Independent Texans, the only voter association seeking representation and political rights for approximately 5 million non-aligned Texas voters, proudly endorses Debra Medina for Texas Governor in the Republican primary. Early voting begins February 16th. Mrs. Medina met the 60% support threshold of Independent Texans’ members to receive our endorsement. Congratulations to Debra Medina and her supporters!
Details below.
Linda Curtis, Independent Texans http://IndyTexans.org
Debra Medina for Governor
Independent Texans’ members are well aware of Governor Rick Perry’s record which is why he received not one vote of support from our members. Perry has become legendary for his abuses of power and the veto pen, his revolving door for lobbyists, and for poisoning the halls of the legislature with a redistricting gerrymander on steroids back in 2003. For Texas independents Perry is the embodiment of what is so wrong in government today. Rick Perry is such a problem for political independents that we have resorted to joking about it at BootPerry.org to make our point.
Kay Bailey Hutchison, who received about 30% support from our members, grasps our concerns about the Trans-Texas Corridor (TTC), but has not yet fully made the connection between such policy monstrosities as the TTC and political reform. Though the same might be said for Debra Medina, our endorsement of Mrs. Medina springs from the long-held desires of independent voters for citizen legislators. Debra is an ordinary person (a nurse to be exact) who has held her own in this race with two titans in Texas politics. She has demonstrated that she deserves our support.
What Independents Want – A United Front for Reform
Since 1992 when Ross Perot received the largest independent vote in US history, independent voters (now at 41% of the American electorate – Pew Research Center, May 2009) and our concerns, have grown. We are even sicker today of the partisan gamesmanship that keeps voters fighting amongst ourselves while the big shots in both parties have put the economy and our very livelihoods on the edge of a cliff.
We never liked Bush bashing and we don’t like Obama bashing either. We want the parties to either come together or get out of the way. We – Americans of all persuasions — want to be part of the conversation about fixing our problems before it is too late.
Once every ten years we, as a country, have an opportunity to damp down the partisan game immediately following the census. It is called redistricting. We can no longer afford to allow politicians to choose their own voters. We must take the gerrymandering weapon out of the hands of both parties, through a non-partisan independent redistricting commission. This is the single most important thing Texans need to bring any real policy solutions to the table. Is there a gubernatorial candidate out there who will stand up for a Texas Redistricting Commission? Rick Perry would never sign it. Would Kay? Debra Medina…our best hope. (Read more about political reform here.)
If we want anyone but Perry (and we do!), then why divide up the votes AGAIN (remember the last gubernatorial election) and so many others were the 2d and 3d place finishers had more votes than the winner?
Looks to me like Perry will get it again because we look for the best candidate (sure, a lofty goal), instead of making sure we support the most viable alternative politically. Kay has so much more name recognition. If Debra bowed out, maybe Kay could unseat Perry. If Debra continues to gain ground, we may as well ask Rick what style he’d like the mansion decorated in this time…
Your vote splitting argument, in this case, doesn’t hold water because, fortunately, we have a runoff in the primaries, so Rick can’t sail in with 39% like he did in the 2006 general election. Medina, if anything, will force a runoff, which she will either be in or not. Thanks for commenting!
Kevin Crouch just uploaded a video blog to YouTube discussing why he resigned from the Rick Perry campaign and is now supporting Debra Medina!
Watch Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbVGYbRCwyw
Kevin Crouch’s Blog: http://kevincrouch.wordpress.com/
I like her slogan “We Texans” People are tired of behind the scenes controls and manipulations. Contact friends and relatives and tell them ‘You DO have power as One person, but you have to vote for what you believe is right….Not vote out of fear!” Stand up and be counted; we still run this country, BUT only IF we vote for Freedom and Truth and Equality.
Medina could win the election just with the numbers you present here alone, so don’t let anyone tell you she can’t win. Perry won the election in 2006 with less than 2 million votes. 60% of 5M is 3M. And that’s just independents! Add up the Ds, Rs and Ls who will vote for her and you’ve got a landslide victory! Go Medina!!!!!
I have heard this old , tired , argument so many times before .Vote for the best caandidate ! compromise is what has brought us to where we are today . Kay sold out America and Texans , when she had the funding removed from the immigration bill that was passed by the congress and signed into law by Bush. The plan was supposed to remain un-detcted until the beans were spilled by the press .
We support Medina – with our money and our vote .
Howdy All:
Here’s a comment from a friend you should read and my response below:
“Are you sure?! Her use of the word “nullification” raised eyebrows as it reminescent of bigotry not so long forgotten. Please see CNN and MSNBC news coverage of Debbie Medina’s debate and look a little deeper into her background and views. We may just be jumping into the fire on this one.
Curious as to why your endorsement came before the Dems got to debate.”
Dear Friend:
When we polled our members we asked them in which party primary (you have to choose one or the other in Texas), it seemed clear to them that Bill White is going to be the Democratic nominee, so there’s no great contest there — not to disparage Mr. Shami. The “action” is on the Republican side and, as you know, independents have a big bone to pick with the Governor as outlined in the piece we put out below and at the BootPerry.org. This is our first crack at Rick Perry’s defeat. It’s pretty clear that Medina is in a good position to force a run-off with either herself and Perry or Kay and Perry.
The Republican Party wants to define tea partyism to support their axe grinding. But more than anything, the tea party movement is an anti-incumbent movement. You would find agreement and disagreement with nullification – and a lot of confusion. What could unite them is the call for political reform and an end to two-party monopolization of our political process.
We should start in Texas with redistricting reform as that battle is upon us — again — just after the census. Rick and Kay’s fight is too partisan and too intra-Republican Party for much of the tea party movement AND the vast majority of independent non-aligned voters.
Our (Independent Texans’) endorsement will open up again after the primary between White and whomever gets the Republican nomination.
Hope that helps. Linda Curtis, Independent Texans
Debra Medina is a refreshing, REAL Texan who will represent the majority of honest, hard-working Texans who still believe in this great state!
She definitely has our support! Go all the way to the Governor’s office in 2010!!! God Bless Texas!
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