The Brains fella said yesterday that Commentary might be conceding the race because I’m not saying much about the campaign. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion.
Here is the deal. Every campaign is different. With this one, Commentary has decided to keep my takes short. I’m not going to get into the details about turnout, media, advertising, field, fundraising, C&E reports, or endorsements. I’ll let others take the lead like Patti Hart from the Chron on the biggest donor by far in the SD6 Special.
That is a whole lot of loot.
Commentary mentioned the other day that Hall of Fame great skipper Earl Weaver who just left us managed the Orioles against the Mets in the 1969 World Serious. Who was the 1969 World Serious MVP?
Politico’s lead story today is about Dems launching a program to turn the Lone Star State blue. It is about time. Here is the lead:
National Democrats are taking steps to create a large-scale independent group aimed at turning traditionally conservative Texas into a prime electoral battleground, crafting a new initiative to identify and mobilize progressive voters in the rapidly-changing state, strategists familiar with the plans told POLITICO.
The organization, dubbed “Battleground Texas,” plans to engage the state’s rapidly growing Latino population, as well as African-American voters and other Democratic-leaning constituencies that have been underrepresented at the ballot box in recent cycles. Two sources said the contemplated budget would run into the tens of millions of dollars over several years – a project Democrats hope has enough heft to help turn what has long been an electoral pipe dream into reality.
And:
One Democrat close to the planning process said the group intended to bring in “top campaign talent to Texas” for a long-term organizing push.
Here is the entire must read piece.
Let’s just hope the new blood takes charge of the Lone Star State Dem effort.
From Chron.com:
Due to redistricting, all 30 (Texas State) senators drew envelopes out of a crystal-bowl revealing whether they would serve a two- or four-year term. Inside the envelopes were numbers 1-31. An odd number resulted in a four-year term.
It turns out Dem Sen. Wendy Davis drew a two-year term meaning she will have to run in a non-presidential year in 2014. The State GOP was elated. Looks like that race will be the one to watch again.
SD6 drew a four-year term. Oh, well.
Donn Clendenon of course of the Mets won the 1969 World Serious MVP with a .357 batting average, 3 dingers, and 4 RBIs.
I thought they got rid of Milo. Why is he still hosting Astroline?
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