In a post election email sent to campaign volunteers, executive Director Jenn Brown made one part of those future plans abundantly clear…Battleground Texas may be bruised, but is here to stay.
Tuesday was not the result any of us wanted. The national headwinds were stronger than anyone thought, and Texas got swept up in it. But I hope you’ve got your head held high today, because we’re just getting started and there’s plenty of exciting work to do.The email was not a solicitation for more funds, but actually a request from volunteers to provide feedback on how they thought the organization performed in its first major campaign. I already provided feedback to the email, but also wanted to share those same thoughts, with just a bit of expansion, on the blog.
As ‘the new kid in town’, it’s no surprise that a lot of excitement surrounded Battleground Texas. But all the excitement in the world could not compensate for what proved to be BGTX’s biggest hurdle in 2014… being new, and unfamiliar with the Texas voting landscape. Instead of forming a support network around existing local organizations, it seems that BGTX chose to mostly go it alone. This lack of any coordinated strategy often lead to repetitive outreach efforts to the same voters, or missing critical voters altogether. In a year filled with so much general voter apathy, everyone knew it was going to be tough to make a difference at the statewide level, but these novice mistakes made the disparity even more apparent.
Read more over at TexasLeftist.com