Well, actually I think we DO NEED Rural voters. Why? Because we are solidly gerrymandered. The urban districts are all blue. On the state level that is all you are going to get. So we have to start working on the exurb districts. If we don’t take the house and start working on the senate, it will never matter if we have the governors off…
Well, actually I think we DO NEED Rural voters. Why? Because we are solidly gerrymandered. The urban districts are all blue. On the state level that is all you are going to get. So we have to start working on the exurb districts. If we don’t take the house and start working on the senate, it will never matter if we have the governors office or flip blue for presidential candidate. We can’t amend the Texas constitution for women’s or gay rights. We need rural organizing to up the blue margins and we need urban organizing to ensure with blow up the margins. But for too law the focus has only been on the blue counties and they have been on their own, but did our country clubs, who are all gerrymandered on the state senate and on federal congress get any help organizing? Any of the millions they got? Nope. And as a result now the republicans smell blood in the Dallas suburbs. We need leadership they teachings how to organize, how to cut turf, how to train, and to work if all the different coalitions and PACS. For me that means only one person knows how to do all that work and has made inroads across the whole party. The other candidates can continue to help and raise money but we need someone who can speak to rural and urban voters and who isn’t afraid to ruffle some feathers or piss some people off. They need to be on Social Media daily and listen to county and club chairs about what they need and not listen to the DC consultants. There is only one person who can do that right now. I don’t get a vote either but after going to meetings across my district and listening to our constituent groups, Kendall Scudder is my first choice.
Sure, we need rural voters, but the State Party has spent the last many years focusing on rural areas while ignoring urban voters. Now, urban areas barely have over 50% turnout, and millions are not voting in our most populated counties.
I think we can all agree that everyone has felt on their own when it comes to the Texas Democratic Party.
I have a lot of concerns about Kendall Scudder. He is not my first choice, but I don't have a say.
Well, actually I think we DO NEED Rural voters. Why? Because we are solidly gerrymandered. The urban districts are all blue. On the state level that is all you are going to get. So we have to start working on the exurb districts. If we don’t take the house and start working on the senate, it will never matter if we have the governors office or flip blue for presidential candidate. We can’t amend the Texas constitution for women’s or gay rights. We need rural organizing to up the blue margins and we need urban organizing to ensure with blow up the margins. But for too law the focus has only been on the blue counties and they have been on their own, but did our country clubs, who are all gerrymandered on the state senate and on federal congress get any help organizing? Any of the millions they got? Nope. And as a result now the republicans smell blood in the Dallas suburbs. We need leadership they teachings how to organize, how to cut turf, how to train, and to work if all the different coalitions and PACS. For me that means only one person knows how to do all that work and has made inroads across the whole party. The other candidates can continue to help and raise money but we need someone who can speak to rural and urban voters and who isn’t afraid to ruffle some feathers or piss some people off. They need to be on Social Media daily and listen to county and club chairs about what they need and not listen to the DC consultants. There is only one person who can do that right now. I don’t get a vote either but after going to meetings across my district and listening to our constituent groups, Kendall Scudder is my first choice.
Sure, we need rural voters, but the State Party has spent the last many years focusing on rural areas while ignoring urban voters. Now, urban areas barely have over 50% turnout, and millions are not voting in our most populated counties.
I think we can all agree that everyone has felt on their own when it comes to the Texas Democratic Party.
I have a lot of concerns about Kendall Scudder. He is not my first choice, but I don't have a say.
100% agree we have all been alone from the state and national party. But we are a very big state and need help to train everyone.