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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President Obama unveiled today a bold new plan to increase auto fuel efficiency. This will reduce our dependency on foreign oil and help our environment. Obama's delivering real results and creating change we can believe in!
Today's news is welcome after eight long years of the Bush/Cheney era, but we must keep pressing forward. In order to pass Obama's full agenda, we need to elect more Democratic Senators who won't filibuster Obama's call for change.
Here in our own backyard, Texas Democrats have a unique opportunity to win the open U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Republican Kay Bailey Hutchison.
Houston Mayor Bill White is a nationally recognized leader on alternative energy, and he's announced his candidacy as a Democrat for this Senate seat. Tonight, he'll be at Scholz Garten to answer your questions about his policy proposals. This is an important race with national implications, so we look forward to seeing you at Scholz Garten.
Texans for Obama May Meetup Featuring Mayor Bill White
Tuesday, May 19
6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Scholz Garten
1607 San Jacinto Blvd
Austin, TX 78701
Free Admission
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Thanks for everything you did to help elect Barack Obama. Now let's continue the momentum and elect a Texas Senator who will support Obama's agenda.
Our next monthly meetup is scheduled for June 16. The special guest will be John Sharp, another great Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate. Fired up and ready to go!
It's been a busy spring, and President Obama continues to fulfill his campaign promises.
Just yesterday, he signed legislation that triples the size of the AmeriCorps service program over the next eight years and expands ways for students to earn money for college. While Republicans want Obama to fail and have even criticized this important national service program, it's refreshing to finally have a Democrat in the White House who's willing to fight for change we can believe in.
Here in Texas, we have been inspired by Obama's call to national service. We recently got organized and went door-to-door to collect canned food for the Capital Area Food Bank. Our team collected over 3,000 pounds of food, and we're planning future service opportunities throughout the year.
Yes we can!
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ORGANIZING FOR AMERICA - LISTENING TOUR
Want to learn how to get more involved?
Our next volunteer meetup is scheduled for tomorrow evening, April 23rd. Normally, we meet every 3rd Tuesday, but this month, we're joining up with the official Organizing for America campaign. They've launched a statewide listening tour, and they'll be in Austin tomorrow evening at Scholz Garten.
It's exciting that OFA is investing real resources into Texas, so you're encouraged to come learn more about the future of the Obama movement and offer your suggestions.
OFA Listening Tour Featuring Luke Hayes, Texas Director of OFA
Thursday, April 23
6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Scholz Garten
1607 San Jacinto Blvd
Austin, TX 78701
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UPCOMING EVENTS CALENDAR
Next month, we'll return to our normal volunteer meetup schedule. (Every 3rd Tuesday at Scholz Garten at 6:00 p.m.)
You're invited to meet the two leading Democratic U.S. Senate candidates to replace Kay Bailey Hutchison when she steps down. Both Bill White and John Sharp are excellent candidates, and with your help, we can turn Texas blue!
The election date isn't yet certain, but most people believe that Sen. Hutchison will step down later this year to challenge Rick Perry in the 2010 gubernatorial race. This will present a unique opportunity for Texas Democrats to win a rare open U.S. Senate seat. The election is extremely important because it could provide Obama with the all-important 60th Senate vote to stop future Republican filibusters.
We need to stand up to Republican obstructionism so we can enact progressive legislation that helps improve people's lives. So come join us at one of our upcoming TFO meetups and get involved:
"TFO Meetup: Meet Bill White, Candidate for U.S. Senate" * Mayor of Houston
* 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
* Tuesday, May 19
* Scholz Garten
* RSVP on Facebook
"TFO Meetup: Meet John Sharp, Candidate for U.S. Senate" * Former Texas Comptroller
* 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
* Tuesday, June 16
* Scholz Garten
* RSVP on Facebook
If you'd like to get more involved on the local level and support your Democratic clubs, then please also consider attending these great events below.
