We live in a political world
Turning and a-thrashing about
As soon as you’re awake, you’re trained to take
What looks like the easy way out
"Political World"
Bob Dylan
Copyright © 1989
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| North Cameron County Republican Club |
For a second, I thought I'd walked into my high school reunion, not a standing room only audience of the North Cameron County Republican Club. The small meeting room on New Hampshire Road in Harlingen was packed with folks somewhere near my age bracket, eager to hear from candidates Greg Perkes, Dr. Rey Gonzalez, Tad Hasse, but hanging on every word of their beloved Carlos Cascos, the former Secretary of State, now running to reclaim his former office of County Judge.
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| Carlos Cascos |
"To be successful, you need three things; a fire within, a platform and money. We have two of those things, the fire and the platform. We need money."
The candidate for county judge reminded the group that they were the minority party in the county, encouraging them to focus more on the quality of people, not party affiliation.
"I don't care if you're Republican, Democrat, Libertarian or vegetarian," he said at one point.
"We feel empowered in this room, but we don't control things in Cameron County," Cascos stated.
Cascos estimated the Republican base in the county at 32%, "because that's what Trump got in 2016."
"So, we need that other 19% to cross over from the Democrats," he added.
Eager to clear up speculation that his departure from his position as Secretary of State was less than amicable, Cascos held up his cell phone to play a recorded message from Governor Abbot aide John Jackson who said the governor was endorsing Cascos in his current run for County Judge.
Cascos stated that he and the governor had a "good relationship," but disagreed on some things, particularly "about the border."
He hopes the governor will attend his $140 per plate fundraiser planned for the Alonso Building, featuring 80's cover band the Spadtastics.
"That's the only fundraiser I will have," Cascos told the group.
In private conversation after the meeting, Cascos said he favored a regional Metropolitan Planning Organization over three small MPO's, feels the second causeway to South Padre Island and the West Rail Project are currently in "limbo," does not feel LNG plants can be "stopped" if they meet EPA requirements and clear other governmental hurdles, but does not favor giving abatements to corporations "already coming."
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| Tad Hasse, Candidate for State Board of Education |
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| Dr. Rey Gonzalez, Candidate for U.S. Congress |
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| Greg Perkes, Candidate for 13th Court of Appeals |
Was it a meeting or fundraiser?
ReplyDeleteWhat did Tad say?
ReplyDeleteHe said all county Democrats should be "exterminated."
DeleteNo Democrats will cross over this time around. Cascos is in the party of traitors and he had his chance to make a real difference after his last election and he abandoned us for his political ego. Trevino is in for a full term.
ReplyDeleteThat's a big "NO SHIT," bro.
DeleteSpeaking of shit, wonder if you would put your money where your mouth is.
DeleteMy family is Team Trevino because he voted to stop LNG and the Republicans.
ReplyDeleteREPUBLICAN saved a voicemail to prove the REPUBLICAN governor him? Que pendejo.
ReplyDeleteWas the broom closet not for rent? Gawd that’s a small room.
ReplyDelete“To be successful, you need three things; a fire within, a platform and money. We have two of those things, the fire and the platform. We need money.”
ReplyDeleteDoes Cascos have a fire like kind that goes on crosses?
Cascos is a Trump supporter. Nuff said.
ReplyDeleteI think what he said was "fire in the belly". He didn't come across as a hardcore trump supporter or a whacko right winger. To me he has always been a cmoderate, which is what I believe is good.
ReplyDeleteModerately likes killing the unborn.
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