Post by Logan on Jun 16, 2016 3:08:45 GMT -6
As Texas Democrats prepare for their biennial state convention this week in San Antonio, many questions arise: Are they meeting out of habit, or is there a reason for this gathering? Why is the list of scheduled speakers so provincial? What are they doing to drive turnout and enthusiasm in the 20 weeks between now and Election Day?
The Texas Democratic Party’s convention lands at a moment when the state’s Republicans are feverishly manufacturing topics for the opposition party to talk about, from personal and public legal issues to social media stumbles to plain, old-fashioned operational failures in foster care and student testing programs.
The Republican Party of Texas held its convention last month in Dallas. Attendance was down. The local favorite — U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz — had just packed his presidential candidacy in a Tupperware canister in the back of the fridge — hoping it would keep for four years when there will be another race for president.
Gov. Greg Abbott didn’t even say Donald Trump’s name out loud in his speech. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick did, but most other Texas Republicans stayed away.
Read more: www.texastribune.org/2016/06/15/analysis-texas-loyal-opposition-dysfunctional/
The Texas Democratic Party’s convention lands at a moment when the state’s Republicans are feverishly manufacturing topics for the opposition party to talk about, from personal and public legal issues to social media stumbles to plain, old-fashioned operational failures in foster care and student testing programs.
The Republican Party of Texas held its convention last month in Dallas. Attendance was down. The local favorite — U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz — had just packed his presidential candidacy in a Tupperware canister in the back of the fridge — hoping it would keep for four years when there will be another race for president.
Gov. Greg Abbott didn’t even say Donald Trump’s name out loud in his speech. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick did, but most other Texas Republicans stayed away.
Read more: www.texastribune.org/2016/06/15/analysis-texas-loyal-opposition-dysfunctional/