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One of the districts that is going to be the most competitive this year in Texas is TX-10, which used to be held by Lyndon Johnson, Jake Pickle, and Lloyd Doggett before it was tortured by Tom Delay into a barbell district stretching from Central Austin to Harris County. Now represented by the unimpressive Michael McCaul, Democrat Ted Ankrum help the incumbent McCaul to 55%, the best work of any district that wasn't a pick-up in 2006 (think Lampson & Ciro). One of the really exciting things about this race is that the past cycles candidates (Sadun and Ankrum) have hung around and maintained the in-district infrastructure. To that end, a new organization called "True Blue 10" has been formed and has been working for months to independently organize and prepare for the general election in 2008, regardless of the eventual nominee (seeing as there are already 2 candidates announced- Dan Grant and Larry Joe Doherty. For those that want to help this effort along I'm making this post to introduce you to a few ways to help. 1) Keep an eye out for stories about the race at BOR. Our writers are going to be pretty plugged into this one. 2) You can donate to the TX-10 Democratic Nominee Fund or start raising for it yourself. 3) Consider signing up for the True Blue 10 email list by sending an e-mail to ron@tb10.org Put ‘Send TB10 News’ in the subject line.
4) Consider joining the TB10 online discussion group. Look for “Sign in and apply for membership.” That will send them an email asking for approval to join the discussion group. Apply if you are in the district or have special abilities or insight you might be able to offer.
5) Read the Spring TB10 Newsletter in the extended entry.
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