This week's post is a critique of a recent editorial in the Dallas Morning News that I found interesting. With all the hullabaloo going on with the government shutdown, it was nice to see an article highlighting the increasingly exciting happenings in Texas concerning the race for Governor.
The article, titled Can Wendy Davis unite centrist Texans fed up with extremism, is incredibly pertinent on more than one level and I feel is largely intended for the Independent/ leaning masses in the state. Obviously, it covers the fact that Wendy Davis has in fact declared that she is putting her gloves in the ring to fight for the Governor spot that Rick Perry is leaving in the upcoming election. This, as the writer states, is a very good thing for the Democratic party in Texas because they have long since needed a charismatic, non-extremist to garner appeal from the public in a state that is rapidly changing. Which, I think leads us to the major point this article is making... In order for Wendy to stand a chance at winning the Governor race, she is gonna have to really play it smart and appeal to the centrists of the state. People have been polarizing more and more lately, but there are a growing population of folks who are getting tired of this extremist approach and are hungry for a more centrist, level headed candidate.
Of course, the Republican extremists and the Tea Party are gonna have the upper hand in a largely conservative state. But I agree with the writer that if Wendy Davis can negotiate this minefield and stay the middle course, she will definitely get her name out there and become quite the force to be reckoned with.
The Editorial writer, Tod Robberson, is a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist who has over 25 years of experience as a foreign correspondent and international-affairs editor for many well known news corporations such as The News, The Washington Post, and Reuters News Agency. I think that his unique experience gives him an interesting insight to state matters such as these.
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