Judge Larry Meyers Is Reading Tea Leaves In Texas
While many in the punditry continue to view Texas as solely a Republican stronghold and Conservative state, a trickle will likely become a stream. Another Texas judge has decided to switch his party affiliation from Republican to Democratic. Larry Meyers is that judge.
Judge Larry Meyers was elected to the Court of Criminal Appeals in 1992. He is the 2nd longest serving appellate justice in Texas. He is the first Republican to switch parties and run for a statewide office as a Democrat in 15 years. The judge must be reading the tea leaves. Judge Larry Meyers must understand the Texas undercurrent that is not being reported.
“I am thrilled to welcome Judge Meyers to the Texas Democratic Party. I am even more excited to know that Judge Meyers doesn’t stand alone. Every day, I hear from real voters that our party represents the strongest path forward for our state. Texas is changing and voters will continue to reject a Republican Party more focused on ideology than ideas,” said Texas Democratic Party Chairman Gilberto Hinojosa in a statement. [Houston Chronicle]
This follows the switch by Judge Carlo R. Key from the Republican Party to the Democratic Party. Judge Key said that he did not leave the Republican Party, it left him.
The 2014 elections will tell a whole lot about the state of Texas. The 2014 election will determine how successful groups like Battleground Texas are in reactivating a non-performing voter base. The 2014 election will give the likely dozens of Republicans who feel the party has left them the temperature of the electorate. If the electorate comes out to vote, the trickle will become a stream.
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