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In reply to the discussion: How come Hillary supporters can't present an argument for her? [View all]Gothmog
(180,288 posts)First and foremost, I am not going to worry about 2016 until we get past 2014. I am working hard to make Texas competitive in 2014 by supporting Wendy Davis.
There has been a couple of polls that show that Hilary Clinton could put Texas into play. Right now, we are running Senator Wendy Davis for Governor against a relatively weak republican candidate. I have looked at the numbers and Senator Davis has a chance based on increasing Hispanic voting and appealing to white single females. These are the same groups who would make Hillary Clinton a good candidate in Texas.
I was at some party meetings in March and April and there were some who were advocating that Texas Democrats had to wait until 2016 for Hilary Clinton. That view has changed due to Wendy Davis. I have not seen Democrats this excited since I have been voting. Again, single white women and Hispanics are the two groups that could help Wendy Davis and these are the same groups who would be in play if Hillary Clinton ran. I think that I will spend my time worrying about 2014 and wait until after the 2014 election before I worry about 2016.
After the 2014 races are over, I will be glad to pay more attention to 2016. I expect that I will be supporting Hillary Clinton in large part because she could help move Texas toward being blue. If Senator Davis wins in 2014, then Hillary Clinton will be able to take advantage of this work and the GOP would have a hard time winning against Hillary Clinton in 2016 if Texas was in play. While I am a liberal and a progressive, I am also a person who wants to see my state turn blue. That is going to affect my preferences.