Statement from Texas bloggers regarding TX-SEN

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Friday March 30, 2007 · 2:05 PM PDT

2007/03/30 · 14:05

We, the undersigned, are some of the many progressive bloggers and online activists in Texas. The Texas netroots community is a large and diverse one - from blogs to Democratic Underground, from Democracy for Texas to MoveOn, and more. No one person or group speaks for it. While we often communicate among ourselves, and often agree on many points, we all have our own perspectives and preferences.

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Tuesday July 06, 2004 · 2:10 PM PDT

2004/07/06 · 14:10

If you can tear yourself away from all of the great VP stuff for a few minutes, check out Mark Strama, running for Texas State House against first-term incumbent/DeLay clone Jack Stick. Texas Tuesdays has an interview with Mark and a look at his campaign academy, which is training the Democrats of tomorrow how to run a campaign.

Here's a brief excerpt from the interview, in which Mark was asked what he had learned while working for State Sen. Rodney Ellis:

Probably the most important lesson I learned from him is that politicians, to preserve their integrity, must be willing to lose their office. I remember one time when Rodney was confronted with a choice between doing what he thought was right, and doing what was politically expedient. He was genuinely concerned - wrongly, as it later turned out - that voting his conscience on this issue could actually get him defeated in a future election. He thought hard about it, and when he made his decision, he called me on the phone (which I remember vividly, because it was 4 in the morning when he called), and said, "The heck with it, I'm doing the right thing. And if I get defeated, I'll still be a lawyer, I'll still be an investment banker, I'll still be Nicole Ellis' daddy, and I'll still be an interesting guy to talk to at a cocktail party."

Check it out, and if he sounds like your kind of guy, please consider helping him out.

The pro-DeLay slime machine gears up

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Friday June 25, 2004 · 12:09 PM PDT

2004/06/25 · 12:09

The pro-DeLay forces are diong their best to slime Chris Bell for his ethics complaint against their idol. So far, Reps. John Culberson and John Carter have stepped up to hurl mud at Bell, and each of them has done so without attempting to make any substantive rebuttals of any part of Bell's charges. It'd be a very good idea if the Kos community kept an eye on this and maybe returned a little fire, lest the perception shift from "serious allegations" to "mere partisan squabbling".

Here's what you've been missing:

An MP3 of Chris Bell on Houston Pacifica radio station KPFT. Culberson calls in about 29 minutes into the show to make his attack.

Greg Wythe and Rob Humenik discuss Culberson's attacks.

An op-ed by John Carter in the Austin American-Statesman. Rebutted by Greg and me.

Letters to the Statesman editor can be submitted here.

Keep an eye on this, it's just going to get worse.

Texas' Club for Growth Poster Girl

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Tuesday June 01, 2004 · 3:39 PM PDT

2004/06/01 · 15:39

It's difficult for me to pick which of the endangered Texas Democratic Congressional incumbents is my favorite, the one I'd least like to see lose in November. It's not nearly as difficult for me to pick which of their opponents is my least favorite. That would be Arlene Wohlgemuth, architect of the infamous Memorial Day Massacre of 1997, darling of the Club for Growth, killer of health insurance for children, and opponent of Rep. Chet Edwards in the new 17th Congressional District.

Take a minute and learn more about Edwards and Wohlgemuth here, here, and here. If you agree with me that a Congress without Arlene Wohlgemuth is better than a Congress with her, please consider lending Edwards a hand.

Texas Tuesday: Max Sandlin

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Tuesday May 25, 2004 · 7:28 PM PDT

2004/05/25 · 19:28

Rep. Max Sandlin, from East Texas' 1st CD, is one of the five incumbents threatened by redistricting. He's sure to be in a tight race, and though his opponent came out of a tough primary and runoff without much money, he was the beneficiary of a visit from Dick Cheney at a high-dollar fundraiser this past Friday.

A group of Texas bloggers has created the Texas Tuesdays web page to highlight and raise funds for our Democratic incumbents and challengers. Today is Max Sandlin's day, and you can read more about him here:

Sandlin intro

Sandlin bio

Sandlin news roundup

Please check it out, and help us to help Rep. Max Sandlin.

New Texas Poll: Mixed for Bush, bad for Perry

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Wednesday May 19, 2004 · 2:59 PM PDT

2004/05/19 · 14:59

Here are the results of the most recent Scripps Howard Texas Poll, which mostly asked approve/disapprove questions about various politicians.
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Texas Tuesdays!

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Tuesday May 11, 2004 · 1:52 PM PDT

2004/05/11 · 13:52

We all know what the Congressional situation is like in Texas, and we all know that holding ground there will be the key to making gains or even getting control in the House. Towards that end, a group of Texas bloggers has started a tradition called "Texas Tuesdays", in which we profile a worthy candidate and try to generate some donations for that candidate's campaign. Last week, we raised $500 for Richard Morrison, and this week we're trying to do the same or better for Morris Meyer. Click on the links below to read the bloggage from these two weeks, and please consider making a donation to help them out.

Announcing Texas Tuesdays

Intro: Morris Meyer

Interview with Morris Meyer

Guest post: Morris Meyer

Intro: Richard Morrison

Interview with Richard Morrison

Guest post: Richard Morrison

Wrapup to Week One

Interview with Richard Morrison

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Thursday April 08, 2004 · 12:29 PM PDT

2004/04/08 · 12:29

You may have noticed the ad from Richard Morrison, the Democratic challenger to Tom DeLay in Texas' CD 22. I've met the man and I think highly of him, and I definitely believe he's worth your support. If you want to know more about him, you can read my interview with him from December, or go and check out his blog. Any way you can do it, give him a hand and help him take on Tom DeLay.

BlogAds effectiveness

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Tuesday March 30, 2004 · 10:13 PM PST

2004/03/30 · 22:13

Martin Frost is the latest candidate to run BlogAds, joining fellow Texan Morris Meyer in tapping this market. I've been wondering ever since Ben Chandler's much-ballyhooed (and now copied) success at running BlogAds how other candidates would do now that there's more of them in the mix and almost none of them are in a high-visibility special election in which their candidacy and fundraising needs have been shilled all around the blog world. So, I took it upon myself to ask all of them campaigns that have run these ads what their opinion of them was. I'm a bit annoyed that I only got three responses - you would think that if a candidate's strategy includes this kind of Internet outreach, they'd be a bit more solicitous about replying to email - but that's the way it goes. I've reproduced the questions and answers below the More link. Short answer: Good news for BlogAds and the candidates who want to use them.
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