{"id":456,"date":"2020-09-04T22:34:28","date_gmt":"2020-09-05T03:34:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/texascpac.org\/?page_id=456"},"modified":"2020-10-19T15:30:00","modified_gmt":"2020-10-19T20:30:00","slug":"the-conservative-pledge","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/texascpac.org\/the-conservative-pledge\/","title":{"rendered":"The Conservative Pledge"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
I<\/span>t really is this simple.<\/p>\n Politicians lie and they do it often – and when convenient or serves their best purpose.<\/p>\n While examining past voting records, statements and other factors during the vetting process of a candidate, we get an insight into his or her past history. This has some bearing on how they will vote in the future. How many times have we heard the promises, only to be disappointed later, with some excuse like “they had to vote for that budget-busting bill, because…”<\/p>\n No longer. To receive the endorsement of the Patriots behind Texans for True Conservatives, candidates must unequivocally sign our pledge, regardless if it is a federal, state or local office in which they seek the approval of fellow Texans.<\/p>\n We do NOT allow a 95% pledge, or ANY pledge criteria to be changed or re-worded to suit them. They sign off 100% or they lose our support – or worse, we feverishly work against them to expose their so-called Conservative bona fides.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t Everything begins with signing the Texas Conservative Pledge.\u00a0 From there, we will look at contested races (including primaries) in order to ascertain if we will invest PAC money into your race.<\/em><\/p> No, we are not allowing any modifications or partial pledges.\u00a0 We have worked very closely with elected conservative leaders to design this pledge carefully<\/em>.\u00a0<\/p> Obviously, you will not receive our endorsement.\u00a0 Worse, we may actively campaign against you if your opponent were to sign the pledge.\u00a0 We will also publish a list of those Republicans who were not willing to pledge to conservative Texas values.<\/em><\/p> Absolutely \u2013 and we have a recent history of doing so.\u00a0 One of our goals is to identify those running under the Republican banner who are not REAL conservatives.\u00a0 Our focus will not necessarily be the Democrats \u2013 it will be on fake conservative Republicans.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Yes!\u00a0 We will issue a press release and we will post your picture, bio, campaign website and your signed pledge on the site.\u00a0 We will also promote those who sign on our social media pages.<\/em><\/p> Our staff will be closely monitoring all bills that come through the legislature for votes in sub-committees, committees and general sessions.\u00a0 If you have a question if a vote will violate the pledge, please contact our staff.\u00a0 We will be issuing regular updates to keep you abreast on our positions with respect to proposed bills and how they align with The Conservative Pledge.\u00a0 For members who break the pledge, we will very publicly withdraw our support.<\/em><\/p> After we receive your pledge, we will ask you to send a high-resolution headshot picture, a short bio (less than 200 words) and a campaign website link.\u00a0 We would also like to have a quotation we can publish on your commitment to Texas Conservative principles and your decision to commit to the pledge.\u00a0 We will then issue a press release announcing your commitment and will send you an endorsed logo that you can use in your campaign or website(s).<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t Click the applicable link below, print out the pledge, initial each pledge item, sign the pledge (with a witness) and email to <\/em>director@texascpac.org<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tNot A Candidate?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
Share the Conservative Pledge on social media and help us grow the movement to instill conservative principles into the Texas government.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
ABOUT THE CONSERVATIVE PLEDGE<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
Will the Texans for True Conservatives donate to my campaign?<\/strong><\/h3>
Can I modify the wording on The Pledge or of choose not to pledge to a particular item in the pledge?<\/strong><\/h3>
What happens if I don\u2019t sign The Conservative Pledge?<\/strong><\/h3>
Will Texans for True Conservatives run negative ads?<\/strong><\/h3>
Will Texans for True Conservatives promote my signing of The Conservative Pledge?<\/strong><\/h3>
What will happen if I break The Texas Conservative Pledge?<\/strong><\/h3>
What happens after I sign the pledge<\/strong>?<\/h3>
What do I do next?<\/strong><\/h3>