Hillary announces Texas endorsements...Henry Cuellar, Ruben Hinajosa join Sheila Jackson-Lee...

[SaveElmer]

In endorsing Hillary...

The Clinton Campaign announced the endorsements of Congressmen Henry Cuellar and Ruben Hinojosa and more than 50 Texas officials and community leaders.

"Senator Clinton is the only candidate with the experience and toughness to hit the ground running on her first day in the White House," Rep. Cuellar said.

"Hillary Clinton is a tested and visionary leader who won't forget about the people of South Texas when she reaches the White House," Rep. Hinojosa said. "Her commitment to expanding educational and economic opportunities for all Americans is unmatched."

"I enthusiastically endorse Hillary Clinton for President of the United States of America," said Carol Alvarado, Houston City Councilwoman and President of the Texas Municipal League. "Hillary has an outstanding record of supporting and including Latinas in the political process. As a Latina leader, I am proud to lend my support to a great American who will be a forceful advocate for my community."

"I am honored to have the support of so many local leaders from across Texas," Clinton said. "With their help, we'll take our message of change across the Lone Star State."

Today's endorsers join Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee in supporting Hillary, and illustrate her growing support in the Lone Star State. Yesterday, a poll by the nonpartisan Texas Lyceum found that Clinton is tied with the top GOP contenders in head-to-head matchups and could put Texas in play in a general election. For more on the poll, visit http://www.texaslyceum.org/pollpage.aspx

Leading Texans Endorsing Hillary Today:

Dallas/Ft. Worth/Waco:

* Fort Worth City Councilwoman Wendy Davis
* Tarrant Constable Sergio De Leon, Fort Worth
* Tarrant County Justice of the Peace Sidney Thompson, Ft. Worth
* Former Officer Texas Trial Lawyers Dwain Dent, Ft. Worth
* Former U.S. Ambassador to Austria Katherine Hall, Dallas
* Former President Texas Trial Lawyers Association Debbie Branson, Dallas
* Former VP American Association of Justice Frank Branson, Dallas
* Former DNC Treasurer Jess Hay, Dallas
* State Democratic Executive Committee Member John Pouland, Ft. Worth
* Former Chairman of University of Texas Board of Regents Bernard Rapoport, Waco
* State Democratic Executive Committeeman Johnny Weaver, Texarkana
* Business Leader Craig Hall, Dallas

Houston:

* Houston City Councilwoman and President of the Texas Municipal League Carol Alvarado
* Former Houston Mayor Lee Brown
* Former U.S. Ambassador to the Bahamas Arthur Schechter, Houston
* State Senator Mario V. Gallegos Jr., Galena Park
* State Representative Hubert Vo, Houston
* State Representative Senfronia Thompson, Houston
* DNC Member Denise Johnson, Houston
* State Democratic Executive Committeewoman Rose A. Salas, Houston
* Former Houston City Councilman Gordon Quan and Sylvia Quan
* Texas Young Democrats Co-Chair Shondra Wygal, Houston
* State Democratic Executive Committeeman Lloyd Criss, Galveston
* Chairman of the Texas Democratic County Chair Association Sharon Teal, Livingston

San Antonio:

* Congressman Henry Cuellar, Laredo/San Antonio
* Former Governor Dolph Briscoe, Uvalde
* State Senator Carlos Uresti, San Antonio
* Former U.S. Senator and Congressman Bob Krueger, New Braunfels
* State Democratic Executive Committee Co-Parliamentarian Corinne Sabo, San Antonio
* National Hispanic Institute Board Member Michael Soto, San Antonio
* Business Leader Kate Marmion, Uvalde
* Healthcare advocate Celina Peña, San Antonio
* Former Marion Mayor Felix Arambula
* Former DNC Director of the Base Vote Project Andy Hernandez, San Antonio

Laredo/Corpus Christi:

* El Cenizo Mayor Raul Reyes
* State Senator Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa, Corpus Christi
* State Representative Abel Herrero, Corpus Christi
* State Representative Juan Manuel Escobar, Kingsville
* State Representative Richard Peña Raymond, Laredo
* El Cenizo Commissioner Lesley Gonzalez
* El Cenizo Commissioner Noe Hernandez

Austin:

* Austin City Councilwoman Jennifer Kim
* Former Land Commissioner Garry Mauro, Austin
* Business Leader Roy Spence, Austin
* Dolph Briscoe IV, Austin

