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Texas Republican Party's power not quite what it was
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| Contributor | DFWDem |
| Last Edited | DFWDem Aug 31, 2008 08:25am |
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| Category | General |
| Media | Newspaper - Dallas Morning News |
| News Date | Sunday, August 31, 2008 02:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | By TODD J. GILLMAN / The Dallas Morning News
ST. PAUL, Minn. – For a time, Texans dominated the Republican Party. But the president from Texas is a lame duck, burdened by war and record-low popularity ratings. Scandal toppled the last House leader Texas sent to Congress. And no Texan is on the Republican presidential ticket, a rarity in the last generation.
"The Republicans have had their day, and their days in power are coming close to an end," said Bob Slagle, who chaired the Texas Democratic Party when it controlled all the statewide offices, as Republicans do now. "Politics has always been cyclical. Both major parties in my lifetime have been declared dead."
It's not as though Texas Republicans are arriving in St. Paul for the party's national convention in disarray. Far from it. Both senators hold leadership posts, as do a handful of U.S. House members. A former governor, President Bush, is scheduled to command the stage Monday night and delegates will embrace him warmly, even if the party's nominee, John McCain, keeps his distance.
"Texas Republicans enjoy great respect across the national Republican Party," said state GOP chairwoman Tina Benkiser. But "there are 49 other states. We can't forget that. ... We can't always have a Texan living at the White House." |
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