Tom Schieffer Endorsed by TAHCJCC

Whose fault is that? (3.50 / 4)

You are being critical of Tom Schieffer because he is being endorsed by a group who does not have a website.  I hardly think it is his fault that they don't have a website.  Is having a website a qualification for a group endorsing a candidate for governor?  Or is there another reason that you are being critical of Schieffer being endorsed by this group?

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by: atticus22 @ Thu Jun 11, 2009 at 00:20:04 AM UTC

No (3.00 / 1)

I am just saying this isn't that big of an endorsement.  Congrats to Schieffer and Sharp for having it.  There is no such thing as a bad endorsement, but would you rather have this one who may or may not be more than a name or would you rather have every precinct chair in Bexar county?  

In fact, in searching the web, I found only two articles mentioning this group-- this post, and R.G.'s post (which we linked to).

The move, smartly, is to begin the process of hedging in case Leticia Van De Putte or any other person gets in the race.  Tactically brilliant, but electorally insignificant.

As for not having a website, that's bad for the group, but  no fault was assigned. I think the tone comes more from the fact that none of these candidates are particularly exciting.

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by: Matt Glazer @ Thu Jun 11, 2009 at 00:35:10 AM UTC

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I question your objectivity (0.00 / 0)

Dismissing an important constituency is a strange way to build a party.  

I wonder if you would have leveled the same criticisms (e.g., electorally insignificant, not that big of an endorsement, no website, etc.) if your preferred non-candidate had received the endorsement.

"Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will." -Frederick Douglass

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by: Ware V. Wendell @ Thu Jun 11, 2009 at 18:22:20 PM UTC

Come on (0.00 / 0)

How important is this constituency if (a) no one has heard of them before and (b) they haven't arsed themselves to publish even a minimal web site?

This isn't to say that a group of elected Hispanic officials isn't important, any group of elected officials is potentially important.  But, where have they been up to now?

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by: Jeb @ Thu Jun 11, 2009 at 18:59:29 PM UTC

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Criticism (0.00 / 0)

Of the candidates running for Governor, Schieffer is my preferred candidate. Therefore, the answer to your question is, yes, I would level such a criticism.

This endorsement appears to be in name only. They have no website.  Nothing has ever been written about them (other than they have endorsed Sharp and Schieffer this cycle). And, while newsworthy, it appears to be electorally insignificant.

This has nothing to do with a constituency.  

I point you to the comment I wrote previously:

Congrats to Schieffer and Sharp for having it.  There is no such thing as a bad endorsement, but would you rather have this one who may or may not be more than a name or would you rather have every precinct chair in Bexar county?

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by: Matt Glazer @ Thu Jun 11, 2009 at 20:00:16 PM UTC

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Bexar County Democratic Precinct Chairs (3.00 / 1)

My point is that we, as Democrats, should support all activists and organizations who want to build a better Texas -- from the web savvy to the block walkers on down the line.  We're all part of the same movement.

Speaking of Bexar County, here's some coverage from back in May of Ambassador Schieffer meeting with the Democratic Precinct Chairs:
http://walkerreport.blogspot.c...

Full disclosure: I am volunteering for the Schieffer campaign, but I speak for myself only here and not for the campaign.  Besides a great candidate, who speaks extremely well himself, we have one heck of a press secretary.

"Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will." -Frederick Douglass

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by: Ware V. Wendell @ Thu Jun 11, 2009 at 23:41:16 PM UTC

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