McAllen/Brownsville:
* Congressman Ruben Hinojosa, Rio Grande Valley
* Brownsville Commissioner and Mayor Pro Tem Sally Arroyo
* State Representative Rene Oliveira, Brownsville
* State Representative Veronica Gonzales, McAllen
* State Representative Armando Martinez, Weslaco
* State Representative Aaron Peña, Edinburg
* Hidalgo County District Clerk Laura Hinojosa, Edinburg
* Former Hidalgo County Judge Ramon Garcia, McAllen
* State Democratic Executive Committeewoman Rosalie Weisfeld, McAllen
* South Texas Tejano Democrats Chair Victor Garza, Edinburg
* Businessman Alonzo Cantu, McAllen
* Former Hidalgo County Democratic Chair R.D. "Bobby" Guerra, McAllen

El Paso:

* State Representative Vicente "Chente" Quintanilla, El Paso

[ronnykmarshall]

1. Pffft!

Just more "rich, white guys".

:sarcasm:

And I bet NONE of those people on that list are young and hip enough to send a fucking text message!

[durrrty libby]

7. ...

:rofl:

[ronnykmarshall]

11. I'll NEVER let Miss Thang forget that.

[Alamom]

19. You make my day..............day after day.

"I don't know how else to compliment you. I can be sad or down and read one of your posts and" :rofl:

[ronnykmarshall]

20. My pleasure!

[ronnykmarshall]

21. My pleasure!

[David Zephyr]

2. Flawless, again. Throw the pies at me, but she is a campaign machine.

The Clintons know how to "election".

[sandnsea]

3. They ARE the Democratic Machine

The one DUers profess to hate. You've got that exactly right. No reason to throw pies at the truth.

[jefferson_dem]

4. I'm not sure "machine politics" is something to celebrate...

:shrug:

Not hatin' ... just sayin'

[sandnsea]

8. That's why I'm against Hillary

I thought that was clear by now.

[jefferson_dem]

9. I gotcha. This was more of a general statement than one directed at you.

Cheers!

[MadHound]

5. You know, endorsements are nice and all, and everybody gets them

But such dick measuring contests don't mean a damn thing. The only endorsement contest that matters is who wins in November '08, who gets the most endorsements from the ordinary voting public. And frankly, I don't think that Hillary is going to win that one.

And God help us all if she does.:scared:

[jefferson_dem]

6. Reality is...there are far too many of those shaky ice cubes out there

(these guys --> :scared: ) that would prevent her from winning in November, even if "the machine" propels her to nomination victory.

[sandnsea]

10. They all have their own machines

When they can all reach into their own local base of people, who start talking to their friends and neighbors, and writing the LTTE's etc. - and then turn the herd into a stampede. That's what all these endorsements do.

[David Zephyr]

12. They do.

Local pols have influence. Like you, I'm not in Hillary's wagon, but I continue to watch how well she campaigns. And like you said above, "they are the machine."

[MadHound]

13. In some cases, sure.

But a lot of these endorsements are simply for the star power that the candidates hope that they bring. It is the oldest trick in the advertising book, get some big name to sign on and hope that the particular demographic that follows along like good little sheep. Frankly, I find the process a bit insulting, implying that I'm not bright enough to think for myself and will instead do what X person says I should.

[sandnsea]

14. The elected officials

Those are the ones I mean. Most of them have a base of supporters they can depend on.

The celebrity endorsements, yeah, those are star power. Maya Angelou, that has to make a lot of people step back. I'm very surprised and disappointed.

[William769]

15. That list is so long, I'm glad I have a database to keep it on.

I still use pen & paper though for Obamas list.

[Alamom]

16. It's keeping me busy...........the Clinton list.

:)

[TeamJordan23]

17. Cool, maybe you can write the number of primary donors for Obama v. Clinton when released

And maybe you can count on the number of donors that give Obama less than $50 versus Clinton.

[William769]

18. Hey money is money and polls are polls.

I'm verry happy with both for Senator Clinton.

BTW she just held an event where 8,000 showed up, tickets were 20 bucks a piece.

[jefferson_dem]

22. Right. Hillary is collecting payback pieces from the establishment machine, Obama is collecting

financial support from ordinary people.

[William769]

23. See post #18

I know why he hasn't responded, and you?