Turning East Texas blue

[vlyons]

I went to a big East Texas Dem meeting today in Tyler Texas. There were so many groups there all part of the Resist Trump movement and loosely allied with the Dem party. Gilberto Honojosa (chair of the TX Dem party) was there,as was Mike Collier the TX Dem Vice Chair and who will run for Lt Gov against the c urrent bully Dan Patrick. I was impressed with how many different groups were represented. Indivisible Smith County (Tyler), Voices of Easy Texas, Our Revolution, Dem Women of East Texas, The Snowflakes, East Texas Stonewall Dems, Pantsuits of East Texas, and Turn East Texas Blue. And those are just the ones who got up and spoke. Who knew there were so many in East Texas.

As you might guess, East Texas is historically very rural and deep red Republican Bible Belt. For example Tyler is in Louie Gohmert's district. Many of the counties in east Texas have not fielded a Dem candidate for local office in years. Well we are hoping to change that.

[TexasTowelie]

1. K&R.

I hope that Democrats fill up those ballot positions. It is extremely disappointing to have a ballot with the only options having an "R" after the name.

[vlyons]

2. The goal is to fill 93 slots

Mostly TX district judges and county commissioners. But each county Dem club is trying to recruit folks for posts like county tax assessor, school board, sheriff, mayor, etc

[leanforward]

3. Love these heart warming organizing stories

Democratic populism is back. I live way out of state.

I am a loyal citizen, in opposition to pRezident dRumpf and any GOP lemming.

[Gothmog]

4. Texas will turn blue one day and when that happens the GOP will have no chance to elect POTUS

We have an Indivisible meeting in my county on Wednesday. Texas will turn blue