Texas: Obama is Coming, Obama is Coming

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Wednesday June 25, 2008 · 6:45 AM PDT

2008/06/25 · 06:45

Obama is prepared to spend money to turn Texas and other red states Blue. Deputy campaign manager Hildebrand is quoted as saying,

"Texas is a great example where we might not be able to win the state, but we want to pay a lot of attention to it," Hildebrand said. "It’s one of the most important redistricting opportunities in the country."

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Imagine the State of Texas yielding new progressive members in Congress and upseating Republicans. Unthinkable a few years ago, but the Obama team will be spending time in Texas to make it a reality in 2008.

In an unusual move, Obama’s campaign will also devote some resources to states it’s unlikely to win, with the goal of influencing specific local contests in places like Texas and Wyoming

I live in a Red state and I am used to watching the rest of the country receive all of the attention. But, not this year.

Hildebrand and Obama campaign manager David Plouffe have, in recent days, outlined the shape of Obama’s campaign. In an interview with Politico, Hildebrand said Obama would focus largely on 14 states George W. Bush won in 2004, plus one state Kerry won in 2004, New Hampshire – where Obama and Hillary Clinton stage their first joint event Friday.

Hildebrand went on to say,

We’re going in to win those states," he said. "We’re not going in to make McCain have to pay attention to them. We’re going in to win. The result of that is he’s going to have to pay serious attention to them where he otherwise might not have to."

Obama is also focused on changing the politics in Washington and is devoted to helping down ticket races. If Obama is successful, then he may have an allegiance of new Congressmen ready to fight for his progressive agenda.

A "new President alone isn't enough," Obama wrote in a message sent to the DSCC’s email list. "I've served long enough in the U.S. Senate to know that Washington must change, and I also know that big changes don't happen without big Senate majorities - and right now, Democrats occupy only 49 seats."

"This November, we have a chance to create a Democratic Senate majority like we haven't seen in decades - but it won't happen on its own," he wrote.

So Texas and other red states, we will not be ignored this year. Obama is coming to help.

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