This was my first convention. I think I chose a good one to attend. The mood was "just right" in my opinion. There was optimism, but a realistic optimism. No one seemed to gloss over the challenge of organizing and executing in real life. Ken Martin didn't show up in person. There was a very fast glimpse of him speaking in one of the videos on screen. I don't know what the story is there. I thought he was on the list of speakers, not that I thought that was a good idea. I agree that the people seemed pleased with the convention. There was an awesome conga line down on the floor prior to Bernie appearing. It was kind of amazing, given the average age of the participants. Bernie was treated like a rock star. In fact, the whole thing seemed to be a throwback to the seventies. My ears are still ringing like I was at a concert.
The curiosity of Republicans about the Democratic candidates and messages was implied and sometimes outright stated. And it explains Abbott's desperately trying to "rain" on our parade with his juvenile stunts. Most people, myself included never even noticed it happening. There were three former Republicans who came out and introduced nominees, most notably to me, the Trump-appointed former DOJ attorney who managed the impeachment evidence against Paxton. She denounced Paxton with righteous indignation. Paxton can run, but he cannot hide.
Endorsed by the Progressive Caucus and you, and Mothers Against Greg Abbott as well the Young Dems. Wow, I am exhausted and you know I was nervous to the last minute. But we re elected Kendall. And Ellis County Vice Chair Rob Shelton was elected. Even our CD6 nominee said, “Liza, you looked like you were about to be sick” in the hall, just minutes before for the results were finally announced. We are all exhausted! But we had a huge family dinner with our Ellis Dems joined by several other delegates from our CD. It is family. I know for myself there were bid progressive wins. But Myra’s secretary win and Chris Serven’s Hispanic Caucus win were probably the most significant to me aside from Rob and Kendall. This to me is about building the next generation!
i helped a friend write a few resolutions for the county conventions and reached out to like-minded people to get them passed elsewhere. with few existing political connections we managed to bring some to the state level. although not everything made it, i still noticed that one of the resolutions was basically untouched from the version we submitted (with committee amendments that in my opinion actually strengthened it). i can't express enough not only how glad i am to have helped set the course of the texas democratic party but also how empowering it feels to see verbiage i wrote in the resolutions the party has adopted. let's keep it going these next 2 years!
Good job, Tammy. I have worked on Resolutions since 1978, it is my passion. I urge you to try to join your county or CD Resolutions committee if one is available. Also, your SDEC members may be able to help you. I am getting old & my health is declining so I am eager to encourage new, younger voters to get involved! I need to psss the torch
And my friend Yaseen was on the Resolutions Committee this year; he’s in his 20s. But people like him and Emeri Callaway give me so much hope for the future.
And you are correct about both giving us hope. I have known Yaseen for years and he will be a voice to contend with in the future. I hope the same for Emeri. I was wondering why the suit. 😎
hi! i appreciate you both. i could definitely reach out, there are a couple SDEC members i know personally who could give me pointers on what to do next time, as well as ppl ive known whove worked on resos committee(s). thank you for all you have done & continue to do judy!!
Because I was supposed to go; I got on a group chat that I tried to get off but for some reason; it only worked for my iPhone. Not the iWatch.
So, their text were coming in on the watch. It seems like my friend did enjoy it, the do seem energized, and ready to get out the vote. Thank God they were HAPPY to see Kendall win! 😅 I wasn’t sure until I saw it on their text. I am pleased with CD35 SDEC members. I’m happy to see all the Bexar County winners. I enjoyed this convention from afar. Someone asked me when will the 2028 be? When do they announce that? I hope I make it to that one. 😁
This was my first convention and I went as a delegate for Wilson County, a rural county SE of San Antonio. Our party has grown immensely thanks to Jennifer JJ Dominguez, our former party chair and current nominee for CD 35, running against the traitor, Ryan Guillen. Our group was energized and none of us saw any of the dumb stunts Abbott’s people pulled. I am exhausted and I didn’t run for anything or do any committee work, so I can only imagine how those people feel today! 🥱
Thanks for the breakdown, Michelle! Even though I was there it was hard to keep up and you always have such a wealth of knowledge and insight into the party so I always appreciate you!
What’s troubling about west Texas is the failure of party presence there. Our ideas are better and frankly west Texas reflects the working class for whom democratic policies best serve. For democrats not to show up there, not to campaign there, strikes me as an abdication of our party responsibility. A total and inexcusable cop-out. It’s difficult to wrap one’s head around the reality of forfeiture in west Texas. We’d have done fine had we showed up. Perplexing….this cannot continue.
