Archive for March, 2010

What kind of R are you?

Monday, March 22nd, 2010

When I first started to get involved with politics in Dallas County, I’d never heard the term “3R” before. Finally, someone at GOP headquarters explained to me that they pay special attention to 3 and 4Rs.
The number in front of the R is how many times you’ve voted in a Republican Primary.
If you only recently [...]

Summary from State YR Quarterly Meeting

Monday, March 22nd, 2010

March 6th, club presidents and elected YRs from across Texas got together to discuss for our quarterly meeting in Rockwall.
We have a number of events coming up that were discussed and will be added to the calendar:

RTP Convention
YRNF National Board Meeting in New Orleans (already on calendar)
Young Republican Leadership Conference in D. C.

Texas is planning [...]

Dallas Young Republican Monthly Meeting

Monday, March 22nd, 2010

Are you tired of out of control government spending?
Or arrogant politicians who think they know what is best for you?
Are you upset over the direction of this country?
Then come help us elect better leaders!
Come to the Dallas Young Republicans’ monthly meeting and meet some candidates running for election in November.
Kenneth Sheets [...]

Observations of the primary – Part I

Thursday, March 11th, 2010

(this was supposed to be posted last week, but it got delayed)
The primaries were more interesting than usual this year. The rise of the Tea Party movement is a big part of it. I like the fact that a relatively unknown candidate was able to garner 18 percent of the vote in the Governor’s race. [...]

Beads and Build Event for St. Patty’s Day float.

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

*** Update ***
Thanks to the Dallas GOP, a lot of the float has been built.  Hooray Hooray!
If you want to come show you’re support for conservative causes, come join us in walking in the parade!  Just show up on Sat. morning at 8 am at the parade staging ground (Sam’s Club parking lot, at Park [...]

Voter Turn Out

Saturday, March 6th, 2010

Republicans:  97, 568 ballots were cast by Republicans in Dallas County!
These are great numbers. Last off year we had only 38,908.
Two years ago we had 92, 636. That means more people came out to vote last Tuesday than did to elect the last president during the primary.
For comparison purposes, the Democrats had only 56,680.
Now we’re [...]

Wanna Be a Delegate?

Monday, March 1st, 2010

Vote Twice:
1st Time from 7 am to 7 pm – Vote for Governor, Congress, State Representative, and Judges.
2nd Time after 7 pm – Vote for Your Neighbors to be Delegates to the Senatorial Convention.
The 2nd time you vote tomorrow can be as important as the first!  TEXAS ELECTION CODE CHAPTER 174 gives you the right [...]

Reagan Day Dinner

Monday, March 1st, 2010

Every year the Dallas GOP hosts the Reagan Day Dinner.
This year the GOP is offering a special opportunity to the Young Republicans:
$50 a ticket to sit at the YR table (half price!)
or free admission if you volunteer! (Contact GOP headquarters if you want to volunteer)
This year’s keynote speaker will be Tim Pawlenty, Governor of Minnesota.
This [...]

Some early voting information for Dallas County:

Monday, March 1st, 2010

Republican Primary – 31,282 votes cast vs. 31,874 in the March 2008 Primary.
Democrat Primary – 19,204 votes cast vs. 119,885 in the March 2008 Primary.
The Democrat voters are all staying home. They are *completely* unmotivated. The Repub voters are still showing up like it’s a presidential election year.
This [...]