TexBlog PAC: Working Towards A House Majority

Rick Perry slithered into the Governor's Mansion again with the support of a pitiful 39% of Texas voters. A gerrymandered redistricting map created an overwhelming Republican majority in the Texas Senate. The Texas House has a Republican Speaker who has declared himself an "auto-Craddick" dictator, immune to removal by the body that selected him.

The Texas Democratic Party and House Democratic Campaign Committee have done their part at curbing the tide of Republican domination in Texas, but it is time to help our friends across the state. That is why bloggers and activists across the state have created TexBlog PAC.

What is TexBlog PAC? It is a collective of bloggers working to directly fund, support, and help win a majority in the Texas House. TexBlog PAC is ready to take blogging beyond real-time reporting, commentary, and message delivery and transform the energy and resources of the online community into election-day victories. Corrupt Republicans are taking our state in the wrong direction.

The idea came from a sudden realization that we as bloggers and activists can do more. There are masses of untapped resources across Texas. There are exciting technological advancements that we can utilize to help get more good Democrats elected. And there are questions that surround when and how to use the new technology. Rather than sit on the sideline and Monday-morning quarterback, TexBlog PAC will actively engage our readers and supporters to help take back Texas.

We are ready to do more than complain about the Republican era of corruption and cronyism – we want to end it! We are prepared to elect a Democratic majority to the Texas House of Representatives, and forever put an end to the Tom Craddick reign of "absolute" power.

This is a project of passion. Every dollar raised will go toward electing a new Democrat to the Texas House. Not one dollar will be paid to the PAC. Our mission is simple: to strengthen the party infrastructure and defeat Republican incumbents.

During the 2008 election cycle, the TexBlog PAC will work toward winning 6 additional seats in the Texas House, allowing Democrats to elect a Democratic Speaker. A net gain of 6 house seats will put an end to the Republican claim of unilateral power and bring back the democratic process to the people's House.

By contributing to progressive candidates, fostering the energy of the netroots, supporting party infrastructure, registering new voters, funding civic education programs, and assisting like-minded grassroots activists, the TexBlog PAC will help elect progressive candidates in 2008 and beyond. We will pave the path to a brighter tomorrow by putting Democrats back in charge of our state government.

Under the era of corrupt, one-party Republican rule, the past half-decade has been an absolute disaster for Texas and Texas families. The bottom line: uninsured kids, public school children, college students, current teachers, retired teachers, seniors, workers, homeowners, small business owners, conservationists and veterans simply can't afford another two years of "absolute" Republican corruption, cronyism, and cuts.

The Republican Party is well-known for their ability to finance campaigns on the back of one mega-donor. It is time to fight that by showing true democratic support. Individuals are the crux of a strong democracy, and we seek to empower every Texan to be represented in the electoral process.

It is time to take back the people’s House, and we are ready to help do it.