I feel hopeful for the first time in 30 years that we can actually win a Senate race. And now I’m watching it all fall apart because of racist infighting. I saw 12 different Progressive and Conservative media sites reporting on the slights to Jasmine Crockett and Colin Allred regarding the Texas convention. How can the Talerico campaign continue this way - it doesn’t matter who is right or wrong. To serve all of the people of Texas, Talerico needs to take the concerns of almost 2 million voters who still support Jasmine - and many are planning to write her in as a candidate even if she isn’t eligible to be on the ballot. Why do I feel like the grownup in the room? I’m just an old lady.
Michelle, thank you for all the hard work you are doing. These grassroots efforts to run Democratic candidates in all the state races are more important today than ever in our history. We all know this, we are watching our democracy being gutted and the fall out on a daily basis. Rebuilding from the ground up is the only way to create a sustainable fight - because this fight will not be won in 4 years, or 10 years. To that end, I’m alarmed at the infighting between the Talerico campaign and our highest profile Democratic leaders serving in Congress.
Because Talerico will not win the Senate without Black voter turnout, and unless he makes amends to Jasmine Crockett, a significant proportion of her primary voters will not vote for him. Their outrage is all over social media. Whatever the insult was, or wasn’t, he needs to fix it. They will not accept apologies, only actions.
Kyle Rable is an absolute force and deserves all his flowers. Cullin, Malik, and Diana are all part of the Texas Challengers and fantastic in their own rights. Mark Nair is a dilettente running his campaign like politics summer camp for underprivileged boys.
When you look through his social media, it begins to feel very Weekend at Bernie's, but instead of physically lifting a dead body, they're using campaign headshots to make up for the fact that he, the candidate, is rarely among the people. He's on a nearly month long vacation now and that Pridenton post was pre-recorded and posted a week after the event in question because he was in Denton for part of one day. I get that our district is bigger than many states, but half his primary votes came from my city and he thinks we're on 287, according to his last "tour". Not one linear foot of 287 exists in Denton County. CD13 can hate Denton, but they can't win without us.
This was my first convention. I think I chose a good one to attend. The mood was "just right" in my opinion. There was optimism, but a realistic optimism. No one seemed to gloss over the challenge of organizing and executing in real life. Ken Martin didn't show up in person. There was a very fast glimpse of him speaking in one of the videos on screen. I don't know what the story is there. I thought he was on the list of speakers, not that I thought that was a good idea. I agree that the people seemed pleased with the convention. There was an awesome conga line down on the floor prior to Bernie appearing. It was kind of amazing, given the average age of the participants. Bernie was treated like a rock star. In fact, the whole thing seemed to be a throwback to the seventies. My ears are still ringing like I was at a concert.
The curiosity of Republicans about the Democratic candidates and messages was implied and sometimes outright stated. And it explains Abbott's desperately trying to "rain" on our parade with his juvenile stunts. Most people, myself included never even noticed it happening. There were three former Republicans who came out and introduced nominees, most notably to me, the Trump-appointed former DOJ attorney who managed the impeachment evidence against Paxton. She denounced Paxton with righteous indignation. Paxton can run, but he cannot hide.
Endorsed by the Progressive Caucus and you, and Mothers Against Greg Abbott as well the Young Dems. Wow, I am exhausted and you know I was nervous to the last minute. But we re elected Kendall. And Ellis County Vice Chair Rob Shelton was elected. Even our CD6 nominee said, “Liza, you looked like you were about to be sick” in the hall, just minutes before for the results were finally announced. We are all exhausted! But we had a huge family dinner with our Ellis Dems joined by several other delegates from our CD. It is family. I know for myself there were bid progressive wins. But Myra’s secretary win and Chris Serven’s Hispanic Caucus win were probably the most significant to me aside from Rob and Kendall. This to me is about building the next generation!
i helped a friend write a few resolutions for the county conventions and reached out to like-minded people to get them passed elsewhere. with few existing political connections we managed to bring some to the state level. although not everything made it, i still noticed that one of the resolutions was basically untouched from the version we submitted (with committee amendments that in my opinion actually strengthened it). i can't express enough not only how glad i am to have helped set the course of the texas democratic party but also how empowering it feels to see verbiage i wrote in the resolutions the party has adopted. let's keep it going these next 2 years!
💙 Thank you.
