I've made my decision.

[fantastic_jackie]

Hutchinson is a Washington turncoat. She voted for the bailouts and stimulus and refuses to be pro-life but while attempting to act like she is. She's never been a strong conservative, and I've never been impressed with her.

Perry is politician through and through, but he wasn't always so unreliable. While he's been on his best behavior since 2009, the moment the fervor dies down from the Tea Parties, etc, he'll do something else crazy.

If he really wants to gain votes, he'd explain the Trans Texas Corridor, why he wanted to mandate girls getting unneeded cancer vaccinations, stop blaming Washington for illegal immigration, repeal the in-state tuition for illegal immigrants, and support nullification for the healthcare bill if it should ever pass. Not only would he slaughter Hutchinson and eliminate the need for Medina, but Texas would truly be a leader in every sense in stead of most.

If he did even just the 1st, 4th, and 5th of these, I'd support him. Medina shouldn't need to run in Texas. Until he addresses these issues, I don't trust him.

Unfortunately, Medina only has 16% of the vote in the polls. Polls aren't very reliable in races, but I think it's safe to say that she won't win this round. - It's weird, though. Every regular conservative I talk to says they're voting for Medina. Moderate republicans are the ones that like Perry and Hutchinson, in my experience. It's contrary to the above linked poll, though.

After much consideration, I've also decided to be a delegate again this year for the GOP precint, district, and state conventions. I still don't like to call myself a Republican, but the Texas GOP has done exceptionally well as opposed to the national party.

Ironically, I'm worried about Tea Partiers and 9.12ers (which I am both) attempting to cut people like Ter and I who have been involved for years. The way it works is that you stay after the primary election polls have closed for your precinct meeting. You come up with resolutions you want added to the GOP platform, and then elect a set amount of representatives to send to District and State.

In our precint, the 9.12 group is strong, which is great. Of course, Ter and I work nights, so we've never attended the meetings. I worry that they'll try something to take over the precint meeting and have themselves elected to go to District and State.

Truthfully, I understand wanting to do something now and greatly, greatly appreciate it, but for those of us who have been consistent in the years prior, where were they then?

In any case, I suppose I'd better be prepared for a fight. Prepare for the worst and hope for the best! We've always had extra seats available in the past, so hopefully it won't be an issue.

Anyway. That there's your dose of Texan politics! Which don't apply to most of you anyway! XD

Comments

[mrstater.livejournal.com]

Does that mean you get those annoying flyers asking begging pleading grovelling for money, too?

LOL Yes. Got the most horribly dramatic one the other day that made me want to un-register myself as a Republican. Then I decided I had better things to do.

If you think about it, why should anyone have to pay taxes on something they already own? You pay taxes on everything else only once. (... Okay, so not really, but for simplicity's sake!) And yet, people who own property in Texas - and only those who own - pay taxes on that property every single year. A varying amount as determined by a combination of the state and market. It's like paying rent to the state, AND it's Texas' version of redistributive wealth in the sense that folks who rent don't contribute.

I hadn't really considered it from that side! Good points, though! But you're right, it would never get passed.