Call for National Delegates for Obama fromTexas

by: mariochampion

Thu Apr 24, 2008 at 09:46:42 AM CDT

Whether you have built a site and/or plan an phone/email/snail mail campaign, if you post a diary with your campaign spiel, your Senate District, link to your site (if you have one), pictures, etc and 'tag' it 'nationaldelegate' (as one word) it will show up automatically from the new link above for in the big blue box.

All National Delegate diaries will also get front-paged. So, get to campaigning folks, and hope to see you in Austin June 5,6,7, and later on in Denver!

thanks
mario

Do Step 2 (of the Texas2Step) like a Pro

by: mariochampion

Fri Feb 29, 2008 at 09:56:49 AM CST

They walk you thru the forms step by step, as well as provide loads of practical advice (Bring pens, calculators, and make sure at least one supporter is there by 7pm to get the packet!)

Some key elements:
-Preparation: what to do before the convention
-Eighteen steps for conducting the precinct convention
-Practical exercises in calculation (the math part!)
-Resolutions: a few resources
-Solutions to the practical exercises

Read it, know it, share it, please!
http://bexardemocrats.org/2008PrecinctConventionTraining.html

(h/t to BOR for the post)

Abilene: Voter Training.... caucus? what's a caucus?!?

by: hollyanntx

Wed Feb 20, 2008 at 00:44:03 AM CST

Time: Thursday, February 21 at 6:30 PM
Duration: 1 hour
Host: Mike Cable
Contact Phone: 325-690-5975
Location:
NEW LIGHT BAPTIST CHURCH (ABILENE, TX)
518 N 6TH ST
ABILENE, TX 79601

I Voted for Obama! (everyone sign on!)

by: mariochampion

Tue Feb 19, 2008 at 07:00:00 AM CST

Leave a comment with your city, (and/or Senate District if you know it) to show your support for Sen. Obama.

let's make this the biggest thread on the internets: feel free to hit the 'Send as email' link at the bottom to share this with your fellow Obama supporters.

Abilene: Precinct Captain Training, Part Deux

by: hollyanntx

Mon Feb 18, 2008 at 21:12:56 PM CST

its your second chance to get caught up on becoming a precinct captain. topics are: caucus process, how to canvass your precinct.

questions call cyndi 325-672-1870

Abilene: Precinct Captain training

by: hollyanntx

Fri Feb 15, 2008 at 20:42:04 PM CST

3pm @ mcm elegante suites formerly embassy suites

4259 RIDGEMONT DR
ABILENE, TX 79606
there will be a sign in the lobby directing everyone to the correct meeting room.  

Precinct Captain trainings this weekend all over Texas

by: Calendar

Fri Feb 15, 2008 at 15:04:35 PM CST

If you're ready to volunteer and become a Texas Precinct Captain, then please attend one of the following training sessions.  Both trainings will take place at the campaign headquarters, located at 816 Congress Avenue.

1) Saturday - 11:30 a.m.
2) Sunday - 5:00 p.m.

Fired up!  Ready to go!

Trainings All Over Texas: http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/texastrainings

Become a Texas Precinct captain

by: mariochampion

Wed Feb 13, 2008 at 13:03:47 PM CST

Dear Texan for Obama,

Become a Precinct Captain.

My name is Adrian Saenz, and I'm the State Director for the Obama campaign in Texas.

I'm writing to remind you that the Texas primary is coming up very soon -- Tuesday, March 4th -- and to tell you how you can play a major role in our campaign in the Lone Star State.

Grassroots organizing is crucial here in Texas, and you can make a big difference in your community by getting involved now.

Sign up to be an Obama Precinct Captain:

http://my.barackobama.com/TXpr...

Abilene For Obama

by: hollyanntx

Tue Feb 12, 2008 at 23:48:41 PM CST

If you are interested in being involved in your precinct convention, or possibly becoming a precinct captian please let me know.

our upcoming events include
1. voter education we hope to have 2 events -details to come
2. Precinct Captian meeting Feb 16th
3. Fun Run&Walk Feb 23 Redbud park

questions or to find out if your precinct needs a captian email me:Hollyanntx@yahoo.com
you can find your precinct on your voter card or call 674-1216 the election office.

There is No Such Thing as the Texas Primary Part II: Delegate Projections

by: MattTX

Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 02:08:49 AM CST

Previously we examined delegate allocation and the caucus process in Texas. The short version is that:

1. Texas has 193 pledged delegates, as well as 35 unpledged delegates
2. The Statewide Primary vote, by itself, determines no delegates and is merely a "beauty contest," except insofar as it translates into delegates elected in State Senate Districts, or through caucuses (in order to participate in caucuses, one must also have voted in the primary). It is very much possible that whoever wins the sum of the Senatorial District Primaries will not win the majority of Texas' delegates.
3. 126 pledged delegates will be allocated proportionally in 31 separate primary elections conducted in each of Texas' State Senate Districts.
4. 67 pledged delegates will be allocated through Texas' caucus system, the first round of which will be held in precincts across Texas at 7:15 PM on March 4th. 42 of these will be rank and file "at large" delegates, and will ultimately come from ordinary people who participate at their precinct caucuses, while 25 will be party leaders and elected officials (PLEOs).

