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Jon Mark Hogg
Mar 242 min read
History and Hope in Concho County
I want to tell y'all a story about a lady named Elaine MItchell. She lives in Concho County (popl 3,000) out on the Edwards Plateau. It...
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The 134 Team
Jan 201 min read
It is time the Texas Democratic Party had regional offices.
Pass a resolution at your County Convention on March 23, 2024 calling for the creation of regional party offices across the state. The...
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Jon Mark Hogg
Nov 11, 20233 min read
With Friends Like This...
Barbara Kingsolver, the award winning novelist of Demon Copperhead once said, "We [rural people] are the last demographic that...
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Jon Mark Hogg
Oct 20, 20233 min read
Where Did We Put The Welcome Mat?
I live in San Angelo, Texas. It is not the reddest place in Texas, but it runs a good race. Most of my friends are not Democrats. They...
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The 134 Team
Sep 30, 20231 min read
The 134 PAC's U.S. Senate Scorecard
Dear Candidates for the Democratic Nomination for U.S. Senate, We are watching, we are judging, and we will be scoring every candidate...
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Jon Mark Hogg
Sep 9, 20233 min read
Forget The General Election
HOT TAKE ALERT: RURAL DEMOCRATS ARE DOING IT WRONG I do a lot of thinking and writing about the challenges of rural Democrats and rural...
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Jon Mark Hogg
Aug 4, 20234 min read
On Being Toto
Because of how I am, the path I have chosen, and what I believe is best for Texas, and the Texas Democratic Party I catch a little flack,...
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Jon Mark Hogg
Jan 15, 20232 min read
Running Your Own Primary
Run Your Own Primary Survey How many times has this happened? Someone comes into the primary polling place and asks for a Democratic...
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Jon Mark Hogg
Jan 9, 20235 min read
It is Time for Some Serious Talk
2018 offered some hope that the Democratic Party was gaining ground in Texas. 2020, still looked fairly bright, although it was not as...
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Jon Mark Hogg
Oct 30, 20212 min read
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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Stuart Williams
Sep 10, 20213 min read
Rural Texas Democrats Can Expand Early Voting - Here's How.
Hey y'all, Stuart here. Most days time seems to stand still (or move glacially) in the rural places of the world. It is as infinite as...
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Jon Mark Hogg
Jul 9, 20214 min read
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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