The 134 PAC

We are a grassroots organization founded in West Texas working for rural Democrats. #SaveRuralTexas

[The 134 PAC @The134PAC]

Elections have consequences
https://t.co/AzQv7IkwGY

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Rural America's Mayor talks about the future of rural America and ag policy
https://t.co/v72m0aMtZ4

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A thread every Democratic Party leader should read.

[Lakshya Jain @lxeagle17]

Okay. So I've wanted to articulate this for a while, but never really knew how.

But I'm personally absolutely, completely disgusted with the Democratic Party — *my* party, in many ways — and not because of the party moving "too far left/right". Let me explain.🧵

[The 134 PAC @The134PAC]

@QRead95 @texasdemocrats Us too. That is why we formed this PAC. Rural Dems will have to do ourselves. TDP is a lost cause

[The 134 PAC @The134PAC]

Rural Dems. Don't lose heart. Block and tackle, then get up and do it again. Be a First Down Democrat https://t.co/ZHLsJqcerH

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Merry Christmas rural America. From the GOP.

[John White @RuralED]

U.S. House fails to reauthorize 20-year-old bipartisan bill. States will miss out on millions in funding to support rural schools https://t.co/0FH1vQjR1V

[The 134 PAC @The134PAC]

@johnegibson Recent demographic studies show most rural areas continuing to lose population. Places like Lubbock might be an exception in those regions.

[The 134 PAC @The134PAC]

We need public policy that encourages people to repopulate rural areas. (Low cost loans to encourage people to buy unused existing private property and put it back into productive agricultural use.)

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He is not wrong.

[CSPAN @cspan]

From C-SPAN retirement interview, @Sen_JoeManchin on leaving the Democratic Party: "I never felt comfortable being a Washington Democrat...the brand from Washington is so bad...if you're in a red state the D brand is so bad."

[The 134 PAC @The134PAC]

In Texas, where a majority of the population lives along and east of I-35, the voices of those living West of I-35 are faint and growing fainter in the statehouse." From the preface to The Man Who Rode Midnight by Elmer Kelton 1987

[The 134 PAC @The134PAC]

"Year by year the political influence of those who remain in rural communities dwindles, and their needs and wants are easier to ignore.

[Stuart Williams @CaprockDemocrat]

🧵1/ Let's get one thing straight: the last 12 years of the Texas Democratic Party have been nothing short of a disaster. The party has become a hollow shell of what it could be, and the people of Texas deserve better. It's time for a reckoning.

[The 134 PAC @The134PAC]

Didn't know until @KenyaRVA tweeted this that VAN is not non-profit

[Kenya Gibson @KenyaRVA]

This is a systemic problem that @TheDemocrats must address. The buyout of NGP/VAN by private equity is deeply concerning and must be investigated.

[The 134 PAC @The134PAC]

Oh lil' Dan. There he goes again.

[Office of the Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick @LtGovTX]

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick Launches Major Legislative Initiative to Ban All THC:

“Thousands of Stores Have Opened to Sell All Types of Dangerous Products with Unlimited THC. These Stores Even Target Your Children.”

#txlege

https://t.co/Irq1cUqkIG

[The 134 PAC @The134PAC]

Here is more information on the plan and its negative impact on rural communities. https://t.co/2ITLvuTAjf

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This is the kind of passion rural people deserve. We are not Josh Hawley fans, but he is right on this one. Democrats should be doing this every day. We would love to see our own Senators defend rural Texas this way.

[CSPAN @cspan]

Sen. Josh Hawley on the @USPS Regional Transportation Optimization plan: "I hate this plan. I'm going to do everything I can to kill it. I'm going to try to protect every delivery to the state of Missouri...If I have to go down with the ship I'll go down with the ship."

[The 134 PAC @The134PAC]

You can add rural heathcare

[Lynlee Thorne @LynleeGThorne]

if a candidate’s response to anything rural is <filler words> + “farming… broadband”, they’re shouting at the top of their lungs that they don’t know shit about rural areas & are unfit to represent them.

[The 134 PAC @The134PAC]

A good read from our friend Stamford Mayor @jamesdecker2006 it is time to change Ag policy.

https://t.co/j8ACpPK17F

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@stephtu0123 @andrebttx Believe what you want. Ted Cruz is still Senator.

[The 134 PAC @The134PAC]

Gene Wu as head of the House Democratic Caucus is such a bad decision it is proof that nothing will ever change in the Texas Democratic Party, regardless of who is State Chair. At least for 30-40 years.

[The 134 PAC @The134PAC]

@stephtu0123 @andrebttx Actually we are in the "want to win" category and in our assessment Mr Wu is not that kind of a Democrat, and is out of touch with the majority of Texans. If you want him to lead a permanent minority party then he is the right man for the job.