10-Point Plan | Point 10

10) Proactively take our message of limited government conservatism to the press and public. We need more shoe leather. Technology tools are great, and we will use them more than ever, but we need to do traditional things too, such as hold press conferences and take the hard questions from the press. We believe in our ideas, and need to defend them with an active presence.

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The successes of the Tea Parties and of Scott Brown’s victory in Massachusetts have shown us two important things. First, that the people are fed up with bloated government; and second, that the liberal media is as hard at work as ever in smearing conservatives. Americans at large, and Texans especially are increasingly sympathetic to a strong conservative message. But that message isn’t getting out there enough. Democrats go unchallenged. The media goes unchallenged. And when the conservative voice is heard, it is often in response or defense. But our message is strong; and the people’s support is strong. We need to do everything in our power to make that message heard loudly and correctly.

I believe that one of the major responsibilities of the State Chairman is to be a spokesman for the Party. I plan to be a visible leader, and to promote a proactive message across the Texas. We need to beat our opposition to the punch. We need to use technology better; we need to use the media better. Instead of offering responses in the press, we need to hold press conferences. We need to take the hard questions, and give the public the honest answers they deserve. The more proactive and engaged we are in media, the less spin-room the liberals will have, the more people will see in the Republican Party the platform and the leadership we need.

All the major polls show that a strong majority of Texans are conservative—but our majority in congress is dwindling. This isn’t because Texans are becoming liberal; it’s because they have bought into the media’s liberal spin. Now, I’m not going to sit here and just blame other people for our troubles; the responsibility is ours. We haven’t put enough shoe leather into getting our message out there. That’s something I plan to change. As Chairman, I will do everything in my power to promote and defend our values, wherever they are challenged, wherever there are voters. The people are already with us. They don’t trust the Washington elitists. They are hungry for a strong conservative message. But we can’t sit back and just expect our losing trend to reverse itself—we’ve got to get out there and work. We’ve got to be visible, active, and engaged. We’ve got the message people want—let’s make sure the people hear it. We’ve got the answers—let’s take the questions.