April 14, 2014      5:21 PM
Battleground Texas blasts the RPT for voter outreach and Republicans fire back
Battleground says they knocked over 55,000 doors; RPT chair says it’s not possible and irrelevant
The head of Battleground Texas and the chairman
of the Republican Party of Texas each had harsh words for the other
about their respective voter outreach efforts on Monday.
There has, of course, been a lot of chatter about how
much difference it will make in the governor’s race between Democratic Sen. Wendy Davis and Republican AG Greg Abbott to have Battleground here working
to create Democratic political infrastructure, which has been on par with water and transportation infrastructure in Afghanistan. For now, they seem to be
making some inroads.
In an email to supporters, Battleground’s executive
director Jenn Brown said the RPT
had promised to knock on 60,000 doors in March, but ended up doing 10,000
instead. "They fell 50,000 doors short," Brown said. "While
enthusiasm is waning for Republicans, it's never been higher for us. That same
week, we set a goal of 100,000 phone calls for Wendy -- and made 145,287."
Brown said "the GOP is no longer the only game in
Texas. We're proving every day that our grassroots volunteers are a force to be
reckoned with." Battleground volunteers set out with the goal of knocking
on 48,000 doors this past weekend and ended up with a total of over 55,000,
Brown said.
The head of the majority party dismissed Brown’s claim
out of hand.
By Scott Braddock
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