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Related: About this forumTexas Democrats see focusing on power grid failure as a winning campaign strategy heading into 2022
Abbott, Patrick and the Texas GOP has done nothing to protect the grid
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Texas Democrats want to talk about the power grid.
Specifically, they want to talk about how it failed in February, how they dont think enough has been done to fix it and why they believe Republicans in statewide leadership positions are the ones to blame.
Democratic candidates and strategists see the power grid as the Republican partys biggest vulnerability and they see highlighting it as their best shot at winning crossover voters in the states 2022 election cycle, which is expected to be an uphill battle for the minority party.
In stump speeches and messages to supporters, Democrats say that GOP leaders failed at fixing the shortcomings of the states energy infrastructure that led to millions of Texans losing power for multiple days during a winter storm in February, which resulted in a death toll that has been calculated as ranging from 210 to more than 700 people.
Beto ORourke, the frontrunner to challenge Republican Greg Abbott for governor, has said the two-term incumbent did absolutely nothing to heed warnings despite a previous electricity blackout in 2011. Mike Collier, who is running for lieutenant governor, coined the slogan fix the damn grid as one of his campaigns top priorities. And Luke Warford, who is running for a seat on the Texas Railroad Commission, which regulates the states oil and natural gas industry, has made Lets keep the lights on! his campaign slogan.
Specifically, they want to talk about how it failed in February, how they dont think enough has been done to fix it and why they believe Republicans in statewide leadership positions are the ones to blame.
Democratic candidates and strategists see the power grid as the Republican partys biggest vulnerability and they see highlighting it as their best shot at winning crossover voters in the states 2022 election cycle, which is expected to be an uphill battle for the minority party.
In stump speeches and messages to supporters, Democrats say that GOP leaders failed at fixing the shortcomings of the states energy infrastructure that led to millions of Texans losing power for multiple days during a winter storm in February, which resulted in a death toll that has been calculated as ranging from 210 to more than 700 people.
Beto ORourke, the frontrunner to challenge Republican Greg Abbott for governor, has said the two-term incumbent did absolutely nothing to heed warnings despite a previous electricity blackout in 2011. Mike Collier, who is running for lieutenant governor, coined the slogan fix the damn grid as one of his campaigns top priorities. And Luke Warford, who is running for a seat on the Texas Railroad Commission, which regulates the states oil and natural gas industry, has made Lets keep the lights on! his campaign slogan.
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Texas Democrats see focusing on power grid failure as a winning campaign strategy heading into 2022 (Original Post)
LetMyPeopleVote
Dec 2021
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I just read a poll stating that "Immigration" is more important to Texas voters . ..
Lovie777
Dec 2021
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Lovie777
(12,260 posts)1. I just read a poll stating that "Immigration" is more important to Texas voters . ..
than anything else. More important than women rights, voting rights, civil rights, economy, grid, et al.
?????????
PortTack
(32,764 posts)2. If it isn't it should be! Trying to keep warn in a tent inside your living rm, personal property
Damage, and now the crooked power co. has handed the cost off to the consumer, AND...theyve done nothing to fix the grid.
applegrove
(118,642 posts)3. It is a great idea. Que (literally) the trolls.
LeftInTX
(25,311 posts)4. All depends how this winter goes!