Robinson Files for Commissioner 4

It was apparently a big secret and I didn’t hear even a peep about it before Friday. Former City Rep Carl Robinson filed to take on Commissioner Andrew Haggerty in the general election next November. 

Robinson has an uphill battle but frankly I think he can do it if he catches a couple of breaks and focuses on a strong ground game. 

Julio Diaz worked really hard last time, but he fell short. Mostly for a couple of reasons, 1) money and 2) he wasn’t well known before he started campaigning. 

Robinson doesn’t have either problem. Robinson is a name people know and he has the potential to raise money. I was at Democratic Party Headquarters today when everything went down today. I heard mumblings of some pretty interesting endorsements and financial support. 

This move also explains why he was recognized by the Tejano Democrats last month at their annual dinner. Looks like this may have been something planned for a short while prior to today. 

Andrew Haggerty is vulnerable and Robinson has a way with winning races no one thinks he can win. All the Haggerty’s are vulnerable at this point and I think they are the only ones that don’t understand that. The fact that they didn’t call get behind Shane Haggerty when he ran for city council is going to come back to haunt them. Andrew Haggerty is less vulnerable than the rest of them because he has demographics on his side but in a general election with Beto and Cruz on the ticket, and the first chance voters have to vote since Trump was elected, Haggerty could be in real trouble.