Sen. Barack Obama is the most inspiring public leader in America. He has a bold vision to help the middle class and restore America's prestige in the world. Join this grassroots effort to support Sen. Obama's historic and uplifting campaign for president. Keep hope alive! Obama '08!
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Remember when we had our first volunteer meetup at Scholz Garten...before Obama had even announced for president?
It's been a long two years, but now it's time to celebrate! You're invited to come watch the inauguration parade and speech at Scholz Garten...where it all started.
Inauguration Speech Watch Party Tuesday, January 20
10:00 a.m. - Noon
Scholz Garten
1607 San Jacinto Blvd
Austin, TX 78701
RSVP on Facebook
Thanks again for all your hard work to elect the next president of the United States. Yes we did!
As part of the National Day of Service, Texans for Obama in Austin is running a canned food drive. Simply swing by to pick up a bag, or 3 or more to fill with canned food, then deliver them to the Texans for Obama booth at the end of the MLK day Parade, on the Huston-Tillotson campus.
You can fill them yourself, or, ideally, hit the houses on your street with an Obama yardsign, or bumper stickers. Ask them to be part of the Day of Service by helping fill the bag, or by taking a whole bag of their own.
(Note: For those that want, there will be a few streets of turf cut, as some volunteers have expressed desire for a a more blockwalking approach.)
WHAT: National Day of Service, TFO Canned Food Drive
WHEN:
Start: Sat, Jan 17, 1pm Pick up your bag(s). Fill them across the weekend!
End: Mon Feb 19, 12-4pm. Bring your filled Bags to the Texans for Obama Booth on the Huston-Tillotson Campus, at the end of the MLK Day parade.
A brilliant speech capping a brilliant campaign, here is President-Elect Barack Obama's Victory Speech!
Hello, Chicago.
If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible, who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time, who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer.
It's the answer told by lines that stretched around schools and churches in numbers this nation has never seen, by people who waited three hours and four hours, many for the first time in their lives, because they believed that this time must be different, that their voices could be that difference.
It's the answer spoken by young and old, rich and poor, Democrat and Republican, black, white, Hispanic, Asian, Native American, gay, straight, disabled and not disabled. Americans who sent a message to the world that we have never been just a collection of individuals or a collection of red states and blue states.
We are, and always will be, the United States of America.
ELECTION PROTECTION - Please spread the word widely.
We are running election protection efforts in several counties throughout the state. If you are in one of the
following counties, contact information for your ?rst line of protection is below.
Cameron County
melissa@martinezybarrera.com
(956) 544-1014
Dallas County
obamavoterprotection@gmail.com
(214) 525-3790
Harris County
houstonobamalawyers@gmail.com
(713) 218-6020 (Bay Area)
(281) 462-7523 (Crosby)
(713) 926-1334 (East End)
(713) 524-1338 (Midtown)
(713) 697-8898 (North Side)
(713) 802-0085 (Pinemont)
(281) 998-3366 (South East Harris County)
(713)733-2583 (Sunnyside)
(281) 496-3366 (West Side)
Travis County and Texas HQ
travisobamavoterprotection@gmail.com
(512) 465-2608
Greater Corpus Christi
ariverajr@swbell.net
(361) 816-0605
If and only if you have exhausted the remedies above or live outside one of those ?ve counties and cannot
get assistance from local authorities you can report incidents do so directly at:
The party at the Driskill is open to everyone and is free!
We are phonebanking at HQ until 9pm into NV, CO, NM, then getting the party started.
one more day!
The Travis County Democratic Party invites you to celebrate election night in the place where LBJ watched election returns in 1960 and 1964- the Driskill Hotel. 5 huge screens showing election returns.
Election Night Victory Party
Today, Tuesday, November 4
7:00pm - midnight
Driskill Hotel
604 Brazos, 78701
Free Admission
Join Congressman Lloyd Doggett, Senator Kirk Watson, Woodie Jones, Representatives Donna Howard & Valinda Bolton, Commissioner Candidate Karen Huber, Jim Coronado, Commissioner Ron Davis, County Chair Andy Brown, Annie's List, Tejano Democrats and more.