"TCDP Reception: President Obama's 100th Day in Office" * Fundraiser for the Travis County Democratic Party
* 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
* Wednesday, April 29
* Speakeasy
* 412 Congress Ave
* $20 Tickets at the Door
* Contact the TCDP Office: (512) 477-7500
* RSVP on Facebook
"Celebrating University Democrats: A History of Change" * Fundraiser for the University Democrats
* 7:00 - 8:00 p.m.
* Friday, May 1
* UT-Austin Business School Events Room (CBA 3.304)
* $5 Tickets at the Door
* Contact Jimmy Talarico: (512) 587-8961
Thanks for continuing to work hard and fighting for change we can believe in. Fired up and ready to go!
Best regards,
Texans for Obama
p.s.
Early voting in the Austin city council elections starts on April 27th. Our next newsletter will provide helpful information about early voting locations and Democratic club endorsements.
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
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Thanks again for all your hard work to elect the next president of the United States. Yes we did!
This is something I just created in association with DownBallotBlue.com. It's a little video that reminds you to vote Obama and Democrat all the way (as much as you can and especially in Texas-geez). Don't worry-it won't bore you to death! Even if you are Republican or Undecided you may still enjoy it. Ron Paul fans may even enjoy it. This is a little late in the game, I know, but there are still plenty of people who haven't participated in early voting. So pass it along and make it happen on Tuesday!
-Fishman
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.
Great news! For the first time in decades, a presidential campaign is putting field staff in Texas for the general election.
To get things started, the Obama campaign is holding Camp Obama trainings across the state this weekend. They will teach you the skills & knowledge you need to take a leadership role in Texas. (The information for the Austin training is listed below.)
WHEN: 9:00am - 5:00pm
Saturday-Sunday, August 23-24
WHERE: TCDP Coordinated Campaign HQ
1107 North I-35
Austin, TX 78702
(next to the CVS pharmacy)
Click here to sign up to attend this weekend's training in Austin. To RSVP for a training outside of Austin, please send an email to texas@barackobama.com. If you have already RSVP'd, you are confirmed & do not need to sign up again.
Don't miss this great opportunity to get involved and make a difference!
Unless Democratic officials say otherwise later Saturday, it looks like Sen. Barack Obama will take 99 Texas delegates to the August Democratic National Convention in Denver with Sen. Hillary Clinton landing 94 delegates based on voting on primary day and at battles starting with the boisterous primary-night caucuses. It took this long to say (that's three months since the March 4 primary) so for sure because the total depended on which Democratic delegates showed up for this weekend's state convention.
So ink in the headline for sure: Obama Wins Texas.
My name is Tanis De Luna, and I am running for a position as a National Delegate from SD14 or At-Large. If you haven't yet decided on which delegate candidates you are interested in supporting, please consider voting for me as your first or second choice!
Why should you vote for me?
1) I am an Obama Organizing Fellow heading to Fort Lauderdale, Florida this summer.
2) I spent New Years 2008 in Iowa, volunteering for the Obama campaign in the Council Bluffs area, I was a Precinct Captain and a Youth Turnout Intern with the campaign in Austin, and I volunteer as the "on call" computer person at the Austin Obama Headquaters.
3) I submitted and passed a resolution at my Precinct Caucus for Election Day Registration.
4) I wrote a music video documentary! I've been handing out DVDs of the movie in person, and maybe you've seen me! I distribute "Adventures in Hope" online at: www.adventuresinhope.com
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!
Over the last year and a half, my wonderful wife has been working hard on a grassroots level to support Obama. She's been there from the very beginning, and I don't know where our exciting Texans for Obama movement would be without her.
Specifically, I'd like to highlight her key role in organizing the big rally at Auditorium Shores. At that early stage in the campaign, Obama did not have a big advance team like he does now. Because Amy had managed several city council campaigns, she was able to cut through the red tape and get approval for the site location and arrange for most of the logistics of the event. It was a miracle that we were able to pull off such a big rally with so little lead time, but thanks to Amy, the event was a huge success.
Watch the photo slideshow below to see some events Amy has helped organize...
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."
