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The Texas Republican Party must keep Tom DeLay’s name on the November ballot, even though the former congressman has dropped his re-election bid, a federal judge ruled Thursday.

DeLay, the former House majority leader who resigned June 9 and is under indictment, won the Republican primary for his district in March but decided against re-election a month later.

He is awaiting trial on money laundering and conspiracy charges connected to the financing of Texas legislative campaigns in 2002 with alleged illegal corporate money.

Which probably means the real republican candidate will have to run as independent in that district… but it’s sure fun to watch DeLay go down…