Here's my first summary of position stances of the actual and possible progressive candidates of note in this year's Texas governor's race, with Democrat Lupe Valdez, Democrat Tom Wakely and Green (pending party achieving ballot access) Jan Richards.
The sharp eye will note a few things.
One, at least a sharp Green eye will note, is that Richards still needs to flesh out a few positions.
The other, that anybody with two brain cells will note, is that Valdez currently stands for nothing.
As noted, these come from campaign websites or Richards' GP page. Don't believe me? Look for yourself.
Valdez's website is nothing but a giant campaign contribution solicitation at this point.
Maybe this is how Texas Democratic Party Chairman Gilberto Hinojosa and other TDP honchos advised her to run — on nothing but a story and a name.
That just might work if it gets her a runoff vs ConservaDem Andrew White. But, what if it's her and Wakely in that runoff?
Or, what if people who don't get to hear a brief soundbite from a short in time, packed in candidates forum like that in San Angelo, don't hear anything. or read anything, to sell them on her, and she doesn't even make a runoff?
Hey, Lupe? If you or your handlers update your website, I'll update this chart.
If not? I'll keep reposting it. (I'll edit fonts and font sizes as necessary, now that I know more how it fills out.
Brains offers a bigger picture "Resistance vs. Revolution" as part of a series, with a first-post overview, including a good butt-kicking for Andrew White.
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January 11, 2018
#TxPolitics on the issues — Wakely, Valdez, Richards for gov
Labels:
2018 elections,
Green Party,
Valdez (Lupe),
Wakely (Tom)
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