Nationwide Day of Support To Kick Off Campaign

by Brian Leubitz

While I love our great state of California, I’ll admit I still have feelings for Texas, the state where I grew up. I was afforded an amazing, and affordable, undergraduate engineering and law school education there. And my family still resides there.  

But as for Texas politics, well, they leave something to be desired. While Texas will eventually trend purple if demographics are destiny, the hopes for the election to replace Rick Perry were pretty dismal. Well, they were until late June when state Sen. Wendy Davis donned a pair of pink sneakers and spoke for over thirteen hours to prevent a horrible anti-choice piece of legislation.

While the Governor ultimately slammed that measure through by calling a special session for the bill, Wendy Davis had become a household name throughout the state, and nation.  And just a few days ago she announced that she was running for governor in next year’s election.

But the odds are still stacked against her. Greg Abbott, the leading Republican candidate, has a war chest of over $20 million. And the state allows unlimited contributions, so the wealthy Republicans will spare no expense to see the Republicans maintain the Governorship. Wendy Davis needs our help. Blogs across Texas and beyond are organizing today for a “money bomb for her campaign. They’re hoping to raise $10,000 today, and are almost there.

You can join in the fight by contributing today via ActBlue. And if you’ve missed the coverage of her filibuster, check out the Anderson Cooper interview to the right

Follow the tweets at #GiveToWendy.