‘Dancing With the Stars” kicks off one week from today with a most unlikely cast member: former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Texas). And because this season includes more couples — 16 — than ever before, and because the man once called “the Hammer” is not exactly known as a matinee idol, he needs a strategy.

So what does DeLay have to do to win? In addition to losing weight, rehearsing and standing up straight, what he most needs to do is recognize his undeniable asset: his partner, professional dancer Cheryl Burke.

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