This was a disappointment for me. I viewed the current practice of using the chairmanship of the party as a reward for loyalty to current party leaders to be a failure -- a failure that has resulted in no Democrat holding a statewide elected office for more than 18 years now (and Democratic minorities in both bodies of the state legislature). I had hoped that this was the year we could break that tradition and shake up the party, giving it a new direction and passionate leadership. I was wrong. Hinojosa easily won, winning probably around three-quarters of the delegate vote.
Maybe I am wrong about Mr. Hinojosa. Maybe he will provide some able and dynamic leadersip for the party. I sincerely hope so. I am afraid the party is going to look the same in another two years as it does now (a party that voters view as weak and ineffectual) -- and I don't want that.
Congratulations on your victory, Mr. Hinojosa! Now get busy and rebuild this party, so Texans can have a brighter future.
Does it really matter who wins the party chair? Most Texans are not going to get with a progressive agenda any time soon I don't think. Just the way it is.
ReplyDeleteCorrect me if I'm wrong, but I gain the distinct impression that Texas is doing very much better than most other States of the Union - more jobs, more business, and all the Californians are heading east!
ReplyDeleteI'd like to see Hightower run for Gov.
ReplyDeleteAllow me to correct you, DD. Here are some facts about the "miracle" in Texas:
ReplyDelete* Texas has the largest number of people working for minimum wage in the U.S.
* Texas has the largest percentage of the workforce working for minimum wage in the U.S.
* Texas has the largest number and percentage of people working without benefits (especially health insurance).
* At least twenty-five other states have a lower unemployment rate than Texas does.
* Texas has the lowest per pupil funding of public scholls of any state (and that was before they cut another $5 billion out of education).