I knew that we could follow the leads of Georgia and Arizona, but doing so would require commitments to engage voters on a consistent and year-round basis. It’s what renewed my hope in my home state of Texas- a state that saw heartbreaking losses up and down the ballot when the nation’s eyes were set upon us. In fact, after my 2020 congressional election loss, I drove to Georgia to canvass for Warnock and Ossoff’s runoff races. In what were once two reliably "red" states, we saw the manifestation of intentional, thoughtful, and strategic organizing- both states went for Biden in the 2020 election, and in early 2021, Georgia elected two Democratic Senators in a historic election. Just click the Take Back Texas thermometer on the right, and give what you can.īECAUSE- If Texas turns blue, the Republicans no longer have a path to victory in presidential elections.īuilding A Political Infrastructure In Texas Please let's help her turn Texas blue by contributing to Ground Game Texas, the political action committee she and Mike Siegel are running. Meanwhile, I have a warm, strong feeling Julie's going to make a big announcement tomorrow. I asked how these disappointing numbers in the blue districts can be dealt with. Lizzie Fletcher- just 159,529 voters- D+1 Vicente Gonzalez- just 115,605 voters- D+3 Half a dozen lazy incumbents (all in blue districts): Julie's campaign turned out 165,697 Democratic voters- R+8 Sri Kulkarni's campaign turned out 175,738 Democratic voters- R+4 Lulu Seikaly's campaign turned out 179,458 Democratic voters- R+6ĭonna Imam's campaign turned out 176,293 Democratic voters- R+6 Mike Siegel's campaign turned out 187,686 Democratic voters- R+5 Wendy Davis' campaign turned out 205,776 Democratic voters- R+5 Half a dozen hard working challengers (all in red districts): Candidates focused on turnout last year wound up with more voters than many of the incumbents. Had they, Biden may well have won Texas last year. Most don't do a thing to encourage turnout in their districts.
One of the problems in Texas is that incumbents in safe blue districts don't do any organizing. She hasn't said no, but she is very committed to the organizing work she and Mike Siegel are doing now. Blue America and several others have been urging Julie Oliver, who lives in the new district, to run for the open seat.
If there's a silver lining, it's that the district can now support a fiery progressive fighter, not a namby-pamby Democratic careerist.
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