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Posted on 11/15/2009 12:27:00 PM PST by anymouse
Republican women convening at the Galveston Island Convention Center this weekend said they are “energized” about the 2010 and 2012 elections and view them as a turning point for the state and nation.
Women from across the state, many of whom donned Republican red, gathered Saturday for the third of a four-day convention hosted biennially by the Texas Federation of Republican Women.
Highlighting the convention’s agenda during the last few days were keynote addresses by party front-runners Gov. Rick Perry and gubernatorial challenger Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison
Hutchison addressed the delegation Saturday morning announcing, as expected, she won’t resign her Senate seat until after the March primaries; she will then resign from the seat regardless of the gubernatorial outcome, she said.
Texas Federation of Republican Women President Toni Anne Dashiell, of Boerne, said the delegates at the convention are approaching both the 2010 and 2012 elections “energized.”
“We’ve been very unhappy about what’s been going on in the government, especially as it relates to overreaching control and spending,” Dashiell said.
Lloyd Criss, chairman of the Galveston County Democrats, could not be reached for response Saturday evening.
The efforts and energy of the federation’s chapters throughout the state were heightened in recent weeks after Democratic losses in New Jersey and Virginia, Dashiell said.
In New Jersey, the Republican challenger defeated the incumbent Democratic governor.
The Republicans also claimed the Virginia governorship, which had been held by a Democrat.
Some people view those election results as a response to policies implemented by the Democratic administration.
Dashiell said party members see the New Jersey and Virginia results an indicator that, with the right efforts, the party’s position could be strengthened.
Some delegates, however, are more concerned about the statehouse than the governor’s mansion.
“We’re looking at the 2010 elections as a real turning point in this state,” Kaye Boyer, a delegate from Parker County, said.
Boyer said party members have been watching closely the partisan split in the statehouse and are looking to the upcoming elections as an opportunity to expand their party’s voting share.
Currently the state Senate is divided at 19 Republicans and 12 Democrats. The state House of Representatives has 77 Republicans and 73 Democrats.
Dashiell said Republican women have been a proven force in elections when they get behind candidate, s and more appear to be interested in getting involved than ever.
Attendance at the convention was between 750 and 800 people, about 200 to 300 more than previous years, she said.
Even with a Republican primary race for governor that’s been dubbed a “dogfight,” another theme of the convention emerged: respect, Dashiell said.
She said she encourages members of the federation to work hard their candidate, then in the days following the primary, stand behind whomever wins.
“I joke with people here that they have three days to get over it, but that normally doesn’t sit that well,” Dashiell said.
And way too many women are backing Kay Bailey - just because she is a woman.
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Look at the original source article - every sentence is a paragraph. The GDN doesn’t pay me to be their editor, neither do you.
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