Morning, folks. I'm coming at cha live from Netroots Nation in Austin, TX. Being here deep in the heat of Texas makes me pine for the breezy shores of New Orleans!
Yesterday, the Democratic Party kicked off their Register For Change tour. The DNC chairman, Howard Dean visited the Republican retirement village otherwise known as Crawford, TX to kick off their tour. As the name suggests, the tour will be heading to battleground states, including some that at first glance don't seem like battleground states, like Georgia and North Carolina. While Obama may not win Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, the Obama campaign and the DNC understand a fundamental truth about American politics - you have to run a 50 state strategy in order to effect fundamental change. And the way to do that is not just to win the White House, though it is a HUGE help. It's to take back the Congress with even BIGGER majorities. And we've got 4 races for Congress right here in Louisiana to help effect fundamental change and start dealing with things like health care, high gas prices, energy independence, the economy, and on and on.
I wish I could be there to join in the fun, but alas, I'm in Austin. Governor Dean gave a pretty good speech yesterday explaining why the Party is funding the Register For Change tour:
