Edwards Gains Support in Texas (including Dallas mayor, state House Democratic leader)

Edwards Gains Support in Texas
Prominent Democratic leaders endorse Edwards for president
John Edwards for President
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
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Austin, Texas – As Senator John Edwards visits Austin today to attend a "Small Change for Big Change" grassroots fundraiser, the John Edwards for President campaign announced that 20 Texas Democrats are endorsing Edwards for president, including several members of the Texas State House of Representatives. These Democrats join Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson, Congressman Charlie Gonzalez, and former Congressman and 2006 Democratic Gubernatorial Nominee Chris Bell, all of whom have previously announced their support for Senator Edwards.

Former Congressman Max Sandlin said, "John Edwards is a rare candidate - he has both the courage to stand up for the core values we believe in as Democrats, and the ability to compete everywhere in the country, including here in Texas."

"John Edwards has spent his life speaking out for those without a voice," said Texas House Democratic Leader Jim Dunnam. "I am proud to support a Democrat who will fight for working Americans and bring about real change in our country."

"We need a Democrat in the White House in 2008 to fix the damage done by the Bush Administration and put our country back on track," said state Representative Garnet Coleman. "John Edwards is the best Democrat to take back the White House and restore America to its place of leadership."

"John Edwards is a true leader who can bring together all Americans," said state Representative Trey Martinez Fischer. "He has bold plans to transform our country—plans to end the war in Iraq, guarantee health care for every American, halt global warming and strengthen the middle class."

"I encourage all Texans to join me in supporting a great Democrat, a great husband, great father, and most of all a great American—John Edwards for president," said Charles Soechting, the immediate past chair of the Texas Democratic Party.

Current Elected Officials
*Dallas Mayor Laura Miller - Dallas
*State Senator Kirk Watson - Austin
*State House Democratic Leader Jim Dunnam - Waco
*State Representative Trey Martinez-Fischer, Vice Chair of the Mexican American Legislative Caucus - San Antonio
*State Representative Garnet Coleman, Immediate Past Chair of the Texas Legislative Black Caucus & Chair of the Texas Legislative Study Group - Houston
*State Representative Joe Farias - San Antonio
*State Representative Stephen Frost - New Boston
*State Representative Mark Homer - Paris
*State Representative Paula Pierson - Arlington
*State Representative Craig Eiland - Galveston

Former Elected Officials:
*Former U.S. Representative Max Sandlin - Marshall
*State Senator Babe Schwartz - Galveston

Other Prominent Texans for John Edwards:
*Charles Soechting - Former Texas Democratic Party Chairman - San Marcos
*Hank Gilbert - 2006 Commissioner of Agriculture Democratic Nominee - Tyler
*Jim Marston - Director, Environmental Defense Texas * - Austin
*Enrique Moreno - El Paso
*Frank Herrera - Former Chair, Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund * - San Antonio
*Mikal Watts - Possible 2008 Democratic Candidate for U.S. Senate - San Antonio
*Liz Carpenter - Austin
*Karen Dulaney Smith, Austin Independent School District Board of Trustees - Austin*

*For Identification Purposes Only

http://johnedwards.com/news/headlines/20070612-texas-support/

be if Christ came down again and started preaching the Sermon on The Mount on Capitol Hill, CNN and Fox.

To ensure electoral victory, peeling away a southern state or two would be the way. Maybe he can't take a plum like Texas, but even then, it'd force the reactionaries to devote resources to fighting him there.

Dictating the terms of battle and choosing the ground are tried-and-true guarantors of success.

It's obvious from the way O'Reilly is defending Hillary and the other mouthpieces are either ignoring or slagging Edwards that they consider him a serious threat.

So maybe he can't take the hard-right states, but to peel off a North Carolina or an Arkansas or maybe even Florida would be great.

I don't see Obama or Clinton taking any southern states, do you?