Thomas Edison, the historic innovator and thinker, once said: “Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.”
As election night returns came in this past Tuesday, I was reflecting on this quote. When you talk about never giving up, think of Texas progressive Jessica Cisneros, who has been waging a multiyear effort to defeat anti-choice, pro-NRA, and pro-corporate congressional Democrat Henry Cuellar. Her determination is to be admired, as she has inched ever closer each time to pulling off a herculean win and now awaits the results in a race that is too close to call. Cisneros engineered strong grassroots support, earned the backing of labor, and attracted enough of a war chest to wage a powerful underdog effort.
