Liberal writer Abby Rapoport tried to gin up momentum for Democrats’ “turn Texas blue” effort in an article on a blog called ‘The American Prospect’.
Her premise is that because new Republican money is coming in to Texas, Dems must have the GOP running scared.
Where to begin?
For one thing, Democrats tried to “turn Texas blue” for years in advance of 2010 redistricting. It aroused no particular interest from Republican donors and failed miserably.
Now they’re doing it again, and they think that new GOP money in Texas means they have a better chance of winning this time. That’s right, better.
This is a perfect example of the liberal leaps in logic that keep sensible Texans from being very interested in their brand. “We need more jobs, so tax the job makers!” “We need racial harmony, so let’s dredge up past racism every time we give a speech!”
The Texas GOP Chairman said they are using the money to do outreach, which is probably happening elsewhere. Obama has successfully convinced the GOP that signing people up by hand works, so it’s time to get started. That’s sensible.
What this has to do with national Democrats in Texas, again, trying to win Texas over is anyone’s guess. These guys are delusional.
If they make progress in red states it will because of Republicans like Marcio Rubio and the immigration bill they are trying to destroy their own party with right now, not because of another Democrat go to convincing Texans to vote how broken states vote.