There is a stellar analysis of how Democratic turnout and Obama's longterm organizing (exemplified by last weekend's Vote for Change kickoff) point the way towards an Obama electoral college victory in November.
Now, of course, things are so far from sewn up -- i believe we are still in the gathering threads and needles stage -- but with deep analysis of demographics, trends, polling and exit data Poblano has made some very educated guesses. Guesses which "managed to peg both Indiana and North Carolina in ways that drew widespread attention and outperformed all pollsters and RCP combined."
(Sorry I didn't cross-post this last night -- I had to race out to a bachelorette party. And what about that apocalyptic hail storm? Wacky.)
Yesterday was a great day for Barack Obama, and an even better day for the hundreds and thousands of new voters registered this weekend across the United States. Here in Austin we ran a voter registration drive that crossed the city, looking to make as many new Democrats as possible. We ended up with several hundred new voters, and dozens of new deputy registrars.
We'll be at it again next weekend, Saturday May 17 at 1:00 p.m. starting from Nuevo Leon, 1501 East 6th Street, concurrent with the launch of the Travis County Coordinated Campaign.
I was having such a good night watching the returns. Whoo Hoo!!! We are down to two points in Indiana!!!
...until I heard the folks on MSNBC suggest that the Obama campaign might pay off the HRC campaign debt as part of a condition for her stepping aside. Obama is not seriously thinking about doing this is he? Being in the right about the War, the gas tax debate, and practically every measure of moral character would be nothing compared to paying off your rival with your supporters donations just to get ahead.
If Obama wants to pay off the HRC debt or repay the 5 million dollars she lent her campaign then let him pay out of his own pocket.
My name is Sharon Drew Morgen (Sharon Drew is my first name). I'm writing to introduce myself in the hopes that you might consider me to be an Obama Delegate to the National Convention. My vision is to do what it takes to get Obama elected as the next President. And I am writing to:
+ Get your input as to how I can personally help make that happen,
+ Elicit your trust that I will work toward our common goal;
+ Start a community dialogue to ensure we all get heard, regardless of who gets nominated for National.
As with any other 'job interview', I will offer my credentials, and then write a brief note to explain my absolute passion for Obama, the hope he is bringing to the world, and my beliefs in the collaborative nature of his vision. I, too, have been on a life-long mission to make the world a better place, and understanding what Obama is doing makes me feel less alone, more hopeful, and more energized to keep going. As we all know, trying to change the world is a dark and lonely job, but one that is now far more probable as a result of Obama's candidacy. But more on that later.
Texas superdelegate John Patrick endorsed Barack Obama today, citing his record of standing up for working families and opposing trade deals that fail to protect American workers. Patrick explained:
Senator Barack Obama has spent a lifetime standing up for American workers, and he will be a crucial voice for us in the White House. Senator Obama chose a career as an organizer on the streets of Chicago, fighting for working families who lost their jobs, specifically those families in neighborhoods devastated by steel plant closings. He has consistently opposed unfair trade deals that fail to offer protection to American workers - like NAFTA. Senator Obama has a real plan to put money back in the pockets of working families by restoring the manufacturing base in America.
Patrick is a Democratic National Committee member, a 31 year member of the United Steelworkers (USW) as well as a Vice President of the Texas AFL/CIO. The endorsement brings the total number of superdelegates to endorse Barack Obama to 249. Barack is now 283 delegates away from securing the Democratic nomination.
My name is Pablo Vazquez and let me start off by saying that it is an honor and great pleasure to work with all of you to get Senator Obama in the White House this fall. If you are not aware, I am in the running to be a National Delegate to the Democratic National Convention in Denver for our district and our lovely State of Texas.
To me, Senator Obama represents all the potential that this country has been hiding for almost half a century. All the hopes and dreams of bygone generations, the aspirations of all the people who have come to this country to live a better life and create a better world, and the work of our greatest presidents to make this country great and keep it united against the threat of great destruction and division. For many of us, Senator Obama is the man at the right time and hopefully soon, in the right place. Let's make that happen and I am asking you humbly to give me the opportunity to help get this accomplished.
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!
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