Candidates Reap Benefits of Party Affiliation
In late November, Cathie Adams’ past collided with her present.
A letter endorsing Eva Guzman over Rose Vela for Texas Supreme Court circulated with Adams’ name attached. It’s exactly where one might expect to spot the mark of a lifelong activist and former Texas Eagle Forum president, but not the newly minted Republican Party of Texas chairman. Adams is both.
Adams wouldn’t be the first party chairman — generally expected to remain neutral except in extreme circumstances — to endorse a candidate in a contested primary. Surely the future is full of them. And she signed the letter before she ...
Comments (2)
bNash
The vast majority of your potential readership isn't used to the inside baseball stuff. We're not all politicians. We're not devout Dems or Reps. That said, wouldn't this story be easier to read if the second paragraph started,
"In late November, the Republican Party of Texas Chairman's present position collided with her past."
"A letter endorsing one Republican Texas Supreme Court nominee over another..."
The story is long. Many of the quotes are too long.
bNash
First
"In late November, the Republican Party of Texas Chairman's present position collided with her past."
Second,
"A letter endorsing one Republican Texas Supreme Court nominee over another..."
Sorry.