"I'll Never Vote for that N***er..."

Those are the not-so-subtle words of Blanche Darley at the state Democratic Convention back during the last Presidential election.

I personally heard her say that. I'll never forget it because it was the first thing I ever heard her say.

Flash forward to the next Democratic Convention during the recent Gubernatorial Election and she allegedly used the same racial comment toward the now-SDEC Don Williams.

Now this picture of maturity, acceptance, and leadership is apparently running for Chair of the Tejano Democrats. It would be really bad for the Democratic Party as an organization if Darley were elected Chair. She is divisive and in my opinion does not represent the values of El Paso or the Democratic Party.

The remark about the President is not only racist but should have led to her being relieved as a precinct chair and any leadership position within the party.

The alleged remark against SDEC Don Williams didn't have much of an impact against Williams because most people in the party stopped listening to her a long time ago. But nonetheless, the remarks were hurtful, shameful, divisive, and not consistent with the Democratic Party values.

If she were election as Chair, it would set back the Tejano Dems at least 10 years in my opinion.

If you are a Tejano Democrat and are reading this post, ask yourself a question. Do you really think your club would be effective with Blanche Darley as the Chair? Do you think she would help expand your membership, or would she turn people off to the political process and scare them away?

A Chair should set the example for the club. Is this the example you want people in your club to follow?



To this day she is still not supportive of the President.

And a good chair should at the very least, be able to follow the rules. This is video I shot of Darley at the last Presidential convention in the Hispanic Caucus. She some how acquired bracelets and started handing them out to people that she knew were going to vote the way she wanted. As you can see in the video, she actually checks the delegate's credentials to make sure there were a delegate for her candidate. She circumvented the official process in order to try to influence the outcome of the vote. The bracelets were eventually taken away from here when some really smart, handsome guy showed the committee chair this footage :-).



And above all a Chair should be someone who is honest and means what they say. In an email response to the email I wrote about previously from Robert Grijalva who stepped in and tried to be the statesman in this situation, Darley states, "Frankly it's an embarrassing situation for me. I do not have an issue with the Chair...".


Yet she sent out an email soliciting support for a run at Chair. 


I am not a Tejano Democrat. But as I have written previously, people like Darley are not a good representation of our party and someone has to have the courage to push back against her type of actions. When she runs around using racial slurs, it damages and embarrasses the entire party. Coupled with her support of the recall effort, Darley demonstrates that she has a fundamental lack of understanding of one of the pillars of the Democratic Party's National Platform...social justice. 


I am not a Tejano Democrat, but I am a proud Democrat. In my opinion she is an embarrassment to our party due to her actions and words. We can do better. The Tejanos can do better. I hope they make the right decision tonight.