Obama Clinton Presidential Debate Tickets (Updated)

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Apparently the ticket distribution is being run by the Texas Democratic Party.  It's very disappointing that tickets are not available to the general public.  There should have been a system for first-come first-serve, and their decision not to include the public was a major mistake in my opinion.  What ever happend to the Democratic Party being the people's party?

If you'd like to email the TDP and express your concerns, here's their contact info:

Ruben Hernandez, Executive Director
rhernandez@@txdemocrats.org

Ken Bailey, Director of Party Affairs
kbailey@txdemocrats.org

Abigail Joffrain, Special Assistant to the Chairman
ajoffrain@txdemocrats.org

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by: News @ Wed Feb 13, 2008 at 13:12:11 PM CST

25% of tickets for activists (0.00 / 0)

lets ask them for 25% of the tickets for activists, and come back here with any replies.

(and lets keep the emails calm. i am just saying this because if they get any of the kind of emails i have been getting (ya know, given how much power i wield!) i can see it getting out of hand and that wont help anybody.)

thanks
mario  

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by: mariochampion @ Wed Feb 13, 2008 at 13:57:05 PM CST

Good suggestion Mario (0.00 / 0)

We should make a specific ask regarding debate ticket allotment, and 25% for the general public seems fair.

And yes, we should be polite, but we should make our voices heard loud and clear.  Not only did the TDP refuse to make any tickets available to the general public, but they're hosting their official debate watch party at the swanky Hyatt Hotel and charging $50 each.  That's outrageous!  With this historic opportunity in our backyard, why is the TDP making it so hard for regular folks to partipcate?  

If you'd like to attend our free Texans for Obama debate watch party and not pay the $50 TDP entry fee, then join us at Scholz Garten on Thursday 2/21 starting at 5:00 p.m.  Over 400 people have already RSVP'd for our party, and the general public is invited.  

Click here to RSVP for our Scholz Garten Debate Watch Party.

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by: Ian @ Wed Feb 13, 2008 at 13:59:28 PM CST

No tickets (0.00 / 0)

Sure I'm disappointed.

But what if you were trying to organize this. Obama shows up in Feburary and 23,000 people come to hear him in the rain. Everybody I know wants to be there for the depate - and probably there are some Clinton suporters too - who want to see Hillary. It is an organizational nightmare. The debate organizers can't possibly accomodate all of us who want to be there.

Actually - I'm not sure seeimg him for the debate is the issue. Seeing him is.

So rather than talk about the debate - call instead for an Austin for Texas for Obama rally - Auditorium Shores again? The Erwin Center? The UT Stadium?

Jim Thatcher (jim@jimthatcher.com)

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by: jimthatcher @ Wed Feb 13, 2008 at 16:53:46 PM CST

100 Tickets!!! (0.00 / 0)

I heard on the news this AM that 100 tickets would be made available through a drawing, here is what I found online:

From the Austin American-Statesman website:
"The Democratic Party said late Wednesday that it will make 100 tickets available to the public through a drawing.

The state party initially said that no public tickets would be available and that most audience members would be elected officials. That prompted angry blog posts and calls to local Democratic Party offices.

"We have received a huge volume of calls today on this subject, some of which have been less than pleasant for our staff to hear and deal with and which accuse us of all manner of bad behavior," Travis County Democratic Party Chairman Chris Elliott wrote in an e-mail newsletter Wednesday."

See the full article:
http://www.statesman.com/news/...

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by: tracic08 @ Thu Feb 14, 2008 at 09:04:34 AM CST

thanks (0.00 / 0)

bumped the info into an update in the body of the post. and i hope it wasnt our folks who were rude with them... remember the method is as much remembered as the message!

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by: mariochampion @ Thu Feb 14, 2008 at 09:30:18 AM CST

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Ticket Drawing Link is up! (0.00 / 0)

The drawing link is up at www.txdemocrats.org

Click on the link at the top (the ad for the debate) then click on the link to enter the drawing...

you must be a registered voter, and they are trying to evenly distribute the tickets between Obama and Clinton supporters, as well as to some "Undecided" voters.

Only enter once, because they will toss out duplicate entries!

Good luck everyone!

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by: tracic08 @ Thu Feb 14, 2008 at 13:34:20 PM CST

I voted today in Leander (0.00 / 0)

AT precinct 203. I was the only person there, but the democratic line had seen more action, that was obvious. Someone came in after me, and she was very pumped up and excited to vote. I suspect she was an Obama supporter. ;)  I am ready to caucus now!

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by: danielleelder @ Tue Feb 19, 2008 at 19:00:14 PM CST

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