3 takeaways from Texas Democratic Party convention as midterm elections approach | gromerjeffers
Beto O’Rourke needs crossover appeal; elected Democrats too idle; and national party an albatross for local effort.
Those issues mix with traditional Democratic talking points, including the need to bolster civil rights and voting rights.Democrats need to figure out how to mine infrequent base voters and appeal to rural and small-town Texans who lean conservative, but not to the far right.Here are three takeaways from the 2022 Texas Democratic convention.The former El Paso congressman entered the convention on a high. Recentagainst Texas incumbent Gov. Greg Abbott.
The state and local political parties — for Democrats and Republicans — are unfairly evaluated during election seasons. Neither political party slates candidates. They are cheerleaders who try to stage coordinated campaigns, even as it’s tougher than ever to squeeze money out of donors. But most of the time national Democrats talk a good game, but never deliver. That includes President Joe Biden,but gave little more than spare change to the effort. And that came after Texas helped save his presidential campaign with a critical victory on Super Tuesday.
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