Come for the celebration of this historic election in this historic building!
The public is not fooled by Travis County Commissioner Gerald Daugherty's last-minute fix for the U.S. 290 problems in Oak Hill, which, incidentally, were announced on the first day of early voting.
Why did it take a formidable challenge to his re-election bid to provide the quick fix?
Precinct 3 would be better served by Karen Huber, a highly proactive, experienced facilitator of cooperative solutions to development and growth issues. We need a county commissioner who plans and does not react. We don't need last-minute quick fixes to long-term problems.
We need a person who sees the big picture and will work to solve issues. That person is Huber.
Join Us For West Coast Calls and Volunteer Appreciation Party - Election Day
Make calls to Western swing voters on Election Day! Polls close in Texas at 7pm, but voting is still going on in New Mexico, Nevada, Colorado, so let's reach out to our western friends and make sure they VOTE!!! We're celebrating all your hard work at the same time - so join the party, make calls, and let's bring this election home.
Democratic Power Hour
Wednesday, October 29 7:00 p.m. - Obama Watch Party
7:30 p.m. - Volunteer Phone Bank
Obama Volunteer HQ
1107 North I-35
Austin, TX 78702
(11th and I-35, eastside, next to CVS)
With just 8 days left until the election, every day is critical. If you have any time to spare, stop by the headquarters at 1107 N. I-35, 7 days a week between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m.
Please join Far West For Obama for Last Call For Change - TV Watch Party. We will watch Obama's half-hour TV special and discuss how to support Senator Obama by calling or traveling to battleground states. Meet local Obama supporters and learn how you can get involved. Change won't happen without you!
Host: Tanis De Luna
Place: Acacia Cliffs, first building in the complex, third floor
Address: 7205 Hart Lane #3034
Time: Wednesday Oct 29th, 2008 at 6:45pm to 8:00pm.
Phone: 775-9653
WHO: Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings
James McMurtry
Brownout
WHAT: Red State Blues - A Concert For Change
A one night concert event that fuses the temperature of our historic political times with modern music for all to celebrate!
WHEN: Monday, November 3rd
Doors Open at 7:00 pm
WHERE: La Zona Rosa 612 W. 4th Street
Austin, TX 78701
HOW: General Admission $25.00
Purchase tickets online RSVP on Facebook
VIP RECEPTION 5:30pm-7:00pm
Musical Performance by Paris 49 with Special Guest Chrysta-Bell
Complimentary hor d'oeuvres and cocktails
VIP Reception tickets are $75.00
Tickets can be purchased online
BENEFITTING:
Travis County Democratic Party
SIMS Foundation
By way of the Houston Chronicle and with a big h/t to libbyshaw's post at burntorangereport.com, comes some good news about Harris county and Houston: "Obama and Noriega up by Seven Points in Harris County."
Ken Flippin, a texansforobama.com co-founder and statewide-director-on-a-non-rest-sabbatical was tapped months ago by the DNC/Obama efforts to help coordinate efforts in Houston, or as as we call it, the swing state of Texas.
For months, teams of dedicated folks have been wrangling America's most sprawling city into shape. One big issue has always been that, other than the Mayor, no one really runs city-wide and so cross-town strategic allegiances, heck friendships, are rare. So there are few seasoned activists to manage the GOTV efforts for a city which is larger than several states!
The demographics favor Dems, but the turnouts do not, held down in part by Republican Paul Bettencourt, the Tax-Assessor-Collector, and his imaginary voter fraud bogeymen -- even the republican atty gen couldnt substantiate his claims of any voter fraud. I think it is fair to say, his office is or should be the number one target for those interested in systemic fixes to low voter participation.
A strong Harris county turnout frightens Republicans, and they work to keep it low. Bow, imagine that office held by someone who instead worked to make it easier for qualified folks to be part of the process.
