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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:
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."
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?
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.
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!!
We are a group of neighbors and fellow citizens from Fort Worth and the surrounding areas of Arlington, Grand Prairie, Haltom City, Hurst, Euless, Bedford, Colleyville and Grapevine who care about this country and know that we have much work to do to ensure that Senator Barack Obama, a great candidate, becomes a great president of the United States.
By working together for his election, and that of other Democrats in the Fort Worth area, we know that we can go far to get Tarrant County, Texas moving in the right direction.
http://tarrantobama.org
We invite you to bookmark this site for information and community support, as we build a strong coalition for much needed change and improvement in Tarrant County. Over the next few weeks, we will be revealing new tools and methods for communicating with each other as we work together to elect a new president and chart a course for a better future!
The campaign has been waiting for final answers on lots of logistical issues before scheduling trainings and making assignments. We're now at that point.
There are three groups of volunteers that will be assigned to each of the 31 senate districts to perform functions of oversight and monitoring the process. Another group of volunteers will be needed to staff the Obama office and do projects for the operation.
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."
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.
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.
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.
Are you running for National Delegate? It is a very small segment of people that get elected to National, but if you have been putting in the work, and want to give it a try, Texans For Obama wants to help you out.
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!
Last weekend people! These are the calls that can help Obama narrow the gap in Pennsylvania. Please do as many as you can this weekend, even if its 10 or 12 or 120, it all adds up:
As delegate lists from the County and Senate Conventions make their way to the Texas Democratic Party, people are getting ready to compete to be the warm bodies in those highly coveted seats in Denver.
Here's the handy guide to everything you need to know.
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