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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- Make a Secure Contribution Directly to the Campaign. Show some Texas-sized love!
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:
There are three ways that Texans can help elect Barack Obama this week! Join us on the Road Trip to Change, make calls to voters in battleground states, or join us at a Generation Obama fundraiser on Tuesday. With only 24 days to go, we need all hands on deck to make sure Barack Obama wins!
15 Seats Left For Road Trip to Change!
It's not too late to join Texans for Obama on a Road Trip to Change! There are only 15 seats left on the two buses headed to New Mexico this weekend. Early voting starts this Saturday in New Mexico. Help get out the early vote for Obama and make a difference in this election! Join us!
Details: Depart: Friday Oct. 17th, 7:00 p.m. from 1107 N I-35
Drive: Ride overnight to New Mexico.
Arrive: Arrive in New Mexico on Saturday morning.
Saturday/Sunday: Go door-to-door identifying and turning out voters for Barack Obama.
Free supporter housing and discount hotel rooms available.
Depart: Sunday, October 19th, 6 p.m. from Obama HQ in NM
Drive: Ride overnight back to Austin. Sleep the whole way home.
Arrive: Monday, October 20th, 7:00 a.m. at 1107 N I-35.
Can't make it to a battleground state in person? Join volunteers every day calling targeted voters in key precincts. Identify the voters that will make a difference for Barack Obama in Virginia, North Carolina, Missouri, and Ohio! Each shift will focus on that day's highest-priority voters. Send your voice to a battleground state to get out the vote for Barack Obama.
Call From Home! Can't make it to the office? Host a calling party in your home or at a local coffee shop. Sign up at http://tinyurl.com/call4change to Call for Change!
Generation Obama Happy Hour Tuesday!
Generation Obama is hosting a Happy Hour with Paul Tewes this Tuesday. Paul Tewes is a Democratic strategist specializing in national political organizing. Tewes was the Iowa state director for Barack Obama's presidential campaign, and continued to lead Obama's field operations in key states such as Nevada, Ohio and Pennsylvania. According to the Huffington Post, Tewes "is widely regarded among the very most talented of political organizers in the nation," and was "largely responsible for Obama's surprise win in Iowa. Meet him here in Austin this Tuesday!
Generation Obama Happy Hour With Paul Tewes Date: Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Time: 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Location: Sky Lounge
Address: 416 Congress Ave, Austin TX
Admission: $20 General // $10 Students
Join Us:RSVP Here
Important information for Hurricane Ike voters, passed along from the TDP, you should pass along as well.
Attention All Democrats:
Many voters have been affected by Hurricane Ike. Some may not be able to return to their homes before Election Day and others may find that their local polling location has been damaged and they will need to vote elsewhere. There are options available to these voters which vary depending on the circumstance. Whether you are in an affected county or your county is sheltering Hurricane Ike evacuees, please be aware of the voting options available to you and help facilitate that information to others.
Option 1: VOTE EARLY IN PERSON - If the voter is in or near the county of their residence during Early Voting, they should try to vote then. All Early Voting locations are county-wide, so it won't matter if they are in the right precinct. Early Voting locations can be obtained from the County Early Voting Clerk, listed here:
http://www.txdemocrats.org/.
Option 2: VOTE BY MAIL - If the voter is not going to be in their county of residence for the entire early voting period or on Election Day, absence from the county qualifies the voter to cast a ballot by mail. Voters who choose to exercise this option should make sure that they have somewhere to have their mail ballot sent that is outside their county of residence where either the voter will be for the remainder of the election or where there is someone who can forward it to them. Furthermore, we have recently confirmed with the Texas Secretary of State's office that a mail ballot can be forwarded to a specific address as long as there is an official forwarding request filed with the United States Postal Service (voters can file a formal forwarding request with the United States Postal Service here:
http://www.txdemocrats.org/
*Voters who are over 65 years of age or are disabled are automatically entitled to cast a ballot by mail. These voters may have the ballot sent to their residence, as opposed to being required to have it sent outside the county.
Option 3: VOTE ON ELECTION DAY - Voters must make sure to verify the correct polling location for their precinct. Voting on Election Day is precinct specific, so the voter will need to know exactly which location they must go to, and it may not be the one they are used to using. Elections officials in the affected areas are working to finalize the Election Day locations and they should be available soon. However, the best option is to vote early. If a voter waits until Election Day to vote and there is a problem with their registration or location, it may be too late.
It is the voter's right to cast a ballot in the jurisdiction of their permanent residence, even if that residence doesn't exist anymore. No one, not even an Election Judge, can question a voter's residency.
The Texas Democratic Party is working with our County Chairs and campaigns in the affected areas to make sure that all voters get to exercise their right to vote and have their ballot counted. Voters can visit the TDP website's Voter Information page for more details. You can help by disseminating this information to others who may have friends or loved ones facing these situations.
