After Alabama, eyes are on Texas senate race between Ted Cruz and Beto O'Rourke.

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Friday December 15, 2017 · 11:11 AM PST

2017/12/15 · 11:11

Since many lawmakers are not listening to their constituents (e.g., pushing through an unpopular tax bill), we must work to elect representatives in 2018 who are not beholden to special interests. The recent election in Alabama has given us hope. In Texas, Beto O’Rourke (TX16), is running against Ted Cruz. Beto recently came to Fort Worth, Texas and here’s a snippet of what he had to say:

YouTube Video

Some of the highlights from this clip:

Texas has not elected a democratic senator for 29 years. (I have lived in Texas for 25 years and never felt that I had a senator who was responsive to my concerns. This needs to change!)
Trump only won Texas by 9 points, even though Clinton did not campaign in the state.
Ted Cruz’s favorability rating (38%) in Texas is lower than Roy Moore’s was in Alabama.
O’Rourke has raised more money than Cruz thus far and he doesn’t take money from PACs.
Nine months ago Cruz and O’Rourke were polling even at 30% each (with 40% undecided).
O’Rourke has been holding townhall meetings all over the state.
Donations are important, because it shows the race is competitive. You can support the campaign at: betofortexas.com
Text BETO to 90975 to get involved with the campaign.

Choose a Challenger

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Wednesday June 18, 2008 · 10:39 AM PDT

2008/06/18 · 10:39

Barbara Boxer's PAC for Change is in the process of selecting the Senate challegner that her PAC will support.

So today, we're kicking off our 2008 "Choose a Challenger" contest -- an opportunity for you to help decide which Democratic Senate challenger our PAC for a Change online community will support next. The winner of our online contest will be featured in a fundraising email to our entire online community, potentially adding tens of thousands of dollars to his or her campaign war chest this fall -- going a long way towards helping us build a stronger progressive Senate majority in 2009 and beyond.

You can vote at: www.pacforachange.com. This is an easy way to help your favorite candidate financially without actually forking over any money (although I encourage you to do that as well)!

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Tuesday June 10, 2008 · 10:22 AM PDT

2008/06/10 · 10:22

Now that the main hysteria over the primary has passed, we have a chance to focus on other races. I'm very excited about the candicacy of Rick Noriega for U.S. Senator in Texas. Like Jim Webb in 2006, Rick is underfunded compared to his opponent, John Cornyn. But like Jim Webb, Rick Noriega also has a chance to win, with your help! Our next democratic president will need a bigger majority in the Senate to get his agenda passed. A fundraiser is underway to help "fill Rick's boots" while he is at National Guard training:

For the first two weeks of June, U.S Senate candidate Rick Noriega will report for mandatory National Guard Annual Training. During this critical point in the campaign, we need you to help by stepping in to "Fill Rick's Boots" by giving or raising funds for his campaign.

The Texas Senate race is a dead heat with two recent public polls showing Rick within four points of the incumbent John Cornyn. We need people like you to join prominent Texans and help raise funds for the campaign.

To get involved with Rick's campaign, please go to www.ricknoriega.com

McCain Needs an Opponent

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Wednesday April 09, 2008 · 11:35 AM PDT

2008/04/09 · 11:35

Here is an interesting take on the prevailing belief around here that the longer the democratic primary goes on, the worse off our democratic candidate will be. This article suggests otherwise:

The first thing McCain needs is for the Democrats to find a nominee. There's a lot of bad conventional wisdom percolating that this drawn out fight is good for McCain. It isn't... at least not yet.

There may be a point where it is good for McCain, say if the fight actually goes all the way to Denver, but short of that, he needs an opponent, badly.

The article goes on to suggest that the democratic nominee, once chosen, will get a big poll bounce from which McCain will need time to recover. In addition, his campaign will lack direction (in terms of message as well as geography) until he knows who he is up against.

Rick Noriega wins Progressive Patriot

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Tuesday March 25, 2008 · 8:10 PM PDT

2008/03/25 · 20:10

Yippee!!! Thanks to those who voted to help turn Texas purple!

From: Russ Feingold, U.S. Senator
Date: Tue Mar 25 13:12:33 2008
Our Newest Progressive Patriot
I'm proud to announce that the Progressive Patriots community has chosen U.S. Senate candidate of Texas Rick Noriega as our first 'Progressive Patriot' of 2008. Of the thousands of progressives who cast their vote, Rick received the most votes and we'll be sending him a $5,000 contribution today to help his campaign. While I'm sure it was difficult to choose among so many great candidates, we're thrilled to support Rick's campaign for the Senate seat in Texas. Rick has spent his entire career serving this country. Following a 14 month deployment to Afghanistan, Rick returned to
his native Houston to coordinate Hurricane Katrina relief efforts. In addition to his military background, Rick was elected to four terms in the Texas House. I urge you to check out Rick's website at www.ricknoriega.com to learn more about his record and to find out how you can help Rick succeed in November.