It looks like Harris might go our way his time, so peoples of Harris, my old hometown, please, take your friends, volunteer, vote early, and let's shock the nation.
Passing this along from Texas Director, Juan Sepulveda.
Dirty tricks designed to mislead Texas voters have been spreading across the state, and many Obama supporters are getting incorrect information about the voting process.
Bogus claims about voting machines are spreading via email chains -- and in one reported case, even broadcast on a Houston radio station -- that could have a huge impact on voter turn out on Election Day.
Here is the truth that every Texan should know: If you vote a straight Democratic Ticket you will cast your ballot for Barack.
Gen. Colin Powell, on this morning's Meet The Press gave a long and reasoned analysis of the candidates, and came out clearly for Obama.
While giving respect to McCain, Powell called out McCain's bad judgment in choosing Palin, "who is not qualified to be President," his bad judgement and erratic behaviour with a daily changing set of tactics on addressing the economic crisis, and more.
Powell also flat out said the "more right" response to the inaccurate 'Obama is a muslim' assertions, should be "does that matter? A 7yr old muslim american should be able to dream of being president."
So, we dont write too much about the polls, national or state, the electoral count projections and the battleground state swings and shifts, but it doesnt mean we dont follow them. In part, because we have to act like we are ten points behind, even if Obama nationally is a few points ahead, because here in Texas, we probably ARE still 10 points behind, but also because we have such a focus on actions.
As Obama warned New Hampshire yesterday, we can't get cocky, we have to put in the work. As you know, Obama needs Rick Noriega to take out Cornyn, to make us one more senate seat closer to a filibuster-proof majority, a majority big enough to pass the healthcare and energy policies we need to Change this country, to end the war in Iraq in a reasonable and sane manner, and, to make sure the Wall Street CEOs no longer run wild over our economy.
but still, a tip of the hat to kath25 for leading the travis county vote for change efforts, and tip of the hat to Bruce Curtis for this note:
"In case you haven't seen it, http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/ mentions
the Travis Cty. Democratic Party Coordinated Campaign: "When the Travis
County, Texas Democratic Party Coordinated Campaign registers 30,869 new
voters in a cycle when Texas isn't supposed to be on the map at the
presidential level, something seismic is happening."
Toward the end of the "Battlegrounds as of Mid-October" post: fivethirtyeight.com
The Austin Chronicle reader's results are in, and Texans for Obama is proud to be named the Best Grassroots Movement!
We have such a great group, partly online, so much offline, helping channel and steer the energy of so many new activists. Here in austin at least, 500, 600, 800 people regularly packing into Scholtz's to watch the Debates and 50-100 volunteers a day at our coordinated campaign HQ. So many starting with Texans for Obama, and now helping out great down-ballot folks like Rick Noriega, and Valinda Bolton.
And while I have been part of a number of political organizations, truly this is the first where i would have to agree it IS a movement -- diverse in geography, age, experiences, united in building and being the Change we need, and just plain old going out and getting things done.
Best Grassroots Movement: Texans for Obama
Where were you on Feb. 23, 2007? If you were with 20,000 other Austinites on Auditorium Shores, watching Barack Obama before he was even a serious front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination, thank Texans for Obama. These determined activists saw the hunger for change and have fought tirelessly to keep that campaign energy high. www.texansforobama.com
Give yourselves a big round of applause, and then get back to work - barely two weeks to go!
Join your fellow Austin area Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders for an afternoon of informative discussion on the upcoming November election. Whether you're a longtime Obama supporter, interested in learning more about the candidate, or new to politics entirely, this house party will provide an opportunity to learn more about Senators Obama & Biden and their policies. Handouts on Obama's position on 10 major issue areas will be available, and we'll be screening a special edition AAPI DVD.
The meeting will also discuss ways to help and get involved with the campaign. Possible surprise appearance by other local Democratic candidates. Bring your friends, family, and colleagues! Spread the word!
*** We're looking for a video projector and screen to use for the event. Please contact Eugenia Beh at eugenia@asianamericansforobama.com if you can help.***
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