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In DeLay country, the pendulum swings

Democrat Nick Lampson is favored to win in Sugar Land, Texas.

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Et tu, Sugar Land?

Democrat Nick Lampson is now projected to win Tom DeLay’s old seat in Texas; depending on how you do the math, Lampson’s win is something like the 19th pick-up for the Democrats. The Republicans haven’t picked up a single Democrat-held seat yet.

By Tim Grieve

Tim Grieve is a senior writer and the author of Salon's War Room blog.

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