Early voting is underway here in Texas. I know there are individuals out
there telling people don't bother voting. Here is my response: Don't Vote In
November - An Irresponsible Message
That most certainly applies to the primaries. If you're unsure of the
primary date in your state, you can find it here:
It does take time to find out the full voting record for your incumbent,
which you can do simply by using a search engine: Rep. John Smith on the
issues
The same applies for US Senators and governors. You can find out voting
records for your state reps and senators: Rep. John Smith votesmart.org
I'm on my way to vote early. I never tell people who to vote for -- except
when I ran for Congress! I will say I am not voting for a single incumbent,
state or federal; the one exception is Texas Supreme Court. There are plenty of
very qualified candidates for all the offices. Too many incumbents are there
because they tow the party line, not represent the voters of Texas.
If you're interested, here is a chart of the percentages of congressional
incumbents who keep winning every election and that's why NOTHING has changed in
the Outlaw Congress. Whether people realize it or not, we have the same problem
in too many state capitols. Long term political animals who ignore critical
issues:
The fabulous life of your US legislator - This is one of the reasons
incumbents fight so hard to stay in the Outlaw Congress. It will turn your
stomach:
Who I won't for and the reason why is in two of my recent columns if you
them:
Sincere, Well Meaning Conservatives Are Killing Us
State Legislatures: Incumbents - Should You Reelect Yours?
Just a few comments about candidates not in those columns:
Governor: The current Attorney General Greg Abbott, in my opinion, has
always done a good job - until the issue of 'smart' meters came up. He refused
to open any investigations against the energy companies and their illegal
activities. Why? Follow the money, honey. Abbott has taken more than $23 million
bux over the past decade in campaign donations from energy companies and TDSPs
like ONCOR and CenterPoint - the very people we've been fighting since
2011.
A shocker: Texas: Tea-party beauty surprises governor race
I had never heard of Lisa Fritsch until I read the column above, yet:
"Her own polling now shows her at 22.7 percent and GOP establishment
candidate Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott at 56 percent. If she can get
Abbott below 50 percent by the March 4 primary, she can force a runoff and have
a real chance at pulling off a major upset. It’s the same strategy that
propelled then-underdog Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, to victory in 2012 when he was
an unknown and under-funded outsider taking on a GOP establishment candidate who
had a double-digit lead in the polls. The runoff gave Cruz time to raise his
profile, raise funds and attract key endorsements."
Nothing short of amazing. Here is her web site. Do check the sections My
Life, My Story, her background and under visions is where she stands on the
issues.
There are three candidates to fill the Attorney Governor's seat. State Rep.
Ken Paxton appears to be the front runner. I drove 6 hours on Feb. 14, 2012 to
help a couple whose power had been turned off January 31, 2012, by ONCOR with no
notice because they switched out the 'smart' meter. Mrs. Sage has a heart
condition. What did Paxton's office do? As far as we could tell nothing. Perhaps
one phone call was made to the PUC.
Nothing was done to restore the Sage's power until the PUC consumer
advocate approached me at a PUC hearing in August 2012. SHAME on ONCOR for
cutting people's power in the dead of winter (it was freezing then with snow)
and Paxton for not doing everything in his power with the PUC to get the power
restored for those nice folks.
If you're a Republican, here is a complete list of all candidates along
with their web sites so you can see where they stand.
If you belong to the Democratic/Communist Party USA, here is a complete
list, also.
Please help get out the vote in your state for those critically important
primaries. Nov. is too late.
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