Since my legislators on the Federal and state level are all Republicans...

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...I am supporting all of my Democratic candidates for public office. I realize I should support them more, but I am still getting over both the death of my wife and the loss of my job. But I'm rooting for Grier Raggio to replace Pete Sessions on Capitol Hill, John Wellik to replace Will Hartnett in Austin, and everyone else on the roster.

I also know Carol Kent's mother very well, as we have been friends for many years before Carol was elected to the State House.

And for my old friends here on DU, I am still a precinct chair and election judge, and I plan to supervise the elections in my precinct next month. And I will keep an eye out for teabaggers who try to disrupt the proceedings while masquerading as poll watchers.

If there are some compromising, corporatist Democrats that you cannot bring yourself to support, I understand and support your right to think for yourself. Me, I have nowhere to go but up. And that means all of the Democrats on my November ballot get my vote. When they get elected, I am reasonably certain they'll listen to people like me.