Why this Blog is here....

Well, it is the day after the 11/4/08 elections in Tarrant County, and while Shelton won, Brimer and Zedler appear to have lost. I am very disappointed in the losses, but I also know that politics is an ongoing conflict with a series of battles, and that there will always be another battle/election to fight. I wish I could find each of you, get in a big group, and dissect what happened yesterday, but real life work and responsibilities demand my attention today.

So let's vent and discuss together on this blog. Please be civil. If you aren't, I will delete you.

I want to pose you some questions and ask for your thoughtful responses.

Why did Brimer lose?

Why did Zedler lose?

Why did Shelton win?

What did the GOP do well this election cycle in Tarrant County?

What issues elicited a positive response from the electorate this cycle in Tarrant County, and how can we capitalize on them in the future?

What did the GOP NOT do well this election cycle?

Which of our issues did not gain traction or were marketed to the electorate in an inadequate fashion?

How do we recruit good GOP candidates going forward, and where do we get them started?

It is possible that in the Davis/Brimer race, a lot of Davis' former FTW city council constituents voted their more intimate knowledge of who she was and what she did for them on council over their political ideology. How do we ensure GOP candidates have a closer PERSONAL connection to the residents of their district in the future?

What does the Tarrant County GOP have to do to to position itself for the future?

I am eager to hear your opinions. Let us discuss amongst ourselves (anonymously, if necessary), and aim for future success. Try to put some thought into what you say. Just being simplisitic and only saying something like "we were not conservative enough" is simplistic and does not provide enough insight into why you think what you think.

Out of these thoughts come the seeds of future success.

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