Click the link below read the rest:

Obama Swag (update: 'bulk orders only')

by: mariochampion

Sun Feb 10, 2008 at 08:44:14 AM CST

the campaign is arriving in texas now, and there should be offices in the next few days/week, but they don't know what the merchandise count will be like.

if you bulk order from online (http://store.barackobama.com) you can email your receipt to awalker@barackobama.com (subject: Online order for Texas) and she will move the order to the front of the processing line. that should get it filled in a day or so, she pledges.

thanks
mario

Saturday Feb. 9 in Abilene

by: hollyanntx

Sat Feb 09, 2008 at 11:16:49 AM CST

@ 2:30 pm we will be scouting the Abilene Public Library for supporters there is a Step exhibition and hopefully we will get some love!

@ 5 pm signing up voters and supporters in the lobby/meeting room of St. Vincents Catholic church.

if you want to get involved or help Barack call or email me
hollyanntx@yahoo.com, 325-690-5975

yes we can! -one month in texas could change our country forever!!
-holly

There is no such thing as the Texas Primary, Part I

by: MattTX

Fri Feb 08, 2008 at 16:21:06 PM CST

Over the next month or so, you will hear many people talk about the "Texas Primary," to be held on March 4. I am here to let you in on a little secret - there is no such thing as the Texas Primary.

On the night of March 4, CNN and MSNBC will announce to the world that either Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton has won the Texas Primary, on the basis of the statewide popular vote.

What There Isn't

There is no Statewide primary. Absolutely no delegates will be awarded on the basis of the statewide vote. That is 0 delegates. None.

Barack Obama could "win Texas" by 10%, by racking up large margins in Dallas, Houston, and Austin, by maintaining his strong margins among African American voters, and by holding Clinton to the ~20% victories among Hispanics that she won in New Mexico and Arizona, as opposed to the ~33% victory she won among Hispanics in California.

Hillary Clinton could also "win Texas" by 10%, by taking California sized support among Hispanics, by limiting Obama's margins in Texas' multiple large cities, and with the help of rural and small town voters in East and West Texas.

What There Is

On March 4, 32 seperate elections will be held in Texas. There will be:

• 1) 31 State Senate District Primaries
• 2) The Texas Caucuses

How does the Texas Democratic Primary work?

by: audreyjoymaker

Fri Feb 08, 2008 at 13:22:18 PM CST

How Does the Texas Primary Work?
Texas will send a total of 228 delegates to the Democratic National Convention. 126 delegates will be assigned based on primary results in 31 State Senate Districts (instead of allocating delegates by its 32 Congressional Districts like many states). The number of delegates in each Senate district varies based on previous Democratic turnout in the last two general elections. The delegates from each Senate District are assigned to candidates proportionally based on the percentages they receive on primary day.

Much Much More below the fold...

TEXAS DEBATE

by: hollyanntx

Fri Feb 08, 2008 at 10:47:52 AM CST

exciting news!

Abilene: A great meeting! Looking forward

by: hollyanntx

Thu Feb 07, 2008 at 23:34:09 PM CST

it is important to inform hispanic voters, and that is what we are doing. i understand that air has been purchased from 106.9 from the campaign so lets keep an ear out for it!

the next item on our agenda is having a local meeting for some "strategery" planning, details soon!

***mark your calendar for the fun run on Feb 23 ill post a flyer here online!

Big Country Democrats Meeting

by: hollyanntx

Wed Feb 06, 2008 at 13:55:43 PM CST

it is a chance to meet everyone and let them know that you are an obama supporter.  

if you can come it is
Thursday Feb 7th 7pm
T&P building
1101 N 1st.
abilene tx 79601

hope to see you there!
-holly

Get on Board in Abilene!

by: hollyanntx

Wed Feb 06, 2008 at 13:47:49 PM CST

our volunteer efforts are 2 fold getting the word out. we have voter registration at St. Vincents Catholic Church this weekend, and plan to meet to organize more people very soon.  

the second part is getting people out to the precinct conventions! In texas the delegate process is a series of  conventions. we will inform everyone of the process so they can get involved. we will be holding a training soon.  

yes we can
holly chatfield
325-690-5975

Finally, our Texas primary will matter...

by: News

Wed Feb 06, 2008 at 01:40:12 AM CST

Texans hope March 4 vote will be pivotal to campaign
Houston Chronicle

Texans watched Super Tuesday with an anticipation that the Lone Star State's presidential primaries will for the first time in two decades play a major role in the presidential nominating process.

The multistate political battle Tuesday seemed to almost guarantee that Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama would carry their struggle for the Democratic presidential nomination into the March 4 Texas primary. But it was unclear, based on early returns, whether the Republican contest would continue as well.

..

Bill and Hillary Clinton have been politically active in Texas since 1972 and have maintained a network of politicians, including former Land Commissioner Garry Mauro and former San Antonio Mayor Henry Cisneros. Former House Speaker Jim Wright endorsed her Tuesday.

But Obama has built a network of youthful volunteers who last year put together a 20,000-person rally in Austin.

An IVR poll released last Friday suggested that 48 percent of Democratic voters in the state would choose Clinton, and 38 percent would go with Obama. Obama, however, was moving up in the survey, in particular with Hispanics under age 40.

Abilene for Obama

by: mariochampion

Tue Feb 05, 2008 at 11:09:31 AM CST

Hello,

Abilene for Obama has had several successful events and are growing day by day.