If you have any questions about how to help these voters exercise their rights, feel free to call the Texas Democratic Party at 512-478-9800.
Your friend and fellow Democrat,
Sondra Haltom
Political Director
Texas Democratic Party
Hey, any economist, or those who play them on TV, I have a question.
If W and Gang (and the the free-market fundamentalists on RedState.com and the like) had succeeded in efforts to privatize Social Security, what would that be like today?
As in, what real affect on real people can we explain to conveniently show how Republican policies just arent good for 98% of the country.
We say "every vote counts" (altho that should probably be 'every counted voted counts' but that is a discussion for later...), but do you know how little change we need to bring among voters to bring the Change we are after? A student at MSU ran some data and made some helpful tables and maps to drive the point home.
If you can at all take a weekend or a few weeks or just phonebank to help out in New Mexico or Colorado, please do. This election might just turn on volunteers bringing out 'just a few more, just a few more'.
For the Stats lover in you...
There have been 12 Presidential elections that were decided by less than a 1% margin; meaning if less than 1% of the voters in certain states had changed their mind to the other candidate the outcome of the entire election would have been different.
That is what this page solves. What is the smallest number of total votes that need to be switched from one candidate to another, and from which states, to affect the outcome of the election?
You are invited to two events at your Western Travis County Democratic Voter Outreach Center (3303 N. FM 620) this coming weekend:
1) Friday September 26, at 6 pm: Presidential Debate watch party
Come and enjoy the debate among your fellow Democrats--cheer Obama's thoughtful remarks, and boo McCain's errant nonsense! There will be beverages and snacks, including popcorn you can throw at the screen whenever McCain tells a lie!
2) Sunday September 28, from 2 to 6 pm: Rock the Vote!
We will have food, fun, and music, and organize ourselves for the final voter registration push, and for continuing work for our local candidates. We will also be collecting items for the Capital Area Food Bank, which has been depleted by the influx of hurricane refugees.
LOCATION:
3303 RR 620
just south of Hudson Bend Rd
on the east side of RR 620 next to Mr. Gatti's Pizza
Questions? Email: wtravisdems@austin.rr.com
It's a fast thing you can do in two clicks - SECONDS! The Right is having people vote that Palin is qualified...LET'S TURN THIS AROUND!!!
PBS has a poll that asks: Is Sarah Palin qualified to be VP? Let's turn this around. You don't have to give your name or email address in order to vote. It's very simple.
Join us this Saturday, September 20th, to welcome Obama for America's Central Texas staff!
Special guests include Kirk Watson, Mark Strama, and The O.C.'s Ben McKenzie. We'll have food, music, and plenty of opportunities to help elect Barack Obama and down-ballot Democrats this November.
With less than 50 days until the election, there's plenty to do! Join us -- RSVP here
The October 6 deadline for all eligible, but unregistered voters to become registered is fast approaching us. The link below is a spreadsheet which outlines just how much more work is still needed. Read it!!
As some ad a few years back used to ask: "Will you have enough stories for your grandchildren?" If you can be part of history in this way, you should jump on it!
By earlier announcement asking for volunteers, I am asking for people to go with me to New Mexico from Oct 3 through Oct 13 or any part of that. I plan to drive - 920 miles one way - from Milam, Texas through El Paso to Las Cruces where the campaign says they want the help. I have space for 3 or 4 others and I'd like to be able to split the gas cost. We can get it down below $30 per person. You can't beat that. The campaign has already arranged housing and food. And I'm offering travel that costs only more than hitchhiking!
Let's go. Contact me by email or my cell.
Hill Kemp
Former Texas State Representative
318-256-9793
We are all Texas Proud in Texas, and in many neighboring States. We have Obama for America Foot Soldiers and Troops on the ground Fired Up and Ready To Go! However, the critical sense of urgency in this defining moment of only 51 days to go is victory in the "Battleground States". We are in additional need of Obama for America Foot Soldiers and Troops in some Battle Ground States; New Mexico being one of them.
Now is the time, more than any other for YOU to make a difference in this tight election.
Obama for America URGENTLY needs phone banking volunteers from Central Texas to make calls to fellow Central Texan Obama Supporters and ask if they are available to go to a battleground state for 5 weeks for the Obama for America Campaign. Barack Obama and Joe Biden are asking Texans to find several hundred Texans that can go to the battleground states as FIELD ORGANIZERS by September 29th!
Most Texas volunteers will be going to either NM, CO or Florida. They will need to go to Camp Obama before they leave for a battleground state. The final two Camp Obama sessions are scheduled for September 20-21 and 27-28 right here in Austin. All expenses will be paid by the volunteer, although lodging is provided and typically includes breakfast. The local field offices will also provide some food. Transportation in many cases will be donated by Obama supporters. A web site for free/cheap airline tickets follows: http://www.travelforchange.org or call 650.353.1018 .
