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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Because of your volunteer efforts in 2008, Barack Obama is now the President. Thank you for all your hard work!
Now let's keep up the momentum. Around 1 million people participated in the Texas Democratic precinct caucuses, and this new generation of activists will help turn Texas blue. 2010 will see the strongest statewide Democratic ticket in recent memory, and you're encouraged to meet the various candidates and get involved.
Our regular Texans for Obama monthly meetups are every 3rd Tuesday at Scholz Garten at 6:00pm.
2009 TFO Speaker Series:
May 19 - Mayor Bill White
June 15 - John Sharp
July 21 - Kinky Friedman
August 18 - Ronnie Earle
September 15 - Sen. Kirk Watson
October 20 - Tom Schieffer
November 17 - Jack McDonald
December 15 - Holiday Party Featuring Reps. Valinda Bolton, Donna Howard & Diana Maldonado
We've got a great team of Democratic leaders, so let's keep up the momentum and turn Texas blue!
It's time for Texas Democrats to come together to defeat John McCain and take back the White House for the Democrats!
To help encourage party unity, we're joining up with our Clinton friends to host a "Unity Pub Crawl" tonight to welcome statewide convention delegates to Austin. Both the Obama and Clinton campaigns are hosting parties at nearby bars on Red River Street, and the goal is to encourage Texas Democrats to intermingle and kick-start the unity process.
This Unity Pub Crawl is within walking distance of the Hilton Hotel, so come join us tonight as we "paint Red River Street blue"!
When:
8:00pm - midnight
Thursday, June 5
Clinton Anchor Party:
Bull McCabes Irish Bar
714 Red River St
Featuring Hillary Harp Pints and Irish Mules with a Clinton Kick
Obama Anchor Party:
Club de Ville
900 Red River St
Ron Kirk will speak at 9:30pm
Featuring Obama-rama Ritas and Barack Beers
2008 will be a Democratic year, and the unity process starts tonight!
Watch the final primary results come in this Tuesday from Montana and South Dakota. Also get the latest information regarding our upcoming state party convention this weekend.
WHEN: Tuesday, June 3
7:00 PM
WHERE: Scholz Garten
1607 San Jacinto Blvd
Austin, TX 78701
Meet your neighbors and cheer on Obama as we watch the ABC debate from Philadelphia. We'll also have information about the upcoming state convention in June.
When: Wednesday, April 16
7:00 PM
Where: Scholz Garten
1607 San Jacinto Blvd
Austin, TX 78701
With less than a week until Election Day, it's now crunch time! We need your help, so please volunteer and make a difference. You can attend any of these volunteer meetups below, or you can contact the campaign headquarters:
* (512) 476-2008
* texas@barackobama.com
* www.texas.barackobama.com
Thanks for your support. With your help, Obama will win Texas. Yes we can!
3:00pm Wednesday: Student Phone Bank
What:
Free BBQ provided
Help make voter outreach calls
When:
3:00pm - 6:00pm
Wednesday, 2/27
Where:
Campus Headquarters at Dobie Mall
21st & Whitis
Which Hillary Clinton will show up at tonight's debate? Will it be the friendly Hillary we saw in the first part of the Texas debate and who had a diplomatic closing statement at the end of the debate? Or will it be the angry and desperate Hillary who got booed in the second half of the Texas debate for attacking Obama? Will it be the Hillary who went nuclear against Obama on Saturday, or will it be the Hillary who openly mocked him and his supporters on Sunday?
Show up for tonight's party at Scholz Garten to find out! This is the last presidential debate before our primay next Tuesday.
Whichever Hillary shows up tonight, we know that our candidate will stay on his consistent message of hope and change. Sen. Obama has taken the high road, and he wants to unify our country to create a governing majority that will get real results for working families.
WHAT: Austin Debate Watch Party
WHEN: 6:30pm
Tuesday, February 26
WHERE: Scholz Garten
1607 San Jacinto Blvd
Austin, TX 78701
Come meet your neigbhors as we watch the Wisconsin election results tonight. The latest polls show that Wisconsin is a toss-up state, so this should be an exciting election results watch party.
WHEN: Monday - 9:30pm
WHERE: UT-Austin campus - West Mall
UT students camping out on West Mall in anticpation of the beginning of Early Voting
Early Voting Kick-Off - 2/19
WHEN: Tuesday - 7:00am
WHERE: UT-Austin campus - West Mall
Join the students and be one of the first Texans to vote for Obama.
Wisconsin Election Results Watch Party - 2/19
WHEN: Tuesday - 6:30pm
WHERE: Scholz Garten, 1607 San Jacinto Blvd
The latest polls show Wisconsin is a toss-up, so this should be an exciting election results watch party.
Precinct Captain Trainings - 2/20
WHEN: Wednesday - 6:00pm & 7:00pm
WHERE: Obama Headquarters, 816 Congress Ave.
Join this grassroots movement and get trained to become a precinct captain. It's fun and easy!
Pre-Debate Rally and Debate Watch Party - 2/21
WHEN: Thursday - 5:00pm
WHERE: Scholz Garten, 1607 San Jacinto Blvd
The biggest political event to hit Texas decades is coming this Thursday. If you can't get a ticket, then swing by our debate watch party and cheer on Sen. Obama.
