Wishing all the mothers and grandmothers of our nation a blessed Mothers’ Day. Your sacrifices on behalf of our children are greatly appreciated. Every day, you make our world a better place to live.

-Rick Noriega

I wanted to point out this post made by Jon Soltz of VoteVets.org which was posted on the Huffington Post.

There is some great news coming from Texas, where two polls show that Afghanistan Veteran, Rick Noriega, is well within striking distance of Senator John Cornyn.

A recent Rasmussen Poll finds that Cornyn now only leads by four points - 47-43. Now, before you dismiss it as just one poll, Research 2000 took a look and found the same thing, a four point game, 48-44. These two polls are striking. Not only is Noriega within reach, but he’s keeping Cornyn, an incumbent Senator, under 50 percent.

Rick Noriega is a model candidate for what VoteVets.org was formed to do - elect Iraq and Afghanistan veterans to Congress. He has taken on John Cornyn’s dismal record on veterans’ and military issues, holding his feet to the fire like no one has before. Rick is also using his experience to display an incredible clarity of thought and vision about what his own personal mission will be once he gets to the Senate. In short, he’s showing himself to be a leader.

Cornyn is so scared that he recently put up this bogus petition on his website, urging Harry Reid to not let Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton vote on a veterans’ care bill. This coming from the guy who votes against Disabled American Veterans more often than he votes with them. This coming from the guy who opposes the common-sense, bi-partisan Webb-Hagel GI Bill. This coming from the guy who voted against Body Armor with his former Senate colleagues that were targeted with this ad.

Obviously, Senator Cornyn’s tricks and spin don’t fool the voters of Texas, and most of the credit for that can be tracked back to Rick Noriega, who doesn’t give Cornyn an inch of slack.

In such a big state, there’s little doubt that Rick can use all the help you can afford. I’d encourage everyone to go to Rick’s site and sign-up and consider giving this fine veteran your help. John Cornyn might not thank you, but veterans will!

I just got some great news.

Yet another poll shows Rick Noriega just 4 points behind John Cornyn in the race for U.S. Senate.

Today, Research 2000 released a poll with Rick receiving 44% while Cornyn is at 48%. Again, John Cornyn is polling below 50% — a sign of his weakness and vulnerability this fall.

Along with the Rasmussen poll released earlier this week, this poll shows what we’re seeing across Texas: Voters are ready for a change. Rick Noriega is the candidate to deliver this change and beat Cornyn this November.

We have the momentum in this race.

Now we need the resources. We need your help to introduce Rick Noriega, define John Cornyn and get voters to the polls this November. If we can do this, we can win.

Please give us the support we need to win. Contribute today!

http://www.actblue.com/page/ricknoriega

- Mark Bell

Following up on the outstanding 4 point margin shown in the Rasmussen Poll earlier this week, here is yet more online buzz about the changing tide in the Texas Senate race.

Burka Blog: Is Rasmussen Right?

…I think that some realignment is taking place, both in Texas and nationally… Texas is not immune from national trends, and the wind is definitely blowing in the Democrats’ direction… If Democrats can continue to be motivated into the fall, yes, I can see Noriega being very competitive in this race.

KXAN Politics: Could a Dem be a TX Senator?

According to Rasmussen, Cornyn is vulnerable in the upcoming November election

Dallas Blog: Rasmussen Says Cornyn Vulnerable 

Texas Democrats are basking in the latest state polls from Rasmussen that suggest Sen. John Cornyn is vulnerable and Democrats could be competitive statewide this fall.

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Have you seen the amazing results of the latest Rasmussen poll?

Rasmussen. 5/1. Likely voters. MoE 4%


John Cornyn  (R) 47% 
Rick Noriega (D) 43%
Other             3%
Not Sure          8%

Dragging down the Republican ticket, President Bush’s approval rating is only 39% while Republican Gov. Rick Perry’s approval rating is an even lower 34%.

Let’s keep up the pressure- donate to Rick’s campaign!

Continue reading below the fold to see who all has been writing about this exciting news.

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In honor of Cinco de Mayo, celebrated by many Texans, Rick Noriega participated in a parade in Dallas. And in the flavor of the holiday, here are some news clips of the event.

Posteriormente, unas 100,000 personas habrían entrado y salido el domingo del Texas Stadium en Irving, donde Univision presentó su trigésimo Festival del Cinco de Mayo con juegos, mesas informativas, cantantes y grupos musicales. Un clima templado y cielos soleados favorecieron a este evento, en el cual abundaban las familias hasta entrada la tarde.

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Los activistas políticos también estuvieron presentes para compartir su mensaje con el pueblo.

El abogado John Salazar, los representantes estatales Rick Noriega, Roberto Alonzo, el concejal Steve Salazar, la sheriff Lupe Valdez, el alguacil ministerial Jaime Cortes y otros participaron. El abogado Domingo García y su esposa, la concejal de Dallas Elba García, y el concejal de Arlington Robert Rivera, también estuvieron presentes.

Per the Rasmussen Reports:

It’s time to add United States Senator John Cornyn to the list of potentially vulnerable Republican incumbents in Election 2008.

A new poll released today has Lt. Col. Rick Noriega polling within 4 percentage points of incumbent Senator John Cornyn.

Rasmussen. 5/1. 500 likely voters. MoE 4%

Noriega 43%
Cornyn 47%

These new polling numbers are another reflection of how Rick’s message is resonating with Texans, how tired they are of having their interests go unrepresented in Washington, and how ready Texans are for new leadership in the Senate.

Come out and see him! Here are the details.

Date: May 5th, 2008
Time: 6pm - 8pm
Location: Nacho’s Restaurant, 2502 West Loop 306, San Angelo

And from San Angelo Live…

“San Angelo and Tom Green County voters are key to our success in November,” said Noriega. “Veteran’s issues, water rights and conservation, and making college affordable are big concern across Texas. The issues of Tom Green County are the issues of Texas.”
Noriega served as the Laredo Sector Commander for “Operation Jumpstart”, the National Guard’s border security campaign, and also served with the National Guard in Afghanistan.

He is available to discuss a variety of issues affecting Tom Green county: wind power and alternative energy sources, water rights, the nation’s health insurance and health care crisis, proposed education and tuition benefit increases for U.S. service members, rising gasoline and food prices, and his military experience.

The other day we posted a call for applicants to Rick Noriega’s Summer “Boot Camp” Campaign Academy. While you should check that out, you should also watch Rick’s speech to the Texas Young Democrats state convention.

From the El Paso Times…

Sixteen states each have more than half a million Hispanics, contributing to the one-year increase nationally of 1.4 million, and Texas has the second-largest number of that minority group.

U.S. Census Bureau population figures released today show that 8.6 million Hispanics live in Texas. California has the largest Hispanic population, with 13.2 million, and Florida is third, with 3.7 million.

Texas also added 401,949 members of all minority groups to its population, including 308,000 Hispanics, between July 2006 and July 2007, surpassing California’s increase of 375,898 minorities in that period.

The Texas of today and tomorrow has many new challenges- from energy, to education, to health care. We need a leader who’s prepared for the new Texas.