Richard Morrison Chat
By Byron LaMasters
We were just joined here at Kaveh Kanes by the Democratic nominee for Congress in District 22, otherwise known as the man taking on Tom DeLay - Richard Morrison. He had about 15 minutes to spend with us.
His fundraising is going well. He's been raising a lot of money online from bloggers, as well as within the district. The DCCC has also pledged a commitment to the race.
Morrison has noticed that many of the new voters placed in the district through redistricting are interested in his campaign message. He's especially noticed this among Republicans and Independents.
Morrison has been focusing on a few key issues in his race. One issue that he highlighted was the Social Security Fairness Act for teachers. Morrison supports it, DeLay doesn't, and it's a bipartisan issue with over 300 supporters in Congress. Another issue is transportation. Local elected officials in the 22nd are getting swamped with calls for a mobility plan. Who's stopping it on Congress? Tom DeLay. Morrison wants light rail and commuter rail. On Health Care, Morrison called the Republican Prescription Drug program a sham, because there are no price controls on the drug companies.
Morrison is running a grassroots campaign. He hopes to raise over one million dollars. With the money, Morrison hopes to have 800 people on the ground, targetted mailings, radio and TV. The more he raises, the more he can do.
Morrison said that the DeLay scandals have upset a lot of Republicans who generally support limited government. Many of the people he were talked to were pissed off by Tom DeLay's involvement in the redistricting process - where DeLay was "so public and so mean"
Go ahead and drop Richard Morrison a few bucks when you have the chance.
Update: There's a picture of all of us at Kaveh Kanes over on Texas Tuesday's here.
Posted by Byron LaMasters at June 18, 2004 02:05 PM
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