The Southern Shift

We caught up with Houston Mayor-elect Annise Parker on our syndicated Hard Knock Radio show. She opened up to us about a variety of issues including how and why the political landscape of Texas is changing. She talked about the role Texas' big cities are playing in the political shift from Red to Blue and how Texas' burgeoning Latino population is impacted. She talked to us about how she's been dealing with the national spotlight her victory has brought to her and the city of Houston. She talked about what it means politically that Houston elected an openly gay mayor.



Links below to Interview w/ Houston Mayor-Elect Annise Parker, Parts 2, 3, & 4.

We sat down and spoke with long time activist James Rucker about a number of topics including redistricting and gerrymandering. With the 2010 census looming, elections for particular seats around the country are taking on extreme importance since the winner will determine who gets to set lines that will determine new congressional and legislative districts for the next 10 years.

Rucker’s interview is part of a much longer, more indepth TV/ podcast feature we at The Southern Shift did focusing on how redistricting will effect Texas.  Harvey Kronberg of the The Quorum Report noted that rediscrticting is the only political game in town with everything else including some of the big races being mere window dressing.