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TX-23: The DCCC is In


by: Karl-Thomas Musselman

Mon Nov 20, 2006 at 10:33 PM CST


The DCCC is on the ground in TX-23. They have made amazing progress in getting Democrat Ciro Rodriguez to actually abide by their rules for this short election period seeing as he's low on cash and institutional support. In other terms, Ciro has actually been on the phone doing call time which in itself is short of a miracle, just to put it in perspective.

Meghan Gaffney as some will remember from Paul Hackett's race in OH-02 is there now as well as Adrian Saenz, the DCCC's National Field Director (who if I'm not mistaken is from San Antonio as it is).

There is a poll in the field right now to determine where things stand on that front.

The election date cannot be set earlier than this Friday from what we've been told, though there is an expectation that Gov. Perry will do so then. There is an open state house seat in Texas which also has to have an election date set - a dead Republican incumbent beat her Democratic opponent on Nov 7th creating a vacancy which forces an open special election in HD-29 near Houston. That race is discussed in this post.

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Nice cross-post (3.00 / 1)
Saw that this made the front page of Daily Kos, as well. 

I get the sense from this post (0.00 / 0)
That Ciro is a good guy, but is not a great candidate.
Could someone elaborate?

Ciro is a great guy and a good candidate, and his style of (5.00 / 1)
campaigning is great but it's a very door-to-door retail style, and since TX CD-23 is the biggest district in the US, Ciro's style is not very well suited to the district and the shortened time frame.

In the past, Ciro has been reluctant to give up his familiar style of campaigning because he likes the direct contact with his constituents.  That's actually a good characteristic of Ciro's -- not something that should be "corrected."

With the DCCC now on board, they can run the aspect of the campaign that is foreign to Ciro, and Ciro can focus on what he does best.  This is a recipe for victory.


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Just to clarify (0.00 / 0)
CD 23 is nowhere near the biggest district in the U.S.  Think Alaska, Montana, etc.  But it is the biggest district in Texas, which means Ciro has a lot of ground to cover.  I haven't heard what Bonilla is up to, but I hope Ciro and the DCCC can tag team to win this race.  And if not this time around, 23 will be a hot target in '08.

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They lie (0.00 / 0)
It's not the biggest in the county. Population wise it is obviously the same. Land wise it is smaller than the entire state districts that are in the Mountain West.

Please read the Community Guidelines and How to Rate Comments.

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You have to give spew warnings (3.67 / 3)
when you invoke Kelly the Infallible.

I only have so many spare keyboards in the office...

Before you win, you have to fight. Come fight along with us at TexasKaos.


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TX-23 is the largest, non-at-large district in the US n/t (0.00 / 0)


HRC now involved (3.00 / 1)
HRC is now getting involved. Got this email a few minutes ago:

The 2006 mid-term elections marked a turning point for the GLBT community. Across the nation, HRC members were engaged in this historic election, contributing time and money to elect fair-minded leaders. And we did - over 200 of HRC-endorsed federal candidates were elected to Congress!

But it's not over yet! All eyes now turn to Texas, where the December run-off election in the 23rd Congressional District will determine whether one more fair-minded leader can defeat an anti-GLBT incumbent. HRC is proud to endorse Ciro Rodriguez, a former Congressman who has been a strong ally to the GLBT community, earning scores of 100% and 80% on previous HRC Scorecards.  Ciro fought writing discrimination into the consititution, supports federal employment non-discrimination legislation and comprehensive funding for HIV/AIDS. 
Ciro Rodriguez

HRC is mobilizing to help elect Ciro Rodriguez, and we need your help!

To get involved by volunteering, contact Mario Llano at msllano@yahoo.com or (210) 685-3327.

Blockwalking in District 23:
Monday thru Friday: 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Saturdays and Sundays: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm (lunch provided)
Meet at one of Ciro's Headquarters:
246 W. Harding Blvd., San Antonio OR
4435 De Zavala Rd., San Antonio

Phonebanking will begin the week after Thanksgiving.  For more information, contact Mario Llano at msllano@yahoo.com or (210) 685-3327.

Contributions can be sent to:
Ciro for Congress
c/o Ann Marie Schroeder
P.O. Box 12450
San Antonio, TX 78212-0450

The election will be in mid-December (the exact date has not been set by the Governor yet), so we have just a few weeks to help elect Ciro Rodriguez. Please sign up to volunteer or make a contribution today!



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