Thanks for the Hospitality!
I just wanted to thank “Tacho” Medellin of Dos Centavos for putting me on his blog roll and posting about the race in the 28th congressional district. But instead of linking to that post, I thought I would share his post-election analysis. It’s mostly about the view from his corner of Texas, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t nuggets for all of us interested in maximizing Democratic and Latino performance…
Turnout was dismal, particularly in Latino areas of town. There was a mention on a blog earlier this week that it’s going to take doing more door knocking to get the vote out. No. It’s going to take a concerted voter education program that takes an expanded form of the type of work the Metropolitan Organization does. The types of meetings that put elected officials on the spot, put issues (and not negative crap) at the forefront of campaigns. And the type of political education that places voters at the top of the priority list, and not special interests. Perhaps I’m just an idealist, but if people are going to be content with 15% turnouts–even less in Latino areas–then power will continue to escape us (as Dems and as Latinos).
