Why did Representative Tom DeLay lose his post as House majority leader?
A) He was implicated in a scandal involving campaign donations from lobbyist Jack Abramoff.
B) He was forced out through the leveraging of money by a host of PACs,who opposed his attempts to limit their influence.
C) He was voted out of office when Democrats were able to paint him as an unscrupulous supporter of big business.
D) The major labor unions turned against him and encouraged their supporters to vote him out of office when he opposed their lobbying efforts.
E) He angered the members of the AARP by suggesting that government retirement benefits should be cut.
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