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So excited ! About Battleground Texas Game on Texas !
I am so excited about the Battleground Texas movement, and am going to a meeting next week !
http://austin.culturemap.com/newsdetail/03-17-13-battleground-texas-aims-to-make-texas-competitive-in-national-elections/
Jeremy Bird and Battleground Texas aim to make Texas competitive in national elections
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Battleground Texas is a grassroots voter turnout and voter engagement effort, relying heavily on volunteers, true blue Texans, and donors to help get their fellow Texans to register to vote, and vote Democrat. Bird believes that that has to start with local elections, and then slowly build to statewide offices.
Once Texans are voting Democrat in those races, and those candidates have a chance at winning their races, Texas will start to turn a shade of purple. Then, hopefully, blue. With Texas’ growing Hispanic and young adult populations, the time feels right.
Battleground Texas will be holding meetings across the state over the next several weeks, gathering input, feedback and support from Texans of all walks of life. The possibility of Texas turning blue, which Gov. Perry recently called a “pipedream," just got a bit more possible with Bird and Battleground Texas.
Once Texans are voting Democrat in those races, and those candidates have a chance at winning their races, Texas will start to turn a shade of purple. Then, hopefully, blue. With Texas’ growing Hispanic and young adult populations, the time feels right.
Battleground Texas will be holding meetings across the state over the next several weeks, gathering input, feedback and support from Texans of all walks of life. The possibility of Texas turning blue, which Gov. Perry recently called a “pipedream," just got a bit more possible with Bird and Battleground Texas.