Zidane
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Sat Jul-24-04 09:00 PM
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Anyone else excited about nearly all of our candidates? |
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When I went to the two conventions (for the first time) this year - senate and state - I have to admit I was expecting it to be full of nothing but major repub-lite delegates and candidates. (after all, this is texas)
I was also expecting to be turned off enough to most of them to want to vote green by the time I left.
To my surprise, however, the VAST majority of delegates and candidates seemed VERY progressive. Not Kucinich level progressive, but certainly not anywhere near repub-lite.
Is the party experimenting this year (i.e. seeing if progressive candidates do better than repub-lite candidates)?
Regardless, I'm very excited about all of them. Instead of leaving wanting to vote green I left wanting to vote 100% straight democratic, and excited about the prospect of actually getting progressives in to office here. I hope others are excited about them as well, and that as many of them as possible are elected.
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bluestateguy
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Sat Jul-24-04 09:04 PM
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Democrats don't win elections in Texas anymore.
I urge all Texas Democrats to leave the state and move to swing states where their votes will matter.
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NoPasaran
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Sat Jul-24-04 11:34 PM
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4. What's keeping you here? |
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Sun Jul-25-04 02:33 PM
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6. Cool banner, NoPasaran! |
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I'm excited about David VanOs. Really inspiring guy!
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NoPasaran
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Sun Jul-25-04 04:01 PM
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I agree about VanOs. I heard him speak several times at the convention and at the last DFT Meetup in Austin. He never fails to satisfy.
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Sat Jul-24-04 09:08 PM
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2. My Texas friends seem very excited about Morrison |
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I pray for the state of Texas. I hope you guys find your Democratic heart.
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Sat Jul-24-04 09:12 PM
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And, yes, I agree with you completely. I do not think this is an experiment to test progressive candidates. I think this is a wakeup of Texas Democrats realizing that you can't when elections with repub-lites and a going back to grass roots Democratic campaigning. People will be surprised by the votes in Texas in November. We may not go Democrat statewide, but this will be closer than a lot of people imagine. I tend to be really optimistic and think that Kerry/Edwards will pull the Texas electoral, but I'm told I hang around with too many "like thinkers" to have a feel for the outcome. We'll see.
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