El Paso Democrats Can Help Moody Win Contribution

Joe Moody's race for HD 78 has been called one of the most important races in the state legislature this year. Perhaps that's why Senator Rodriguez and State Representative-elect Mary Gonzalez have taken the lead and come out to financially support Moody.

The mere fact that the head of our legislative delegation is leading the way in support of Moody should send a message to the rest of the delegation to jump on board. Chairman Pickett has stated that he's going to stay out of it and Representatives Marquez and Gonzalez have been pretty quiet so far. While I understand that there is some sort of unwritten rule about helping out against incumbents, I think Pickett, Marquez, and Gonzalez have a higher obligation to the people of El Paso to support a candidate who's positions are more consistent with the values and priorities of El Pasoans.

Representative Margo toed the Republican Party line on key votes that have had a very negative impact on El Pasoans. Pickett, Marquez, and Gonzalez should follow the lead of Senator Rodriguez and Rep-Elect Gonzalez and forget unwritten code in favor of the people of El Paso by publically and financially supporting Moody.

To be fair to Marquez, she has supported Moody against Margo in the past so her support for Moody would be consistent with her previous support. For that matter, so has Chairman Pickett.

If you'd like to help Moody win a contribution from the Burnt Orange Report, click this link and vote for Joe Moody. Its quick, its easy, and its a simple thing you can do, whether you live in his district or not, to help him win.