Noriega shuts down web site as war protest

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Monday March 24, 2008 · 8:15 PM PDT

2008/03/24 · 20:15

From: Rick Noriega
Date: Mon Mar 24 13:56:57 2008
Re: 4000 soldiers
Yesterday we reached the terrible milestone of 4,000 Americans dead in the misguided war in Iraq.

395 Texans and their families have paid the ultimate price and I ask you to take the time you would have spent on my website today offering them your prayers and your thanks for the heroic service of their loved ones.

We must also offer the country a new direction so that more of our young men and women are not lost.

I have suspended my campaign website for 24 hours to call attention to the failed policies that led us into war and kept us there with no plan for getting out.

God Bless Texas and God Bless America.

Wonder if it would be fitting for blogs to do the same. (Does anyone remember the day, back in the 90's when websites turned their pages black for a day in order to protest a court ruling supporting internet censorship?) If Dailykos was down for a day, what could we all do with the time we would have otherwise spent here to help end the war and honor those who have served? Write letters to the editor, write letters to congress, volunteer, donate... what else?

Vote in Feingold's Pick a Progressive Contest

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Saturday March 22, 2008 · 8:04 AM PDT

2008/03/22 · 08:04

From an e-mail from Russ Feingold:

"Pick a Progressive Patriot" is your chance to vote for whom we will support with early financial help, giving them the ability to build strong grassroots programs that will enable them to be successful on Election Day.

Our latest installment of "Pick a Progressive Patriot" will end next Monday at 5 PM central time. If you aren't familiar with these great candidates, you can learn more about them on our Meet the Candidates page.

Whichever candidate receives the most votes will receive a $5,000 contribution from the Progressive Patriots Fund for their 2008 election. You can vote for your favorite Senate challenger here.

UPDATE: You can apparently vote more than once, over a period of time. I voted a couple of days ago and I voted again today!

Poll

49 votes Show Results

Who is your favorite progressive patriot?

49 votes Vote Now!

Who is your favorite progressive patriot?

Ronnie Musgrove - Mississippi

3 votes

Rick Noriega - Texas

16 votes

Andrew Rice - Oklahoma

6 votes

Jeanne Shaheen - New Hampshire

5 votes

Mark Udall - Colorado

3 votes

Tom Udall - New Mexico

5 votes

Mark Warner - Virginia

11 votes

It's not racist to argue that race matters

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Friday March 14, 2008 · 9:29 PM PDT

2008/03/14 · 21:29

There was a thoughtful column in the Friday Chicago Tribune that readers here might be interested in. I encourage you to read the whole thing (an exerpt is provided below the fold).

Next to the article is an 11-minute video from an Obama press conference in which he discusses race issues pertaining to his campaign that is well worth watching. His responses made me very glad that I voted for him! I think it would reflect well on the candidate if his supporters followed in his footsteps in discussing sensitive matters in such a respectful way.

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Friday March 07, 2008 · 9:25 AM PST

2008/03/07 · 09:25

With democrats turning out to vote in droves, maybe just maybe, Texas can elect a democrat to the U.S. Senate in November. While everyone was focused on the presidential primary race in Texas on March 4, little mention was made here about Rick Noriega winning the democratic primary for U.S. Senator in Texas. In fact, Rick received more votes (1.1 million) in the democratic primary than did incumbent John Cornyn in the republican primary.

Evidently the republicans wasted no time activating their smear campaign against Noriega. According to his campaign:

In response to Rick's victory, Roger Williams, the man leading the Republican effort in Texas this year, said, "Democrats want to retreat from the terrorists." This kind of language is outrageous, and it's offensive. Lieutenant Colonel Rick Noriega didn't retreat from the terrorists when he spent over a year in Afghanistan, and he's stood tall in defense of Texas and of America throughout his 27 years in uniform.

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After Alabama, eyes are on Texas senate race between Ted Cruz and Beto O'Rourke.

Choose a Challenger

Fill Rick's boots!

McCain Needs an Opponent

Rick Noriega wins Progressive Patriot

Noriega shuts down web site as war protest

Vote in Feingold's Pick a Progressive Contest

It's not racist to argue that race matters

Rick Noriega for Texas U.S. Senator