manipulate our kumpx si and we play by the rules and we have labor regulations and environmental regulations and those are, i think, good things and things that working people need in this country. but what we don t have is a government that continually looks after our backs. i will say on this particular steel issue, this is an issue that actually, sharon brown, rosh portman, the former bush administration ustr, 57 senators signed a letter say we got to look out for our pipe and tube makers. ted cruz, john cornyn didn t sign it. texas is the number one state. i ll be in loan star texas where they make good pipe and tube on monday and we ll rally support and get texans to say no matter what party you are you got to in american jobs and you got to support american manufacturing and wrap yourselves in the flag to support american workers. but you got to sign your narm to a piece of paper to show you really mean it, i think.
science at rice university. can you give us a description of the political climate in texas if tea party is not showing very much strength nationally but in texas, it seems to be very strong. what gives? well, the tea party in texas is stronger than ever. we ve seen the tea party not only win elections but pull the entire center of gravity within the texas republican party further to the right or even establishment republican candidates like lieutenant governor dachd dewhurst felt compelled to compete on the tea party s own turf and out conservative the stae party leaders which was a few until as the futile task. in many ways these candidates are following the ted yuz playbook. catering to the very small number of people who turn out to vote in the republican primary and little all the red meat, hot button issues. hammering in on border security
this point? it s a very uphill battle. i think something that s recognized by naeshl democranats well. and the candidate most likely to have the narrowest margin of despeet is la tee shall. she s a stronger candidate than wendy davis and is running against a weaker republican candidate, dan patrick, who i think is quite rightly located on the very right edge of the republican idea lodge kwhal spectrum here in texas. he s the most conservative senator in the texas senate and that s among a group of very conservative senators. sarah, your response to what the professor said about wendy davis. is us that far of a reach in your opinion? i don t think it s that far of a reach at all. had a successful vote by mail initiative in the texas democratic party and if you look at local races where we won, we re kicking butt with that and bringing people into the process for the first time.
them know they have a choice. there s speculation over whether texas could flip blue in the near future. in the wake of what we ve seen, is this the key for the republicans to maintain their power? they want low voter turnout? what does that signal for the progressives? you know, i wouldn t compare the primary runoff to what you see the general in this year. the choice could not be clearer at this point. you have have people like greg abbot and dan patrick at the top of their ticket. these people that brag about closing down clinics for poor people. people in charge on their side, calling mention kwanls and mexican americans invaders. on our side, we have the chairman and they are inviting latinos into the process with a lot of vigor for the first time. these folks have no imagination. they re talking to the same small group of voters and they re not motivating them by talking about obama and abortion.
deals that have been done by the congress. can t pin it on wall street. tonight we ll show you why republicans could care less about middle class jobs. there s a new report out from the economic policy institute and i ll tell you it s very alarming. in 2012, the steel industry supported 583,000 jobs in this country. because of cheap steel imports these jobs are simply at risk. meaning they re going to go away. the top states include texas, with over 59,000 jobs. where is ted cruz on the? is he even concerned at all? california, with over 5,000 jobs. they re at stake. pennsylvania will have over 35,000 jobs at stake and ohio, over 33,000 jobs. do these numbers mean anything to our elected officials? so far over 4,000 steel workers are lost their jobs since 2012. the job loss is, you know what? they ll continue to rise. if the united states doesn t take action on the korea free