Sunday, January 27, 2013

Turning Texas Blue--and as soon as possible!


Democrats launch plan to turn Texas blue

President Barack Obama arrives to deliver remarks at the University of Texas in Austin, Texas in 2010. | Reuters


National Democrats are taking steps to create a large-scale independent group aimed at turning traditionally conservative Texas into a prime electoral battleground, crafting a new initiative to identify and mobilize progressive voters in the rapidly-changing state, strategists familiar with the plans told POLITICO.
The organization, dubbed “Battleground Texas,” plans to engage the state’s rapidly growing Latino population, as well as African-American voters and other Democratic-leaning constituencies that have been underrepresented at the ballot box in recent cycles. Two sources said the contemplated budget would run into the tens of millions of dollars over several years - a project Democrats hope has enough heft to help turn what has long been an electoral pipe dream into reality. ...
“We have been waiting in Texas for a very long time for the Latino vote to come into its own and turn the tide. But many of us have decided that we can’t wait for that. We have to do the old-fashioned work of going out and talking to Texans,” said Parker, who didn't rule out a statewide campaign “when I am done [being] mayor.” ...


     Well, I suppose this does show at least some initiative. They are not just sitting around waiting for the inexorable massive in-migration, plus offspring, demographic tide to wash away we hapless goody-two-shoes whites and our Western civilization, but will be happily hurrying along the process of our welcome demise as much as humanely possible. So try to be patient--because they are redoubling their efforts!