I'm the Executive Editor of The Texas Tribune. I'm covering the first primary of the country tonight. AMA! - Politics

I'm the Executive Editor of The Texas Tribune. I'm covering the first primary of the country tonight. AMA!
I'm Clayburn Griffin, congressional candidate in NM's 2nd. This is my first run for public office, and I'm running to build a new American Dream for the modern world. AMA!
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I'm the Executive Editor of The Texas Tribune. I'm covering the first primary of the country tonight. AMA!

Posted: 06 Mar 2018 02:05 PM PST

Hey y'all — I'm Ross Ramsey, the executive editor for The Texas Tribune and tonight we're covering the first primary of the country this year. I'm also the guy that will be calling races tonight.

A couple of things you should know about Texas politics right now:

The Texas Republican party is experiencing some intense infighting. The Republican governor is working to unseat three republican state reps.
The last of the Bush dynasty is in a primary fight over the Alamo.
National Democrats set off a national firestorm last month when they took a shot at one of their own in a crowded Houston primary.
A state senator's twin brother is running against the wife of the attorney general in a Republican primary that has become a family affair.
The Texas Democrats are in a crowded, potentially competitive gubernatorial primary.
When it comes to fundraising, Beto O'Rourke is catching up to Ted Cruz.

If you haven't heard of us, The Texas Tribune is the only member-supported, digital-first, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. When we started in 2009, we had 17 people on staff. Today, we have more than 70.

I'm answering questions starting at 5 p.m. CST. AMA! Proof here.

UPDATE at 6 p.m. CST: Thanks y'all — that's all the time we have, but I will check back later for more questions. Got a busy night ahead of me as I call races, though. If you want to see our live election coverage, check our homepage, starting at 6 p.m.

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I'm Clayburn Griffin, congressional candidate in NM's 2nd. This is my first run for public office, and I'm running to build a new American Dream for the modern world. AMA!

Posted: 07 Mar 2018 09:17 AM PST

Hey everyone.

NM's 2nd is the largest congressional district in the US that isn't an entire state. It consists of all of southern New Mexico including some towns you may have heard of like Roswell (yes, that one), Las Cruces, Silver City, Alamogordo and my hometown of Lovington. The incumbent is running for governor of our state, so it's an open seat. It's a competitive race with five Republicans (including me) currently in the primary and two Democrats.

I grew up in New Mexico, but left for several years to NYC because the local economy didn't offer much opportunity. It's even worse today, and as technology and globalization is rapidly changing our economy, the American Dream hasn't kept up with modern times. So, a large focus of my campaign is a vision for a new American Dream. I don't want to bring back manufacturing jobs; I want to change what having a job means for the 21st Century.

Reduce "full-time" employment from 40 hours to 32.
Universal Health Care so people aren't dependent on a job for health benefits, freeing them to pursue entreprenurial interests and to freelance easily.
Emphasize and incentivize telecommuting and remote work.
Federal subsidies and incentives to bring new industries to economically homogenous regions of our country.
On-the-Job training programs to give employees access to careers they'd otherwise be unable to get.
Free trade with allies around the world to encourage development and economic growth.
Significantly limiting copyright to roll back the consolidation of valuable intellectual property by a few immortal corporations.
Protecting Net Neutrality to ensure every business has free and fair access to compete on the Internet.

There's no silver bullet, but we need people in office working toward a long-term vision for our society. I want to live in a world with self-driving smart cars, universal high-speed Wi-Fi and over 75% of our energy supplied by wind and solar. We could be there today if not for the backwards policies of politicians more interested in protecting the profits of their donors than advancing society.

You can sign up for updates and donate on my website: http://www.clayburnforcongress.com. I'm not relying on PACs or large donors. I'm self-funding and getting small donations from regular people. Every little bit helps.

Also, connect with me on social media:

Proof. Thanks!

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Posted: 07 Mar 2018 04:16 AM PST