Burnt Orange Report

Campaign for National Majority on Sunday

By Karl-Thomas Musselman

This Sunday, July 17, former Congressman Chris Bell will headline the Austin kickoff of Campaign for a National Majority, a pragmatic political action committee that supports Democratic candidates for state executive offices nationwide. The event will be held at the Cedar Door (201 Brazos Street) and begins at 7:00 p.m.

The event is free and not meant to be a fundraiser. I'll try to make sure that myself or someone from BOR is there to cover the happenings. Below is some more info on the CNM from their press release.

Campaign for a National Majority supports viable candidates in tough races who show promise as contenders for progressively higher offices.

“The goal is to build a ‘farm team’ of Democrats,” said Michael Fertik, one of the founders of Campaign for a National Majority. “We support Democrats who can win statewide and national elections, based on the idea that governors make the best presidential candidates and that the best governors are typically elected from other state executive offices, such as lieutenant governor or attorney general.”

Campaign for a National Majority has endorsed two candidates from Texas in the last two years, State Representative David Leibowitz and former San Antonio City Councilman Julián Castro, and is currently evaluating other potential candidates for the 2006 election year.

“CNM’s focus on winning state executive elections for Democrats reflects our belief that winning those races is one of the best ways to strengthen the party in the long run,” Fertik added.

Austin will host the first of a series of events in Texas, to be followed by similar kickoff events in San Antonio and Houston. The events are designed to introduce local Democrats to the group’s mission and activities.

I'm all for building the farm team, god knows we need it in Texas.