Gas cost $0.86 a gallon the last time the Democrats held their semi-annual meeting in Texas—that was thirty years ago. But this September, they were back again, convening in our state’s capital. And those of you who have been to Austin in September know they weren’t there for the weather. No, they were there for the political climate; not just in Austin, but throughout all of Texas. You see, the Democrats have this funny idea that they might just win Texas—only problem is, the idea isn’t that funny.
Republicans have been consistently losing seats in the legislature for years. We are down from eighty-eight seats in the Texas House in 2003, to seventy-six seats currently—that’s seventy-six out of one hundred and fifty, or, as the Democrats see it, only a two seat majority.
Is Texas turning Democrat? Tim Kaine, the chairman of the Democratic National Committee (“DNC”), certainly thinks so. And he already has Dallas County to show for it and he’s nearly got Harris County as well. Two more seats, and the Democrats control the Texas House. And the Democrats are working hard for those seats, pouring unprecedented...