[PetroniDE]

Have the democrats given up on Texas already in the off year elections? You decide.

[ABG(anybody but Gore)]

It's truly revealing of the RAT party that they realize that sending their national leaders to Texas would hurt local candidates.

[Dog Gone]

Holding the convention in El Paso guarantees that it will get little press coverage in the state. El Paso is a forgotten outpost as far as the state media is concerned.

The Democrats might as well have held the convention in Boise.

[martin_fierro]

Jesus "Chuy" Reyes

<|:)~

[VOA]

Some party leaders have been concerned that bringing national party leaders into
Texas could alienate independent voters who support Bush.

Looks like the RATS have already written the Texas GOP campaign ads for them.

All the Texas GOP needs to do is run ads of the current Texas RAT candidates with
their national RAT buddies, especially if there are any extant photos showing them hugging
and laughing together at earlier functions.

Sanchez with Rep. McKinney? If it exists, there would be a photo to finish off Sanchez.

Or just run ads of the cancellees, with the questions: Why did Gephardt (etc.) cancel...
they don't want you to know that when Sanchez, etc. are elected, they'll be
part of the Dashcle machine...

[GraniteStateConservative]

So, they tell the state GOP by this that political ads using a pairing of national Democrats with state Democrats is a recipe for GOP victory this fall in Texas? Thanks!

[Cold Heat]

HA!

[McLynnan]

Guess Lieberman got the message during the Presidential campaign that Texans mean it when they say Don't Mess With Texas. He and Gore couldn't have been more offensive if they tried. The rest of the big RATS see the handwriting on the wall. As a Texan I'm delighted they are staying away. There goes any remote chance anybody in the world will even notice they are having their little state convention.

[weegee]

PING, Registered:

Care to give us a picture of Tommy Boy and Little Dick's reaction to this news?

National Democratic leaders bowed out of the Texas convention later this month amid concerns that they could hamper the Democratic effort in Republican President Bush's home state.

"It was caused by all the flak -- should they come, should they not come," said Jesus "Chuy" Reyes, who is active in the political operation for his brother, U.S. Rep. Silvestre Reyes, D-El Paso.

Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, House Minority Leader Richard Gephardt and the other national Democrats didn't want their presence in Bush's home state to "cause any problems for anyone," Chuy Reyes was quoted saying in the Times. "They want to support the Democratic ticket. They want to make sure that Tony Sanchez wins in Texas."

The best that they can do to serve their party is to stay home. Funny thing is, the best thing that they can do to serve their country is to stay home!

P.S. Maybe we'll name a couple of bombs after them ala "Fat Man and Little Boy"!

[Redbob]

"Oh, Please! Tom Dashhole! Please, Please come to Texas to campaign for Sanchez and Ron Kirk!

The people of Texas dserve to know what their candidates REALLY stand for!