Money isn't everything
Whoever heard of a PAC that is not all that interested in money? Sure, we have to ask for money because we have expenses to pay our...
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Jon Mark Hogg
- Oct 30, 2021
- 2 min
How do we reach ________ voters?
I get this question all the time. You can fill the blank with any group or class. How do we reach rural voters? How do we reach...
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Jon Mark Hogg
- Jul 9, 2021
- 4 min
Being Something Different
Periodically someone asks how much money we have raised. I guess that is the measure of success in politics today. If you don't rake in...
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Jon Mark Hogg
- May 7, 2021
- 2 min
Candidates are the Key
The greatest obstacle to electing Democrats in The 134 is getting people to run in the first place. If there is no Democratic candidate...
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Jon Mark Hogg
- Apr 18, 2021
- 3 min
I Don't Care Who Runs for Governor
I am convinced that our obsession with state-wide races and big picture politics are what is killing the Democratic Party in rural Texas....
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The 134 Staff
- Apr 6, 2021
- 1 min
Introducing the 134: Archer County
Archer County lies in the Northeast corner of The 134. It consists of 900 sq miles of the Rolling Red plains and Cross Timbers region of...
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Harper Estes
- Apr 1, 2021
- 3 min
"If it ain't broke . . ."
Ralph Waldo Emerson once wrote, “Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes.” Those of us who grew up in rural areas, towns,...
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John Richie
- Mar 16, 2021
- 4 min
Broadband Internet for Rural Texas - It is Past Time!
I have lived in rural Texas for the better part of my life and all of that within the 134 counties that comprise West Texas. For the...
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Guy Choate
- Mar 12, 2021
- 3 min
Guest Column: A Crisis on Rural Texas Roads
There is a crisis in the trucking industry in Texas. In 2019, there were over 39,000 commercial vehicle crashes that resulted in 619...
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Jon Mark Hogg
- Mar 2, 2021
- 2 min
The 134 PAC is Here.
I have been critical here of the decades long neglect of rural areas by the Texas Democratic Party. Now it is time to leave criticism...
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Jon Mark Hogg
- Feb 19, 2021
- 9 min
Rural Political Tactics 101
The Texas Democratic Party does not know rural voters. Even worse, it does not know how to get to know them. If TDP wants to make ground...
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Jon Mark Hogg
- Feb 11, 2021
- 3 min
All Politics is Logistics
“Amateurs talk about strategy and tactics. Professionals talk about logistics and sustainability in warfare.” — General Robert Hillard...
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Jon Mark Hogg
- Feb 8, 2021
- 3 min
The Lord Helps Those Who Help Themselves
While this phrase sounds biblical, it is not. It is actually an ancient Greek proverb. It is so old we do not know its true origin. In...
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