Chris Bell: Join me in supporting Boyd Richie for TDP Chair

[crispini]

Via email:

Dear Friend,

I have been on the campaign trail for more than a year, crisscrossing this great state to share my optimistic New Mainstream vision about building the best public schools in the country, creating a more ethical government and returning bold leadership to a state clearly crying out for it. All along the way, I have seen one candidate for Texas Democratic Party Chair show up time and time again: at the Democratic picnic in Gainesville; the annual Democratic banquet in Lubbock; the Mexican American Democrats convention in El Paso; the Tejano Democrats convention in Houston; the Rural Summit in Tyler - the list goes on and on. That candidate is Boyd Richie, and he is the leader who I have seen building the kind of statewide base that we will need to mobilize our party in the future and create a winning majority.

Texas Democrats are ready to lead again and Boyd Richie is ready to lead everyone in the Texas Democratic Party. Boyd has reached out beyond his political and geographic base to create important alliances with leaders in the minority communities - alliances he will work hard to strengthen going forward. He understands the challenges faced by working men and women in this day and age and will make sure that the labor movement continues to play a vital role in the Democratic Party. And he understands something incredibly important for our future: that we must attract more young people, give them opportunities to grow and make them active participants in the Texas Democratic Party!

Boyd Richie and his wife, DNC member Betty Richie, love the Texas Democratic Party and are completely devoted to seeing it thrive again. There are no two individuals I have enjoyed meeting more over the last twelve months; Boyd and Betty bring a warmth and dedication from which our party can greatly benefit and which we greatly need. As we move forward toward victory in November, I ask you as your party's nominee for Governor to support Boyd Richie for Texas Democratic Party Chairman.

Sincerely,


Chris Bell

P.S. Do you want to help Boyd? The State Democratic Executive Committee is going to elect a new Party Chairman at next month's meeting. Click here to find contact info for your SDEC representative and urge them to vote for Boyd Richie for Texas Democratic Party Chairman:

http://www.txdemocrats.org/about/leadership/sdec/

[WestHoustonDem]

1. This is disappointing

The others notes that support Ritchie come from people I who tend to favor the party establishment over progressives.

[crispini]

4. What other notes have you got that support Ritchie?

Just curious, I think this is the first email endorsement I've gotten.

[WestHoustonDem]

5. Pretty much local to Houston

from what we'd call the 'usual suspects' in favor of party status quo.

[NoPasaran]

2. Guess I keep my Gammage sticker

For another six weeks!

[Jane Austin]

3. No, thanks.

n/t

[johncoby2]

6. I've heard real good things about Richie

Bell's endorsement has made me start to look.

I am for whoever can unify the party and stop the us vs them crap. Im not even sure if I am us or them.

[crispini]

7. There is always gonna be us vs. them crap, John.

I think it's just human nature. Look at the infighting in DCDP last year, in Tarrant this year, in San Antonio too, for pete's sake.

The thing is to look at "what's best for the party" and ignore the BS.