Good job, Tammy. I have worked on Resolutions since 1978, it is my passion. I urge you to try to join your county or CD Resolutions committee if one is available. Also, your SDEC members may be able to help you. I am getting old & my health is declining so I am eager to encourage new, younger voters to get involved! I need to psss the torch
And my friend Yaseen was on the Resolutions Committee this year; he’s in his 20s. But people like him and Emeri Callaway give me so much hope for the future.
And you are correct about both giving us hope. I have known Yaseen for years and he will be a voice to contend with in the future. I hope the same for Emeri. I was wondering why the suit. 😎
I was impressed with Yaseen’s work on Resolutions as well
hi! i appreciate you both. i could definitely reach out, there are a couple SDEC members i know personally who could give me pointers on what to do next time, as well as ppl ive known whove worked on resos committee(s). thank you for all you have done & continue to do judy!!
Because I was supposed to go; I got on a group chat that I tried to get off but for some reason; it only worked for my iPhone. Not the iWatch.
So, their text were coming in on the watch. It seems like my friend did enjoy it, the do seem energized, and ready to get out the vote. Thank God they were HAPPY to see Kendall win! 😅 I wasn’t sure until I saw it on their text. I am pleased with CD35 SDEC members. I’m happy to see all the Bexar County winners. I enjoyed this convention from afar. Someone asked me when will the 2028 be? When do they announce that? I hope I make it to that one. 😁
All I know is the location I heard is Ft. Worth.
Thank you for these highlights!!
This was my first convention and I went as a delegate for Wilson County, a rural county SE of San Antonio. Our party has grown immensely thanks to Jennifer JJ Dominguez, our former party chair and current nominee for CD 35, running against the traitor, Ryan Guillen. Our group was energized and none of us saw any of the dumb stunts Abbott’s people pulled. I am exhausted and I didn’t run for anything or do any committee work, so I can only imagine how those people feel today! 🥱
Thanks for the breakdown, Michelle! Even though I was there it was hard to keep up and you always have such a wealth of knowledge and insight into the party so I always appreciate you!
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What’s troubling about west Texas is the failure of party presence there. Our ideas are better and frankly west Texas reflects the working class for whom democratic policies best serve. For democrats not to show up there, not to campaign there, strikes me as an abdication of our party responsibility. A total and inexcusable cop-out. It’s difficult to wrap one’s head around the reality of forfeiture in west Texas. We’d have done fine had we showed up. Perplexing….this cannot continue.
I feel hopeful for the first time in 30 years that we can actually win a Senate race. And now I’m watching it all fall apart because of racist infighting. I saw 12 different Progressive and Conservative media sites reporting on the slights to Jasmine Crockett and Colin Allred regarding the Texas convention. How can the Talerico campaign continue this way - it doesn’t matter who is right or wrong. To serve all of the people of Texas, Talerico needs to take the concerns of almost 2 million voters who still support Jasmine - and many are planning to write her in as a candidate even if she isn’t eligible to be on the ballot. Why do I feel like the grownup in the room? I’m just an old lady.
Michelle, thank you for all the hard work you are doing. These grassroots efforts to run Democratic candidates in all the state races are more important today than ever in our history. We all know this, we are watching our democracy being gutted and the fall out on a daily basis. Rebuilding from the ground up is the only way to create a sustainable fight - because this fight will not be won in 4 years, or 10 years. To that end, I’m alarmed at the infighting between the Talerico campaign and our highest profile Democratic leaders serving in Congress.
Because Talerico will not win the Senate without Black voter turnout, and unless he makes amends to Jasmine Crockett, a significant proportion of her primary voters will not vote for him. Their outrage is all over social media. Whatever the insult was, or wasn’t, he needs to fix it. They will not accept apologies, only actions.
Kyle Rable is an absolute force and deserves all his flowers. Cullin, Malik, and Diana are all part of the Texas Challengers and fantastic in their own rights. Mark Nair is a dilettente running his campaign like politics summer camp for underprivileged boys.
When you look through his social media, it begins to feel very Weekend at Bernie's, but instead of physically lifting a dead body, they're using campaign headshots to make up for the fact that he, the candidate, is rarely among the people. He's on a nearly month long vacation now and that Pridenton post was pre-recorded and posted a week after the event in question because he was in Denton for part of one day. I get that our district is bigger than many states, but half his primary votes came from my city and he thinks we're on 287, according to his last "tour". Not one linear foot of 287 exists in Denton County. CD13 can hate Denton, but they can't win without us.
No minority report from Resolutions per the chair Jazz— it required 20% of the total roll of the committee, not just of members present at a meeting
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Thank you, Michelle!!! I've been waiting for this all day! Just shared on bsky.
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