Zombie Ann Richards - The Bona Fide Political Movement

*Copied over from my blog "Zombie Ann Richards for Texas Governor"*


So, contrary to the belief of a few, or many, people out there, the Zombie Ann Richards movement that was created on the radio show, Down Ballot Radio, is, in fact, a bona fide and real political movement. What once started as a joke based on truth has now grown into a magnifying glass on that truth.

What is this "truth"? Texas has no decent Gubernatorial candidates.

Say what you will about whomever you're voting for. I've talked to people from both sides of the aisle, from all sides of the poverty line and special interests and no one is truly and completely happy with our choices for Governor for 2010.

Why should we be? With the two Republican choices just being more of the same in prettier packaging, and the Democratic options either being Bush cronies or just not up to a strong enough level to actually accomplish anything, we, the people of Texas deserve more.

As I said on my radio show today, the point of Democracy is to have as wide a field of candidates as possible so that the very best of the best can be discovered and chosen to lead the people. In Texas, we have the peculiar problem of a Governor's seat that no one wants. The Governor doesn't really hold that much actual power. In most cases, the Lt. Governor actually does. And, as you can see in this upcoming election, all of the powerhouse players are flocking to the other, more lavish seats of Senator and even AG.

So, what does this have to do with Zombie Ann Richards? Everything. As we saw with the recent Rick Perry "secession" debacle, the rest of the country looks to our Governor as the mouthpiece for the state of Texas. No one really cares about our Senators or Representatives until they create a scandal or run for President. The country, and frankly the world, sees the Governor as the voice and (if I may say) brain of the State of Texas.

This is a problem. With a Governors seat that holds that much power and influence in the rhetorical field and with how other states view and deal with us, but with such a small and unimpressive field of candidates, we in Texas are left feeling a little underwhelmed. Our choices seem to be between the lesser of two evils or the candidate we can stand the most that will screw up the state the least.

This is why the Zombie Ann Richards movement exists. To bring light to this very important issue that Texas deserves more and the people demand more.

Thank You,
Cody Melcher
Communication & Campaign Director for Zombie Ann Richards