Stay positive. Make a call to action. Have a purpose. Above all else, have a strong ask. These are the principals that surround any e-mail campaign.
Yesterday afternoon, Barbara Radnofsky broke these rules by e-mailing her list and saying simply, “These Candidates are Not Insane”. Who are these candidates? Joe Jaworski, candidate for SD-11, Judge Susan Criss, candidate for Texas Supreme Court, Larry Joe Doherty, candidate for the 10th Congressional District, and Sherrie Matula candidate in House District 129.
All of these candidates represent what is right with the Democratic Party. They are smart, aggressive candidates that are furthering the Democratic message. Some are running in primaries. Some are running unopposed in the primary. All are working their asses off to win.
I applaud BAR’s want to fundraise for Democratic candidates, but the scary thing is that she sent an e-mail out that made it sound like some people are going around calling these candidates insane. There is no explanation of the subject. No inside joke. The only thing Radnofsky mentions is:
There's a reason every Harris County judicial race has a Democratic candidate. The historic demographic shift in huge Harris County made the front page of the August 9 Houston Chronicle. Leading the nation in minority resident gains, Harris County has a "minority" population of 2.5 million (63%). Experts predict similar changes for Texas, which is now a majority "minority" state. Galveston and other vital counties are fielding candidates touted in the press as viable, promising public servants.
Great points. Worthy cause. But where are the people going around calling Sherrie or Larry Joe insane? Former candidates and current candidates beware. Don’t get cute with your e-mails. Be honest and stay positive. Why not a subject like, “I Support Good Candidates, Do You?” or “Help Me Take Back Texas!” or “4 Great Candidates”.
We have a chance to pick up more seats in the Texas House and perhaps a statewide race or two. We are fielding more competitive races than we did in 2004. The state is changing rapidly in our favor. Let’s do ourselves a collective favor and not imply people think our candidates are insane.
[This is the second in a three part series on SD 11 Democratic candidate Joe Jaworski. It is also cross-posted from Capitol Annex.—VL]
A major issue for Senate District 11 is air quality, which ties in with the statewide issue of clean energy. We talked with SD 11 candidate Joe Jaworski about these issues, and here is a little "Q & A" from that interview.
[This is the first in a three-part series on Joe Jaworski, candidate for Texas Senate in Senate District 11. Parts II and III will run on Saturday and Sunday. This originally appeared at Capitol Annex, and is being cross-posted so more people can learn about Joe Jaworski.—VL]
There are presently 11 Democrats in the Texas Senate. It's a razor-thin margin that barely allows the Democratic Senators to kill disastrous legislation such on issues such as Voter Identification, school vouchers, and measures that go against sound, progressive, public policy. As shown during the recent 80th Texas Legislature, one ill senator can allow Republicans the opportunity to bring up legislation that could harm millions of Texans.
What's the solution? Clearly, we need more Democrats in the Texas Senate. In short, we need a '12th Man' to borrow from the football phrase.
In an unprecedented show of strength nine months before next year's primary elections, Joe Jaworski announced today that he will report raising more than a quarter-million dollars in contributions for his Texas Senate race, saying that voters are investing their money and hopes in his campaign to bring independent leadership for a new direction to Austin.
The filing deadline is Monday for the latest fundraising period from January 1, 2007, to June 30, 2007. Jaworski will report a total of $214,495 raised from 348 individuals for the period. His campaign had $209,508.50 cash on hand at the deadline and has raised $37,000 in online contributions.
Jaworski is running for Senate District 11, which includes portions of Harris, Brazoria and Galveston Counties. He has raised more than $250,000 since entering the race last fall.
... SB 1317, an industry-friendly bill by Sen. Mike Jackson (R-LaPorte), that would block Houston and other cities from using nuisance ordinances to regulate air pollution from outside the city. Clean air advocate Meg Healy, with GHASP!, was blunt in her criticism of Jackson’s proposal. “This bill has no other purpose than to protect the most significant polluters from the increased scrutiny of the city,” she said. ...
“Nobody has a right to chemically alter the atmosphere in a way that you know is dangerous to human health…and send [pollution] for somebody’s child or grandmother to breath,” said (Houston Mayor Bill) White. ... Sen. Jackson closed on his bill with this Rumsfeldian gem: “The more you learn, the more that you learn there’s more to learn.” Sen. Jackson has been in the Texas Legislature for 20 years.
There's a very old country song called "Twenty Years is a Mighty Long Time" and I'd have to agree. That's way too long for one dumbass to be in the Senate.
A major issue for Senate District 11 is air quality, which ties in with the statewide issue of clean energy. We talked with SD 11 candidate Joe Jaworski about these issues, and here is a little "Q & A" from that interview.
