Is There a Doctor in the House?

That's probably what many in the Mexican American Bar Association were wondering on Saturday morning when the organization was holding its endorsement interviews for the upcoming election, especially when it came to the interview for the only contested County Commissioner race between Republican incumbent Dan Haggerty and Democratic Party challenger Dr. Eduardo Servin.

From The Lion Star Blog by Jaime Abeytia

Servin was a no show.

Not only was he a no show, he failed to turn in the extensive questionnaire.

Yes, that is sarcasm.

The questionnaire was only around 10 questions. At this point in a campaign the candidate should have so much experience giving a stump speech that 10 questions on a form should be something he can do in his sleep.

You'd think a college professor would no all about completing a 10 question quiz!

In the history of easy endorsements to win, the MABA endorsement for Servin should be in the Hall of Fame of easy wins. Not because of the process, the MABA endorsement actually calls for 2/3 majority of the membership in order to be secured.

But that's not a hard thing to accomplish when your opponent has been publicly critical of the organization.

But wait, it gets worse for Servin. Sources indicate that not only did Haggerty have the balls to show up to interview for the endorsement, but I'm told the long-time Republican compared the organization to the clan.

There's no way that Haggerty is going to get the endorsement, but this mistake on the part of Servin isn't a little one. It's a major mistake, and furthermore, its indicative of the fact that Servin's campaign has never really got in gear.

Quietly some activists in the party have complained that Servin and a couple of other Democrats aren't doing their part in terms of campaigning. That's particularly troubling for Servin because those same activists were hopeful that he would be able to take out Haggerty.

But there doesn't appear to be a lot of money in Servin's campaign and there appears to be even less effort. While other campaigns are doing megawalks and are putting money in to signage, Servin has done very little on that end.

Dion Dorado is another one who many party activists are saying aren't doing their part to get out the base. He's a westside candidate for Justice of the Peace. Not too many people know who he is, even in the party, but he will benefit from running as a Democrat. The party is relying on the volunteer structure of ALL the candidates in order to mobilize the base and getting out the vote.

Especially the westside candidate because of the seat belonging to State Rep Joe Moody. Many in the party are worried that some of the candidates think its the other way around.

The bottom line is that its getting late in the game for Servin to still be making campaign blunders. He needs to get his campaign in gear and operate with a sense of urgency. He's got an opponent that regularly says things that are offensive or inappropriate and Haggerty is practically trying to lose. Servin may squander a good opportunity for the Democratic Party if he doesn't start mobilizing, spending money, and getting more than just a sprinkling of campaign signs out in the field.