Just got back from volunteering for Texas Democrats and Obama Biden.

[Ilsa]

Several of us were holding Obama Biden signs near the early voting office. We gave away lots of signs and got alot of honks, thumbsup, and waves. The Repukes generally left us alone, a couple gave us the thumbsdown, but nothing too rude except for one: One man walked up to a volunteer and accused her of being on welfare. We were on him like flies on dogshit.

We're in a red county in a red state (south Texas), but our goal is to get it close enough that the GOP has to start spending money here.

[NatBurner]

1. excellent...

questions: did the volunteer just happen to be Black

and

when you say "on him like flies on dogshit" what do you mean

?

[Ilsa]

4. Oh yes, of course she was Black, so she had

to be on welfare, right? :sarcasm:

I thought flies loved buzzing on dogshit, but it's been a long time since I was around any. Anyway, the man was dogshit, and we were all over him, setting him straight about Democrats, McCain, etc.

[davsand]

2. Hell NO, we are not on welfare. You F***ing Republicans gutted it."

I'd have been hard-pressed not to clock that asshole with my sign, I swear.


I early voted yesterday here in Illinois. Felt mighty fine.




Laura

[EFerrari]

3. Great work!

:yourock:

[mrJJ]

5. Curtail the GOP redistricting plans for TX

via BOR

If We Win More Races, We Can Elect a Better Democrat as Speaker of the House

Simply put, Texas House Democrats picked all the low-hanging fruit some time ago. We're deep into the orchard now, and the more money, the larger GOTV plans we can run across the state. Going back to what I wrote in the first Burnt Orange Political Report, I have to stress how large of a challenge Texas Democrats are facing this cycle:

The Texas House districts were drawn to elect nearly 100 Republicans. Five years ago, House Republicans led the chamber 88-62. Today, that lead has dwindled to 79-71 -- and without too much imagination, we may yet see Texas Democrats retake the Texas House.

It will take serious work, though. Texas Democrats are running in deeply Republican districts across the state. That's a sign of how terribly the Republican brand of governing -- led by House Speaker Tom Craddick -- has failed Texas families over the past five years...House Democrats will gain net seats this cycle -- the question is just, how many.

If Democrats can net four seats this cycle -- which would be a tremendous accomplishment no one should sneer at -- then the Texas House will be a tie, 75-75, and in all likelihood we will have to settle for a "compromise" Republican or Democrat for Speaker of the House. While a compromise is an improvement over Speaker Tom Craddick, it could leave us with that compromise candidate in 2011, when the redistricting plans would need to be passed.

No Republican, period, will ever let us pass a fair redistricting plan out of the Texas House; to believe otherwise is just plain stupid. And I don't feel confident in either of the two "compromise" TX House Democrat members that are often floated as potential candidates for Speaker in the event that it's very close.

(And I pray that we net 5-6 seats so I don't have to write those posts, but if we have to, we will...)

Besides, if we want to win a redistricting fight in 2010, then we need a smart negotiator who can argue from a position of strength. If we can protect all of our incumbents, win a few of the open seats and win a few challenge races, then we can elect -- to use the term of "Orange to Blue" framing -- a Better Democrat as Speaker of the House.

Here's the three things a Better Democrat as Speaker of the House accomplishes (click "There's More"):

http://www.burntorangereport.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=7175