Rick Noriega Gets Progressive Patriot Fund $$$$ from Feingold

I'm looking forward to a purple state in TX (3.00 / 1)

And Rick will do it.  

I was so impressed that Rick went to Big Spring, Lubbock and Amarillo recently.  Those are towns in Shrub's backyard.  Rick is fearless.

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by: Benny @ Tue Mar 25, 2008 at 19:26:59 PM UTC

Congratulations to Rick! (3.00 / 2)

This year's Netroots Nation is really going to be cool - right here in our own backyard.

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by: sonia @ Tue Mar 25, 2008 at 19:38:13 PM UTC

WOO-HOO! (3.00 / 2)

Go Rick!
Congratulations on the nod from Progressive Patriots!

Disclosure: Former Political Director for Lee Leffingwell for Mayor of Austin ('09)

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by: sccs @ Tue Mar 25, 2008 at 20:01:27 PM UTC

Noriega! (3.00 / 2)

  I just got the email myself and came right over here to see if y'all knew.

This is awesome.

I spent 2004 being harangued and blamed by some liberals in this country for all our problems just cause I was from Texas.

I also spent the election of '04 working my ass off for the national candidates in a complete vacuum - Texas might as well have still been a republic.

FINALLY!  And BOR - thank you.  You and the other Texas blogs (along with the caucus system and a long strange election season)and all of us Texas liberals,  have put Texas back in play!

This just rocks!  Hooray!

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by: Tena @ Tue Mar 25, 2008 at 20:45:29 PM UTC

Here's Rick's Response to this (3.00 / 2)

The evidence is clearer than ever: we're going to have the support to take back Texas," Says Noriega

Houston, TX -- U.S. Senate candidate Lt. Col. Rick Noriega today expressed his gratitude to the thousands of Americans who participated in the nomination and selection process of the Progressive Patriots' Fund, a process that led to Noriega's selection as 2008's first "Progressive Patriot."

Said Noriega, "We're running hard in every county in Texas, to hold Senator Cornyn accountable for his failure to take on our health care and energy crises, his support for the economic policies that are leading us to economic disaster, and his failure to demand a responsible plan to get us out of Iraq.  And people are responding."

"Grassroots Democrats from across the nation had a number of excellent Senate candidates to choose from, and I'm grateful they selected me as the first Progressive Patriot of 2008.  I'm also grateful for the support of the Texas grassroots, who I know helped make this endorsement possible.  While no one is going to agree with me on every issue, I intend to honor their support by fighting every day for the families in Texas and across America who are being left out by Mr. Cornyn's special interest agenda.  I will continue the momentum of change and accountability in Washington over the next eight months on the campaign trail, and as Texas' next U.S. Senator."

The Progressive Patriots' Fund, founded by deficit hawk and campaign finance reform hero Senator Russ Feingold, provided key support in 2006 for winning candidates such as Senator Sherrod Brown of Ohio.

The endorsement and financial support of the Progressive Patriots' Fund comes in the wake of Noriega's historic win in the Democratic primary, in which he received over 110,000 more votes than Senator John Cornyn.  Noriega's primary win makes him the first Democrat to win a multi-candidate U.S. Senate primary without a runoff in Texas since 1976.

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by: Benny @ Tue Mar 25, 2008 at 23:34:55 PM UTC

Shocked (joyfully though!) (3.00 / 1)

I am shocked that our great hometown candidate beat out such nationally recognized and followed candidates such as Warner and the Udalls. Wow, Noriega has really organized his base successfully, and now he is ready to convert Independents to the cause. Go Rick!

And if anyone is wondering the results were:
Rick Noriega (TX) - 35.1%
Andrew Rice (OK) - 21.0%
Mark Udall (CO) - 19.0%
Jeane Shaheen (NH) - 11.1%
Mark Warner (VA) - 5.7%
Tom Udall (NM) - 4.6%
Ronnie Mugrove (MS) - 3.5%

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by: DallasDavid @ Wed Mar 26, 2008 at 05:15:21 AM UTC

A fine slate (0.00 / 0)

of very deserving candidates.  I am glad that each received a contribution, though smaller than Rick's.  Congratulations to them all, and major props to Rick and his team for the win!

Disclosure: Former Political Director for Lee Leffingwell for Mayor of Austin ('09)

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by: sccs @ Wed Mar 26, 2008 at 15:32:58 PM UTC

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