State Dem Executive Meets in Austin

Something a lot of folks, even good Democrats, still don't get is that the Democratic Party really belongs to us, especially to those of us who participate. The other side simply isn't like that. Sure, they have county and precinct chairs, and good organization, but the flow of instructions is one-way. That just isn't the way the Democratic Party operates. The state party executive committee, comprised of ordinary Democrats who are exceptional only in their willingness to give their time, met today in Austin. A live blog of the event was provided by Damon McCullar over at Burnt Orange Report.

A big part of the coverage was an apparently lively presentation by presumptive gubernatorial candidate Chris Bell. Chris will be here in Amarillo next Saturday, as I wrote in an earlier post. Don't forget to come hear Chris and state party chair Charles Soechting!

Another item on the agenda for the SDEC was planning for next year's state party convention, to be held in Fort Worth June 8-10. The convention and SDEC meetings are open to all Democrats and are opportunities to participate, but Panhandle residents don't need to go to Fort Worth or Austin to participate. Come visit Potter-Randall Democratic Club meetings, 7 p.m. the 4th Monday of every month at the Amarillo Central Library.

Everyone is important. All ideas are respected. If you come and hear enough that you agree with to want to call yourself a Democrat, we won't turn you away or ignore you.

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