Remarkable Story in Texas . . .

You've got to read this ---> Remarkable Story in Texas . . .

Hundreds of students at Prairie View A&M University on Tuesday began rallying for their right to vote.

They say a decision to eliminate all but one early voting location in Waller County makes it hard for students to cast ballots.

The marchers, in black shirts with the slogan “It is 2008 and we will vote,” carried signs and wore demanded changes in how elections are run in the county.

Police estimated that the crowd topped 2,000 as the marchers paraded from the Prairie View A&M campus seven miles to Read the rest and see photos

I heard from a credible source today that like a 1,000 of them voted for Sen. Obama!!!

Here's some video of the march (via Burnt Orange Report)...

Tags:  Other Blogs, Texas Primary, Voting Rights, & Waller County

Primary: Do the Texas Two-Step

Primary: Do the Texas Two-Step

(This is info from the Democratic party and refers to their primary rules only. - ed.)

Texas has a New Hampshire-style primary AND an Iowa-style caucus. This means that everyone must take 2 steps on voting day (March 4).

1. Go to the polling place and vote (we all know that part)

2. Return to your polling place at 7:15 and sign in at your party convention. You do not have to stay and caucus, you just need to sign in.

Here's why you want to do this:

Only 3/4 of the total Texas delegation (126 delegates) will be based on the primary returns. The other 1/4 (42 delegates) will be distributed based on the number of people attending the precinct convention. To "attend" you need only sign in (at which point you indicate your candidate) and then you can leave.

Of course, if you want to stay -- and if you want to actually run to be a delegate -- you can do that, too.

It's vital to go and sign in, because that sign-in number determines the percentage in attendance for Obama vs. Clinton vs. Undecided, and delegates are allotted on that number alone. The choosing of delegates is a subsequent step that is based on the sign-in sheet, but separate from it.

Spread the word about this. Those final 42 delegates could make a real difference.

(The above is borrowed from a recent Video Association of Dallas e-mail newsletter.)

Tags:  Texas Democratic Party, Texas Democratic Primary, Texas Democratic Primary Rules, & Texas Primary,

Yes, We Can!

Tags:  2008 Election, Barack Obama, Obama, Obama 08, Yes, We Can, & YouTube

Tip of the hat to Bart.

Post election day update - my caucus was 92% for Obama and I'm one of the delegates to our State Senate District Convention (as is Esti - we are in different precincts). [And, I can't speak for Esti, but yes I'm a little bothered by some of the things that the media says the pastor (or is it recently retired pastor? I've heard him called both things) of the Obama's congregation has said. I'm doing my own research into this.]

The Historic Debate #9

Very nice of Sen. Obama to pull Sen. Clinton's chair out for her after the debate. Obviously his momma taught him well. I'm just hoping that "Super Duper Tuesday" doesn't decide the nomination. The same goes for Ohio's primary after that. Not that I want a brokered convention (as interesting as that could be), but I want both candidates to stay in play until 4 March when we here in Texas get to vote.

The Historic Debate #8

Finally a question about if Sen. Clinton could control her husband.

Nice political answer, but not very clear about keeping former President Clinton out of the the West Wing.

Ah, my other big question!

Obama-Clinton 08 or Clinton-Obama 08 would either consider the other as a running mate.

Big spike from undecided on "no more yes-men in the White House" line from Sen. Obama.

The Historic Debate #7

That was Steven Spielburg in the audience!

The Historic Debate #7

They are at the Kodak Theatre, better known as the location that the Oscars are given out. Now if either Senator wanted to really nail down California, they'd find a way to solve the issues that are keeping the Writer's Guild of America on strike and do it before the Oscars.

Speaking of celebrity-studded events - they keep showing the audience and every time I see someone, I start playing the "who is that" game.