If you are interested in helping with these calls then please send Andy Balinsky an email @ balinsky@gmail.com with your name, email, and phone number so that he can assign you an account to access the virtual phonebank for this project. You can call right from home, from the Coordinated campaign Offices and from the 620 Democratic Office. Andy will also put you in touch with Starshine Nolan, Obama For America Central Texas Field Organizer.
This is something we can all do to help OBAMA & BIDEN win!
Please forward this URGENT REQUEST to all of your OBAMA contacts.
As reported on BurntOrangeReport.com and Good Morning America this morning, TDP chair and his wife, member of the Non-Urban/Ag Caucus of the DNC, have made a super superdelegate decision to back Barack Obama.
Boyd Richie's statement:
"Today, I am proud to announce my support for Senator Barack Obama for President of the United States. I believe Senator Obama is the candidate who can best provide the leadership and change Texans desire. Too many Texas families find themselves unable to make ends meet, much less save and invest in the future, due to Republican policies that burden the middle class and divide Americans. Senator Obama has the skill and ability to unite Americans from all walks of life and put our country back on the right track."
"I am also grateful for Senator Obama's commitment to help build the Texas Democratic Party. Senator Obama and his campaign understand something that Texans have known for at least a couple of years - that when Democratic candidates invest the time and resources necessary, Texas Democrats have the numbers to compete and win across every region of our great state. We made progress in 2006, and in 2008, the Texas Democratic Party is more energized, better organized, and we are poised to make significant gains this fall."
"This was a difficult decision to make, because I have great respect for Senator Clinton and her Texas supporters. I sincerely appreciate how hard she worked in Texas to deliver a message that resonated with so many voters, and I commend her campaign and the important role she played in the historic participation our Party is experiencing this year. As always, the Texas Democratic Party will conduct party business with absolute fairness and respect for every Democrat, without regard to whom one supports in the primary or convention, and I am confident Texas Democrats will unite and work together side by side to win this November."
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UPDATE: Thank you SD-25 for a straw poll victory, and for your trust in me to be one of our candidates for National Delegate in Denver! We struck a slate of recommendations that frankly is amazing in its gender, age, demographic and geographic balance for committee and delegate slots.
I understand this was just a straw poll, so i am asking again for your vote to be one of our SD25 delegates.
I genuinely am honored to have won that straw poll, and if elected I promise to do keep working hard, to do us proud, from now to November as we Turn Texas Blue.
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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Former Democratic presidential nominee John Edwards will endorse Sen. Barack Obama on Wednesday at a campaign event in Grand Rapids, Michigan, according to Obama's campaign.
Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. John Edwards in a CNN sponsored debate in South Carolina in January.
Edwards dropped out of the Democratic race in January 30 after poor showings in the early contests, in which he racked up just 26 delegates to the party's August nominating convention in Denver.
He told NBC last week that Obama, the Democratic front-runner, is the party's likely nominee. Both Obama and the his rival, Sen. Hillary Clinton, had sought Edwards' blessing.
My name is Brandon Turner and I am in the running to be an Obama Delegate to the Democratic National Convention for SD 19, and would greatly appreciate your vote. I've put together a website to give you a little more information about myself and why I am running. (Click Here). If you have any questions or comments please don't hesitate to send me an email.
Via TalkingPointsMemo, ABCNews is reporting that Obama has captured the superdelegate lead!
And while every news and blog organization has slightly different metrics it seems, hopefully this news can serve to chip away at what must be the last tenacious restraints keeping the super-Ds from making their preferences public.
ABC News' Karen Travers Reports: For the first time this campaign season, Barack Obama has surpassed Hillary Clinton's support among superdelegates, according to the ABC News delegate estimate.
Sen. Obama, D-Ill., picked up two superdelegates this morning giving him a new metric to tout in addition to his current commanding leads in pledged delegates, popular votes, states won, and money raised.
Rep. Donald Payne, D-N.J., switched his endorsement from Clinton to Obama and Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., endorsed Obama. DeFazio was previously uncommitted.
With these endorsements, Obama has the support of 267 superdelegates and Clinton has 265 superdelegates.
May 10 - Vote For Change Kickoff and Voter Reg Drive
With this election, we have the chance to ensure that more voters than ever take an active stake in our country's future. On May 10, Obama for America will launch Vote for Change, a national voter registration and mobilization drive with kickoffs in all 50 states. This event is the kickoff for our area. After a brief training, we'll hit the streets to register voters. Please join us!
Another Important Election Deadline! Although we know that Obama is very very close to wrapping up the Democratic nomination, all these primary contests are important. We cannot count on others to do the work we know needs to be done, so to quote somebody: We are the ones we have been waiting for.
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