This piece by Bryan Preston is extremely relevant and we should keep these details in the front of our minds as we move forward. All the names of the main players are here, their organizations and even their targets. Don’t miss this one.
The Shadow Party: How a Washington-Based Liberal Activist Is Trying to Turn Texas Blue (Whether Texans Want It or Not)
The “Colorado Model” and George Soros’ “Shadow Party” have both landed in Texas in the form of a shady activist with a plan: attack the GOP’s largest stronghold and destroy its limited-government success story.
by Bryan Preston | September 16, 2010 | Pajamas Media
Bryan Preston doing one of the many things he does best.
Since Republicans took majorities in the Texas legislature and captured all the statewide offices in 2003, Texas has earned a reputation as a solidly Republican state in which no Democrat stands a chance of winning anything worthwhile. Or so it would seem, but the fact is Republicans don’t now and have never held a majority of elected offices across Texas since Reconstruction. Democrats still hold a narrowing majority of offices statewide, and that’s true even after several dozen local level Democrats switched parties and became Republicans this year. Hundreds of Democrats have switched parties over the past few election cycles, bringing Republicans closer to parity and bringing these officials in line with the state’s conservative majority. The highest profile party switcher of this cycle, state Rep. Chuck Hopson of east Texas, extended the Republicans’ majority in the state House to four seats, 77-73. But even that is a narrow majority at a very high level in a state with such a strong Republican reputation. And thanks in part to an out-of-state political operation, Democrats have actually made gains in Texas over the last couple of election cycles.
Texas’ Republican reputation has coincided directly with its rise to economic dominance, and with good reason. The Republicans have tried to live by three simple rules. They are 1) keep taxes low, 2) keep regulation fair and predictable and 3) don’t set up government as the be-all-end-all for every problem. Democrats loudly disagree with all three.
Texas must be doing something right.
Hat tip Texas Mob Father.
SIBYL WEST, EditorHeretical conservative, inquiring transcen- dentalist, western soul, eastern training. 
GEORGE SCAGGS Freelance writer, commentator, and audio/video producer based in Austin, TX.
BARGAIN CITIZENJust another betrayed and abandoned average American.
JOANN FLEMINGChairman, Advisory Committee to the Texas Legislature’s TEA Party Caucus.
J.C.Vietnam veteran, 5th generation Texan, conservative activist.
ANGEL ABITUARetired government worker (38 yrs). Hispanic “community organizer”, grandpa, active member of AFP. 
MICHAEL BARAM Former computer geek and retired corrections officer. Libertarian with a conservative cant.
NANCY COPPOCK Tea Party activist behind the virtual barbed-wire of American gulags because if you do the right thing you must be insane.
[...] they ready for a smackdown? You forgot that one, Ross. The plot to turn Texas blue is at least on hold, if not just about ready to be cut out at the [...]