Gov. Perry says voters will remember Dems left the state
National Dems overplayed their hand and Texas Democrats will reap the backlash Gov. Rick Perry said.
"...Mr. Perry said Texas Democrats' flight to avoid a quorum was a violation of the state constitution, 'which clearly states' that legislators must stay put in Austin and do their jobs.
"Six months from now, voters won't remember the issue was redistricting but will remember that Democrats didn't show up for work," he said.
"The Democrats made a tactical error and lost substantial public support. People go to work every day in Texas — Democrats, Republicans, independents," Mr. Perry said. "They do not accept the idea that you run off to Oklahoma or New Mexico."
"Surveys, he said, showed that voters disapproved 2-to-1 of the Democrats walking out — even though the people were much more closely divided on the redistricting issue.
"People don't pay attention to redistricting," he said. "In six months, they won't remember why these guys ran off. But I bet you they'll remember that they did run off."
National Dems overplayed their hand and Texas Democrats will reap the backlash Gov. Rick Perry said.
"...Mr. Perry said Texas Democrats' flight to avoid a quorum was a violation of the state constitution, 'which clearly states' that legislators must stay put in Austin and do their jobs.
"Six months from now, voters won't remember the issue was redistricting but will remember that Democrats didn't show up for work," he said.
"The Democrats made a tactical error and lost substantial public support. People go to work every day in Texas — Democrats, Republicans, independents," Mr. Perry said. "They do not accept the idea that you run off to Oklahoma or New Mexico."
"Surveys, he said, showed that voters disapproved 2-to-1 of the Democrats walking out — even though the people were much more closely divided on the redistricting issue.
"People don't pay attention to redistricting," he said. "In six months, they won't remember why these guys ran off. But I bet you they'll remember that they did run off."
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