Anywhere you go today on BattlegroundTexas.com, they are asking:
It's time for a change. Are you in?
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The submit button reads "GAME ON." Gotta love that.
My question for us, here, pre-Thanksgiving, is whether we want to send some of our hopes and dreams their way during these earliest days of the 2016 election. Personally I have a lot of love for this group because their work has been SOOO grass-roots. Two recent messages from the org really got to me.
Nov. 11: A letter to Battleground texas supporters, by Jenn Brown, Executive Director
Nov. 21: Just getting started: a statewide debrief tour, by Grant Fuller, Deputy Digital Director
So theeeese guys, they seem to be doing everything pretty much the way we like, esp. people-powered. They have a fresh ground game full of Spanish-speakers, who could really continue reaching out over the next two years. I know we all got into BGTX one bounce from the Wendy Davis excitement, but I'm still excited to try to make a difference, win the next round, and keep pushing for progress here and now. Mobilizing grass-roots in Texas seems like a good thing for me to support while I weep and cough out the occasional despairing laugh.
How about it? Please add your name to the list or tell me why. I'm happy to hear dirt about this org if anyone has good criticism or anecdotes. That's sort of the point, right now. HOW DO WE FEEL ABOUT BATTLEGROUND TEXAS?