TV judge to challenge McCaul

The Hill:

Former TV judge Larry Joe Doherty is eyeing another run at Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas).

The Democrat’s interest comes a week after businessman Jack McDonald, one of the top fundraising challengers nationwide, announced that he would no longer run against McCaul.

Doherty, who had endorsed McDonald, is reportedly polling the race and says he is interested in trying again.

"You may tell all interested that I'm interested,” he wrote in an e-mail to a local blogger.

The former star of "Texas Justice," Doherty caught the national Democratic Party's interest last year with his fundraising capability; he raised $1.1 million and self-funded another $100,000. He was named to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee's (DCCC) Red to Blue program and also benefited from a robocall recorded by former President Bill Clinton.

In the end though, the result was something of a disappointment for Democrats. In a contest that closely mirrored the presidential race in the district, he fell to McCaul 54-43. It was essentially the same result Democrats obtained against McCaul in 2006 with an underfunded challenger.

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I am not sure why Democrats think they can win this district. McCaul is my Congressman and I really do not even remember Doherty from the last election.

I don't watch judge shows are much local TV for that matter, but I do notice local support for candidates and Washington County did not demonstrate much visible support for Doherty.

I think he will do even worse this year as the anti Democrat mood is much stronger now than it has been in the last two elections.

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