Two years ago if someone had said we have a good chance of flipping Ted Cruz’ seat, I would have laughed. But tomorrow I will be crushed if we don’t. While I’m optimistic I’m also anxious. On the eve of the election in which progressives in Texas have invested so much, I am fearful that …
Category Archives: GOTV 2018
It’s the Final Countdown: Last Weekend
If you’ve been sitting on the sidelines, now is the time to suit up. We need you. Texas needs you. And if you’ve been canvassing, phonebanking, texting, dragging friends across broken glass to the polls—thank you. Let’s redouble our efforts through November 6. Early Voting ends on Friday. If you haven’t already voted, don’t wait …
Get ready to march to the polls—October 22 at 5:30 p.m.
What’s a march without a marching band? https://twitter.com/radicalcraft/status/1052975769683718144 Come celebrate the first day of early voting—and show fellow voters how fun voting can be when you bring friends! We’ve recruited an Indivisible Austin Marching Band for this, and it should be a grand time: we’ll kick things off with some tunes at the Capitol, before …
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Endorsement: Rick Kennedy for U.S. House District 17
Rick Kennedy draws on his background as a software engineer to position himself as a problem solver. He’s running on a platform that includes protecting access to quality, affordable health care; pathways to citizenship for undocumented immigrants; and reforming the tax code to put money in the hands of consumers, not corporations. During the primaries, …
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Endorsement: Julie Oliver for U.S. House District 25
Indivisible Austin is proud to endorse Julie Oliver to be the Representative of Texas’s 25th Congressional District. In May Oliver won a hard-fought runoff to become the democratic candidate for TX25, and she hasn’t stopped fighting since. Health care is the central issue of Julie Oliver’s campaign. She is committed to universal health care, favoring …
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Endorsement: Mike Siegel for U.S. House District 10
Mike Siegel is the Austin city attorney who sued Gov. Greg Abbott to stop SB4, the worst anti-immigrant law passed in recent memory. If that were the only thing we knew about him, we’d still probably give him our endorsement. But that just scratches the surface. Like most Texas Congressional districts TX10 is big and …
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Endorsement: Joseph Kopser for U.S. House District 21
Joseph Kopser, a 20-year military combat veteran and tech entrepreneur, won a hard-fought primary battle that went to a runoff election. Most progressive groups favored his runoff opponent, Mary Street Wilson, but organizations like TX21Indivisible ATX have since endorsed Kopser. Their statement: “TX21Indivisible ATX endorsed Joseph Kopser to represent our district in the U.S. House …
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Endorsement: Mike Collier for Lt. Governor
Mike Collier supports property tax reform, opposes gerrymandering and voter disenfranchisement, and supports policies that would close the income inequality gap. His commitment to affordable health care for Texans, a top priority for Indivisible Austin, was a deciding factor in our endorsement. Expanding health care for all Texans is an urgent need. Texas has the …
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Endorsement: Justin Nelson for Attorney General
Indivisible Austin is proud to endorse Justin Nelson for Texas Attorney General. Nelson’s campaign has brought serious focus to issues that matter to Texans—and to the serious ethical malpractice committed by the incumbent. In this race, running against indicted Attorney General Ken Paxton, ethics is a serious issue, but not the only one. As founder …
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Endorsement: Joi Chevalier for Comptroller
For Comptroller, small-business owner Joi Chevalier would bring experience and humanity to the important role of managing the state budget. Rather than waste our money on bathroom bills, further militarizing our border, and breaking up families, Joi Chevalier will focus on the role the state budget can play in fostering more, not less, opportunity in …
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