The Lone Star Project defends the dentist's contributions... by not mentioning his large checks to Republicans.
Thank you, Matt. That thick layer of gloss was helpful. But Maxey Scherr's e-mail, detailing Dr. Alameel's contributions to John Cornyn -- and David Dewhurst and Mitch McConnell and Orrin Hatch and the National Republican Senatorial Committee and about a hundred other Republican politicians and organizations for several years prior to 2008 -- was more helpful.
Normally I would be supportive of any Republican who came to their senses and abandoned the party, especially one who has done so since Barack Obama was first elected. That is a trend line -- particularly in Texas -- which has creeped in the opposite direction, as both polling and election results over the past five years have revealed. And David Alameel's campaign donations since 2008 have been large, frequent, and to Democrats everywhere. But in 2012 he decided that he wanted not to just own the team, but play quarterback. (Not even Jerry Jones, Alameel's Dallas neighbor, is that stupid.) Angle is hoping for a repeat of the last cycle, where the good doctor spends lots of money trying to secure the Democratic nomination, and after he fails, continues to sign lots of big checks to many other Democrats. Alameel has bragged about his magnanimity to the foe who vanquished him in the Congressional race two years ago, Marc Veazey.
And while an e-mail from Alameel's campaign sent recently to the TDP database of of potential D voters contains a strong declaration of support for Roe v. Wade, Dr. Alameel 's actions suggest a conflict with full support for a woman's right to choose. I am much more concerned with Alameel's involvement with "pro-life" (sic) organizations and state representatives than I am with how many months Wendy Davis lived in a trailer park, or whether she was 19 or 21 when her first divorce was finalized. Perhaps someone working for Texas media can write a penetrating expose' about that. (Watch the ten-minute video at that link, please.)
But the bigger problem is that the Texas Democratic Party has affixed their blinders so that they see "mo' money", and not the issues and their policies, as key to victory in 2014. I disagree with that. I'm not a big fan of Dr. Alameel's lingering duplicity on abortion, but I'm even less fond of oligarchs, no matter which of the two major political parties they belong to.
The money needs to be removed from our political system. Full stop. But like crack to an addict, getting the junkies to voluntarily kick the habit is the hardest part. The best way -- the only way, for the immediate future -- that I see to move the needle is not to vote for the rich people, or the people the rich people write checks to.
Yes, there will be lots of sulking consultants and pouting politicos. To paraphrase Mayor Annise Parker, they can get over it.
As many people know, David Alameel, who is currently running for the Democratic nomination to oppose US Senator John Cornyn, has been a generous contributor to the Lone Star Project. As a result, a number of people have asked us questions about his political contribution history.
The Lone Star Project reviewed the Alameel contributions to Democrats since 2008. As you can see from the chart below, Dr. Alameel has been very supportive and generous to Democratic candidates and organizations and certainly ranks as one of the largest Democratic donors in Texas.
We hope this information is helpful to individuals and members of the press as they follow the Alameel campaign.
Thank you, Matt. That thick layer of gloss was helpful. But Maxey Scherr's e-mail, detailing Dr. Alameel's contributions to John Cornyn -- and David Dewhurst and Mitch McConnell and Orrin Hatch and the National Republican Senatorial Committee and about a hundred other Republican politicians and organizations for several years prior to 2008 -- was more helpful.
Normally I would be supportive of any Republican who came to their senses and abandoned the party, especially one who has done so since Barack Obama was first elected. That is a trend line -- particularly in Texas -- which has creeped in the opposite direction, as both polling and election results over the past five years have revealed. And David Alameel's campaign donations since 2008 have been large, frequent, and to Democrats everywhere. But in 2012 he decided that he wanted not to just own the team, but play quarterback. (Not even Jerry Jones, Alameel's Dallas neighbor, is that stupid.) Angle is hoping for a repeat of the last cycle, where the good doctor spends lots of money trying to secure the Democratic nomination, and after he fails, continues to sign lots of big checks to many other Democrats. Alameel has bragged about his magnanimity to the foe who vanquished him in the Congressional race two years ago, Marc Veazey.
And while an e-mail from Alameel's campaign sent recently to the TDP database of of potential D voters contains a strong declaration of support for Roe v. Wade, Dr. Alameel 's actions suggest a conflict with full support for a woman's right to choose. I am much more concerned with Alameel's involvement with "pro-life" (sic) organizations and state representatives than I am with how many months Wendy Davis lived in a trailer park, or whether she was 19 or 21 when her first divorce was finalized. Perhaps someone working for Texas media can write a penetrating expose' about that. (Watch the ten-minute video at that link, please.)
But the bigger problem is that the Texas Democratic Party has affixed their blinders so that they see "mo' money", and not the issues and their policies, as key to victory in 2014. I disagree with that. I'm not a big fan of Dr. Alameel's lingering duplicity on abortion, but I'm even less fond of oligarchs, no matter which of the two major political parties they belong to.
The money needs to be removed from our political system. Full stop. But like crack to an addict, getting the junkies to voluntarily kick the habit is the hardest part. The best way -- the only way, for the immediate future -- that I see to move the needle is not to vote for the rich people, or the people the rich people write checks to.
Yes, there will be lots of sulking consultants and pouting politicos. To paraphrase Mayor Annise Parker, they can get over it.