Thank you to all those supporters who have been with us from the very beginning. Our first Obama Book Club meeting was December 7, 2006...before Obama had even announced for president. It's now been over a year since we first started this grassroots movement here in Texas, and we've come a long way.
Check out this photo slide-show from our first meeting back in Decmeber 2006, and read the story in today's Statesman below.
Texans for Obama grew from book club to much more Statesman
Word on the book club was put out on meetup.com. Earhart handed out fliers as people exited a Dixie Chicks concert. As Obama signed his book at the Texas Book Festival in October 2006, Kobierowski gave a flier to the Illinois senator.
"David, this is great!" Kobierowski recalls him saying with a fist pump. "Grass roots - this is exactly what I want to see all over the country."
At their first formal meeting on "The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream," Kobierowski expected to do some networking with like-minded people. Davis thought it would be a monthly excuse to drink beer and talk politics. Earhart expected it to be himself, Davis, Everhart and a couple of other lonely readers and politicos.
But 30 to 35 people showed up at El Sol y La Luna on South Congress Avenue in December 2006. More than 80 came to their second meeting at Scholz Garten the next month. And by the third meeting at Mitchie's Gallery in February 2007, when they watched Obama announcing his candidacy via live webcast, it was clear that their group was going to be more than a book club.
I'm still getting lots of calls/emails about debate tickets, so I want re-emphasize that I have no control over this process. I don't even get a ticket, so I honestly can't get you a ticket. I'm sorry!
This event is being organized by CNN and the Texas Democratic Party. Initially, they had announced that there were no debate tickets available to the general public. But thanks in part to our grassroots pressure, they've now created a lottery system to release 100 tickets. While it's still outrageous that so few tickets are available to the public, it's still better than nothing. So thank you to everyone who took grassroots action and made your voices heard.
If you have any questions/concerns, please call the Texas Democratic Party at (512) 478-9800. Or you can contact the Executive Director, Ruben Hernandez, at rhernandez@txdemocrats.org.
And just to be clear, the Travis County Democratic Party has nothing to do with the debate, so please don't call them demanding tickets. The Travis County Party has been good to us all year, and we encourage our supporters to send them a post-Valentines 'thank you' note for all their hard work.
info@TravisCountyDemocrats.org
Over 10,000 people have already registered for the ticket lottery, so if you don't get a ticket, you're invited to join us at our Debate Watching Party at Scholz Garten (two blocks south of the UT campus). We'll have our pre-debate rally starting at 5:00pm, and the general public is invited. And unlike the TDP's debate watch party at the swanky Hyatt Hotel, our event is free and won't cost you $50. Texans for Obama is an all-volunteer grassroots organization, and we don't believe there should be financial hurdles to participate in this historic event. Over 500 people have already RSVP'd for our party, and we look forward to a great event!
What: Texans for Obama
Presidential Debate Watching Party
When: 5:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Thursday, February 21
Where: Scholz Garten
1607 San Jacinto Blvd
Austin, TX 78701
Click here to RSVP
According to an update from the UT School of Information's representative to the UT President's Council for Senate, the Dean of Students office is currently deciding how to select students to fill the remaining seats for the debate. A decision will be made before next Tuesday because the Secret Service must have Names/IDs/SSNs from every student who will be attending before Wednesday. Please see here for more details:
In addition, for all the students who are unable to attend the live debate, the Senate will be holding a live debate-watching party somewhere on Campus (yet to be decided). There will be FREE FOOD AND DRINKS and they are currently negotiating with the candidates to get them to stop by the party after the debates are over (around 9-9:30 pm).
The School of Information representative is going to update us when she finds out more - when she does, I will post an update.
Here's a link to a story from the Daily Texan about tickets:
A lot of you have been calling/emailing me asking how to get tickets to the presidential debate at UT-Austin. I apologize for not being able to answer everyone's questions promptly.
The short answer is I don't know yet. But as soon as I do know, you will know. We'll just post the info on our blog. I assume there will be some tickets allotted on a first-come first-serve basis, so I recommend grabbing your sleeping bag and tent and be prepared to camp out.
It's safe to say there simply won't be enough supply to meet demand. So if you don't get a ticket, then join us at Scholz Garten starting at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday 2/21.
Thank you to everyone for your interest in Sen. Obama. I wish I had the time to follow up with everyone, but please be patient, and we'll post the debate ticket info as soon as we get it.
The Texas showdown will be Thursday (2/21) at 7:00pm on CNN. The debate will take place at the LBJ school. As soon as we know how to get tickets, we'll post that information on to this TFO blog.
For a staging location, we're going to meet at Scholz Garten for a pre-debate rally and a debate watching party. Scholz is conviently located just two blocks south of the UT campus. The pre-debate really will start at 5:00pm, and we'll stick around Scholz until the debate is over.
We've got over 75 people here right now at our Grassroots Policy Symposium. Great turnout!
The TFO Policy Team has been volunteering for a year, and their mission is to educate the public about Barack's policies. They've done lots of research, and today's presentation has been awesome!
Come meet your neighbors and volunteer for Obama. Click here for a list of statewide volunteer meetups. If you have any questions, please contact us at texasobamavolunteers@gmail.com.
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