| The 10th Congressional District is a winnable seat. Kuff has said so, thus, it must be true. In the final hours of the quarter, the TX-10 is getting more national attention, and the number one way to prove a race can be won is sadly proving you can raise money early. That's why two national bloggers are pushing their candidate in the TX-10.
As Matthew Yglesias mentioned today this race to defeat captain clear channel, Mike McCaul, is an important race in what could be another wave election.
It's not a CQ-certified competitive district and probably shouldn't be. But these are the kind of races you can win if there's a wave, and they're also the kind of races of which a wave of victories is made.
Markos wrote a fantastic write up on Wednesday showing the importance of early money and infrastructure development, and the TX-10 is an important example of how early money could change the dynamic for this race.
Why the national attention? It appears Dan Grant is on the road talking about his plan to defeat Mike McCaul and he has seemingly won over Ezra Klein.
I've met Grant a couple of times now and have come away continually impressed. His background is in the foreign service, and he's spent time reconstructing civil society in Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Iraq. It's a background which would not only be good for his votes, but good for the Democratic Caucus, which desperately needs credible foreign policy voices whose personal expertise will enable them to stiffen spines in Congress and convince their colleagues that all national defense thinking needn't be outsourced to DC's permanent foreign policy establishment.
Grant's race, in an oddly gerrymandered district that includes Austin, Texas, is a longshot, but a winnable one. And Grant's a more interesting -- and useful -- candidate than most. If his race picks up buzz, it will focus national attention on a credible Democrat just back from Iraq whose able to loudly argue that Republicans have been deeply incompetent in conducting American foreign policy. So if you're looking for a race to pump some early cash into, Grant's a good choice.
Yglesias, Kos, and Klein all show how this is a race on the bubble and early financial support for Dan Grant or Larry Joe Doherty will make a huge difference by next November. |
