had qualified for the November ballot as a candidate for US Congress (www.Congress1.com).

The present incumbent has been there for 20 years. When I challenged him in 2002, I was thrown off the ballot and had to sue to get back on. And I won the suit, but not that primary.

So I'm on the ballot again, but for the first time on the general election ballot - the last two times were in the GOP primary. This time I'm an independent and I like it. Now I can talk to everyone, not just members of one party.

Only in America can the little guy challenge the powerful - and polls are showing that the incumbent is down to 36% among likely voters. 54% say that they want "someone else." Earlier this year another challenger for a Constable position actually beat a 16-year incumbent in my district, after he was knocked off the ballot by the GOP. It made people very angry and the kid swamped the incumbent with 60% of the vote.

My case is unique.  Unlike most independents I have a prior track record in this district - so it's going to be close between 3 of us. It looks like the Democrat is the potential spoiler, not the independent (me) since the best a Dem ever gets is 36% in this district in a 2-way race. Just call me the anti-Nader independent.

My entry makes it a possible for possible "Seabiscuit" race against the incumbent (actually 3 -- a Libertarian with the same name as the Democrat (ironically) is also in and usually pulls votes from the GOP side).

So this should be interesting. I'm definitely the darkest horse in the race...

Only in America...