[HoustonCurmudgeon]

I talked with the Flores campaign manager and they seem to know what they are doing. Edwards is a liberal and would never have been there this long if aggies would quit voting for him just because he went to a&m.

[TexanByBirth]

Edwards is a liberal and would never have been there this long if aggies would quit voting for him just because he went to a&m.

Edwards has been around for so long because his power base is in Waco, not College Station. There are still a significant number of "yellow dog" democrats in the Waco area. Plus people there still remember him saving the VA Hospital in Waco, even though that has been years in the past. He has only represented the Bryan/College Station area since redistricting. Before that Bryan/College Station was represented by Republican Joe Barton, another Aggie.

Edwards has also benefited from running against some very weak candidates from the northern half of the district, none of which were Aggies. I think he might have met his match in Bill Flores. Aggies now have a true Aggie conservative to vote for!