FOR the Castro brothers — Mayor of San Antonio Juliane Castro and his twin brother, Rep. Joaquin Castro – Wendy Davis is a small step they must take on a long journey they hope will ultimately deliver to them the power that comes from running the largest conservative state in the union. In 2012, lawyers and lobbyists made up the largest contributors to Joaquin Castro’s overwhelming victory, which will come into play a little later. While the two enjoy hometown popularity driven by increases in Texas’ Hispanic population, both are well-aware of the rest of the state’s political leanings. That is, for now, they realistically understand that demographic changes, which they tirelessly work to ensure will continue to benefit them, will take sometime. A source close to the Castro brothers (that’s right, you guys have a leak) told PeoplesPunditDaily that they would describe the two as “ambitious, with patient overtones.” In fact, they never believed Wendy Davis had a prayer in Texas, which is why Julian decided against running for governor himself. For now, the Castro brothers’ plan is not to try to win those “Anglo” voters, as they and the unholy alliance soon to be discussed below refers to Texas’ white population, it is merely to make sure they don’t scare the hell out of them by alerting them to their extreme leftist positions. In time, the Hispanic population, which they plan to turn into a monolithic voting bloc they liken to black voters for Obama in Virginia (we will hear more of this below), will grow enough that they won’t have to worry about those “Anglo” voters anyway. Most know that Battleground Texas is a project populated by Obamaites tasked with turning the state of Texas blue. But what most people don’t know, is that other groups such as Texas Democratic Trust and Progress Texas have been attempting to do the same thing. The difference between these other groups and Battleground Texas is money, along with Jeremy Bird, techno-campaigning guru and national field director for Obama’s 2012 reelection. Now would be a great time to introduce Ben Barnes, a wealthy liberal lobbyist who frequently hosts quid pro quo meetings of the highest and most distasteful order at his Nantucket home. But on Nov. 30, 2012, spotting an opportunity after Obama’s reelection, Barnes hosted a meeting with about a half-dozen donors at his lobbying firm. It was this meeting that spawned Battleground Texas, and when attendees would plant the seed that would grow into the Wendy Davis life story saga, including progressive activist Naomi Aberly, Austin realtor Kirk Rudy (part of the lobby that provided the second largest contribution totals to Jaoquin Castro), and Adrienne Donato, the Obama campaign’s chief Texas fund-raiser. The Texas donors felt emboldened from Obama’s reelection and believed that Bird had the technological tools needed to change the political shade of Texas blue. Call it a bit of group think, but Bird, who had believed since 2008 that with enough money he could get the job done, left the meeting motivated to lay out his plan in more detail. Five days after the initial Nov. 20 meeting at the lobbying offices of Ben Barnes, Bird pitched his new-age, technology-based attack plan for Battleground Texas to a large group of Texas donors, but apparently their excitement didn’t result in the much-needed seed money. So, where would they get the seed money for this theoretical, yet improbable operation?
Posted on: Mon, 27 Jan 2014 15:32:09 +0000
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