TEXAS | 32 Electoral Votes |
Bush-Cheney | Gore-Lieberman |
Campaign | Campaign |
National Headquarters:
301 Congress, Austin
Republican Party of Texas
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Gore-Lieberman
State Director: Don Jones
Political Director: Dean Aguillen Office: 919 Congress, Suite 600, Austin Coordinated Campaign Director: James Gaston Texas Democratic Party
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Candidate Travel (Aug. 1-Nov. 7) | Candidate Travel (Aug. 1-Nov. 7) |
Oct. 22 -- AG makes an address at the dedication service for the Potter's House Sanctuary, Dallas. | |
Oct.
12-13 -- JL "Failed Leadership" Tour
Oct. 12 -- JL leads a discussion on Gov. Bush's record at a private residence in Midland. Oct. 13 -- JL visits the El Flaco Colonia, Hidalgo County. |
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Sept. 11 -- 1. JL attends DNC luncheon, One World Theatre, Austin ($). 2. JL attends DNC luncheon, private residence, Austin ($). 3. JL attends DNC dinner, The Fairmont Hotel, Dallas ($). 4.JL attends DNC dinner, private residence, Dallas ($). | |
Sept. 8 -- JL discusses plans to expand access to health care to every child, Magnolia Multi-Service Center, Houston. | |
A Sampling of More Campaign Activity | A Sampling of More Campaign Activity |
Oct. 14 -- DNC "Rally in the Valley" and launch of Get Out The Vote campaign featuring former HUD Secretary Henry Cisneros, Delores Huerta, co-founder of United Farm Workers, Congressman Ruben Hinojosa and State Sen. Mario Gallegos at Archer Park in McAllen. | |
Television | Television |
Some Newspaper Endorsements | Some Newspaper Endorsements |
[early
voting began 10/23/00]
Dallas Morning News --10/22/00 San Antonio Express-News --10/22/00 Austin American-Statesman --10/22/00 * Houston Chronicle --list 10/26/00 (text 11/2/00) Fort Worth Star-Telegram --10/22/00 Lubbock Avalanche-Journal --10/22/00 Corpus Christi Caller-Times EWS Amarillo Globe-News Galveston County Daily News --10/31/00 Abilene Reporter-News --10/29/00 EWS San Angelo Standard Times --10/29/00 EWS |
Longview News Journal |
Miscellaneous Notes | Miscellaneous Notes |
The Bush campaign
put supportive Texas Democrats out on the trail on its behalf to demonstrate
his bipartisan appeal. Texas Democrats joined in debate spin, on
the "Barnstorm for Reform" tour and in "Gore Detector" efforts.
Among the most active were:
Judge John Hill (Ret.) [served 11 years in state government and was the first person in Texas history to serve as Secretary of State, Attorney General, and Chief Justice]. Former Representative Mark Stiles (Beaumont) Former Representative Hugo Berlanga (Corpus Christi) Senator Kenneth Armbrister (Victoria), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Criminal Justice Representative Ron Lewis (Mauriceville) Carlos M. Ramirez, Mayor of El Paso, even delivered a testimonial in Bush's convention film. |
In the absence of a competitive
campaign in Texas, the state became an exporter of expertise on the Bush
record. Democratic Party Chair Molly Beth Malcolm traveled extensively
during the fall campaign. A number of "Texas Truth Squads" sallied
forth.
State Rep. Lon Burnam (D-Fort Worth) participated in quite a few of these truth squads, starting with the first one at the Republican Convention in Philadelphia. Burnam compared his role to that of a Paul Revere. His rallying cry was, "We're here to warn America the Bushes are coming." "I know how bad he is," Burnam said later. Among the states he visited were Michigan (twice--on Aug. 5 in East Lansing opposite Bush's "Change the Tone" whistlestop tour and on Oct. 21 in Southfield), Wisconsin (three stops in Western Wisconsin), Iowa, Maine (on Oct. 20 countering Bush's rally in Bangor) and Washington (on the final weekend, countering former President Bush in Spokane and making an appearance in the Yakima Valley and later hitting Vancouver and Seattle). At one point when he was traveling in eastern Iowa with two more stops to go, the DNC called and said "Catch this plane," sending him on his way to Bangor, Maine. Burnam observed that the "Texas Truth Squad" provided "a different twist" but that it was "hard to get the media to pay attention to the issues." Gore carried 16 counties in the southern tip of the state, 4 counties in the western part (El Paso, Culberson, Presidio and Reeves) and 4 counties scattered in the eastern part (Jefferson County which includes Beaumont and Port Arthur, as well as Morris, Newton and Robertson counties). |
Nader
Ralph Nader visited Texas
on Oct. 18-19. On Oct. 18 he held a rally followed by a press
conference at Richland College in Dallas; he then proceeded to Austin where
he did fundraiser at Thread Gills world headquarters and a press conference
and a rally with Jim Hightower at Tony Burger Center. On Oct. 19
he held a press conference in San Antonio and a rally at San Antonio College;
he then flew to Houston where he did a fundraiser at the Art Car Museum
($100/person) and a press conference and speech at the University of Houston.
Nader State Coordinator:
Nathalie Paravicini
Courtesy: Beverly Hayes.
Look Out for the Green Mobile!
Harris County Greens' art
car is a "rolling booth and billboard for the Green Party."
Browne
Harry Browne visited Texas
on Aug. 16-18 during some very hot weather. Arriving in Houston
on Aug. 16 he did media interviews during the day and held an evening event
at his hotel. On Aug. 17 in Austin he did media interviews and held
an evening event at the Stephen F. Austin Hotel (over 200 people attended,
and over $15,000 was raised to support Browne and local candidates).
On Aug. 18 in Dallas ("It's apparently about 106 degrees," he wrote in
his Campaign Journal) he again did media interviews during the day
and held an evening event.
Buchanan. (The
state Reform Party held its convention June 10-11 in Houston).
Copyright 2000, 2001 Eric M. Appleman/Democracy in Action.