| Tom Craddick, Suzanna Hupp and the Republican Party are shameful. The Republican Party of Texas started the 2008 cycle attempting to silence the voice of the voters by asking judges to remove candidates in Midland and Fort Worth. They failed. Now Craddick has a new tactic- remove a third party option all together.
PDiddle first reported on this story Sunday calling it "Republican Desperation".
Suzanna Hupp and Tom Craddick are rightfully concerned. We have strong Democratic incumbents and challengers like TexBlog PAC endorsed Chris Turner, Diana Maldonado, Sherrie Matula, and others like Robert Miklos, Joel Redmond, Joe Moody, and many many more.
The scary thing is the blatant disregard the Republican Party has toward Texas voters. Their desire for power and control means they are trying to actively remove third party candidates from the ballot.
Today, Laylan Copelin is reporting that Craddick is meeting with Libertarian's in the Speaker's office to ask them to remove their names. This is tantamount to being called into the principal's office and being asked to go to a different school or just drop out.
Craddick and Hupp are aggressively asking Libertarians to remove their name and remove options for the voters.
The scary thing is, it has worked in at least one high profile race.
The only Libertarian candidate to drop off the ballot in Central Texas so far is Alan Hultgren, who was running against state Rep. Valinda Bolton, D-Austin, and Republican Donna Keel.
With less than three months to go, it is clear Craddick is afraid of losing his job. It is obvious we have him against the ropes, and he isn't going down with out a fight. To complete the sports metaphor, it is entirely possible Craddick lands a lucky punch and our hopes to win back the House are dashed.
Remember, this is the same Republican party that drew congressional districts that silenced tens of thousands of Hispanic and African American voters. Congressional districts ruled unconstitutional by the most conservative Supreme Court we have had in decades. This is the party that will swift boat, TRMPAC, DeLay, their way to victory.
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