Barraza Sends Letter to Westside Democrats
Aaron Barraza, who was not present to seek the endorsement of the Westide Democrats earlier in the campaign has recently sent a letter to membership regarding his absence and raising criticism of his opponent. I think that might be a first in El Paso where one candidate loses the endorsement and then sends a letter seeking to "foster a relationship" with the membership.
Barraza missed the endorsement meeting but his campaign manager Mathew Lowery asked to speak in his stead. If memory serves Lowery didn't show up until after the HD 77 portion was already completed. So Lowery waited until after meeting was over and then just shouted from the back of the room about his candidate.
Several of the people in attendance thought for a moment that he was an Occupy El Paso person doing a mic check.
Barraza's letter goes on to make a sharp and well-founded critique against Marquez about her contributions from the Texas for Lawsuit Reform (TLR) and breaking from the party to vote with Republicans on several issues.
That is a strong a fair critique that Marquez will have to answer. She will also have to answer what appears to be a pretty cozy relationship with State Representative Dee Margo.
Its a smart move on the part of Barraza to go after Marquez's voting record because that is where she is vulnerable to critique. The only problem for Barraza is that its exposes a huge weakness on the part of Barraza. The fact that he's never voted.
Ever.
The cozy relationship with Margo is also something that Marquez will have to address. Again, that is another potential line of attack for Barraza but yet again, he is his own worst enemy. Its easy for any candidate to point to a cozy relationship with Margo as a solid critique of Representative Marquez. But the fact that Margo is the only campaign Barraza has ever worked for takes the bite out of the criticism.
Its hard to point at Marquez for being cozy with Republicans, which she is and should rightfully be criticized for it, when the only political campaign work you've done in El Paso is for a Republican. Its especially hard to argue Democratic values when you have never actually voted Democrat in your life and you worked for a Republican to defeat a Democrat.
I posted a picture of Marquez last week that I think underscores the dilemma for Barraza. At a time when Marquez was working for an El Paso Democrat, Joe Moody, Barraza was working for an El Paso Republican, Dee Margo.
Kinda makes the critique of "Republican ties" of Marquez when Barraza's only political work in El Paso was working against the Democratic Party and for a Republican.
Nonetheless, Barraza does raise some very troubling connections regarding Marquez and I think she needs to be held accountable for it. I intend on getting comment from her, on the record, regarding some of the issues raised by Barraza.
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Barraza missed the endorsement meeting but his campaign manager Mathew Lowery asked to speak in his stead. If memory serves Lowery didn't show up until after the HD 77 portion was already completed. So Lowery waited until after meeting was over and then just shouted from the back of the room about his candidate.
Several of the people in attendance thought for a moment that he was an Occupy El Paso person doing a mic check.
Barraza's letter goes on to make a sharp and well-founded critique against Marquez about her contributions from the Texas for Lawsuit Reform (TLR) and breaking from the party to vote with Republicans on several issues.
That is a strong a fair critique that Marquez will have to answer. She will also have to answer what appears to be a pretty cozy relationship with State Representative Dee Margo.
Its a smart move on the part of Barraza to go after Marquez's voting record because that is where she is vulnerable to critique. The only problem for Barraza is that its exposes a huge weakness on the part of Barraza. The fact that he's never voted.
Ever.
The cozy relationship with Margo is also something that Marquez will have to address. Again, that is another potential line of attack for Barraza but yet again, he is his own worst enemy. Its easy for any candidate to point to a cozy relationship with Margo as a solid critique of Representative Marquez. But the fact that Margo is the only campaign Barraza has ever worked for takes the bite out of the criticism.
Its hard to point at Marquez for being cozy with Republicans, which she is and should rightfully be criticized for it, when the only political campaign work you've done in El Paso is for a Republican. Its especially hard to argue Democratic values when you have never actually voted Democrat in your life and you worked for a Republican to defeat a Democrat.
I posted a picture of Marquez last week that I think underscores the dilemma for Barraza. At a time when Marquez was working for an El Paso Democrat, Joe Moody, Barraza was working for an El Paso Republican, Dee Margo.
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Kinda makes the critique of "Republican ties" of Marquez when Barraza's only political work in El Paso was working against the Democratic Party and for a Republican.
Nonetheless, Barraza does raise some very troubling connections regarding Marquez and I think she needs to be held accountable for it. I intend on getting comment from her, on the record, regarding some of the issues raised by Barraza.
Barr A
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