Trust Issues

I came across a blog that discussed an issue that has been causing more and more mistrust in the Texas Republican Party and thus creating a decline in support. Matt Glazer, author of the blog, claims that Cathie Adams and the Republican Party have been declaring some fishy accusations against Bill White. He continues on to explain that the accusations against Bill White are not only false but are asserted merely "because they can't win an honest or open debate." With Texas' reputation as a bold red state, to much sup rise support for the Republican Party has been deteriorating for the last 5 years. Glazer justifies the decline in the fact that the Republican Party has already lost its hold on Travis, Dallas, and Harris County and that they never really had a grasp on Bexar, El Paso or the counties located in southern Texas, known as the valley. To make matters worse, the Republican Party, started making fraudulent tweets concerning Bill White despite the fact that he "has nearly double the followers of the RPT."Meanwhile the public is trying to figure out how Rick Perry has become a multi-millionaire merely serving in public office. Oddly enough, the Republican Party has failed to comment on this issue or any other disputable issue for that matter. However, Bill White has taken the time to repudiate all the lies that have been placed on him, as well as keeping up with general issues at hand.
This is clearly a blog directed towards democrats and those that don't support the Republican Party. I feel like Glazer's argument is legitimate to an extent. One of his sources from Politifact.com seems respectable and creditable more or less because it appears to be unbiased, while his other sources lead to a Bill White website, thus tending to be biased information. Politifact.com reported that Cathie Adams does in fact have a tendency to spread some dishonest facts about White, hence the decline in trust overall. However, Glazer does come off to be a strong democrat and therefore the reader is only revealed the mistakes and flaws of the Republican Party and of course the good in issues are ignored.
Overall I think Glazer makes a valid point, at least when it comes to trusting some of the important Republican figures that make crucial decisions for Texas. Mistrust in a Government is never an easy issue with people being so skeptical and fearful of Government and its control.

Who's judging?

In this article the Austin American Statesman’s Editorial Board is most definitely reaching out to democratic voters, on the topic of who should takeover in the judicial system. Retirements on the state districts courts in Travis County created four open seats. The author feels Amy Clark Meachum is a better candidate for the 201st district bench than Jan Patterson. Meachum is the winner of the Travis County bar’s preference poll. The Editorial Board relates her popularity to the fact that she is smart and has an easy manner. Patterson has been "characterized as abrasive by people in and out of the court". The author feels Meachum is the better choice and I agree. Part of their success should factor in their ability to reach out to their community. In the 299th district court race the candidates are Mindy Montford, and Karen Sage, Attorneys Leonard Martinez, and Eve Schatelowitz Alcantar. The author feels Montford is the ideal candidate and I agree. She was charged with public intoxication in June; however she can use that to her advantage. The voter may tend to choose her with intended convergence, placing her on a more realistic level in a community of typical hard-working Americans. Although some may look at her in a more disgraceful sense, others seem to see her as someone that is more like “the people,” which therefore could give the community a better feeling of representation. In the 331st district court race the author is saying fairness and diligence will get more votes for David Crain. I would vote for him just knowing he is known for fairness. When people go to court they hope for a fair remorseful judge, besides isn’t the point of justice is to be just? The pros and cons can go on and on. It just depends on a voter’s personal preference. People have different opinions and different values.