Entries from Austinist tagged with 'texasdemocrats'
February 22, 2008
Photos from last night's Texas Democratic Party debate watching party at the Hyatt, with post debate appearance by Senator Clinton and Senator Obama. All photos by Romain Nayalkar for Austinist.com. If you can't view the Flash slideshow above, an alternate version appears after the jump.......
Continue Reading "Snapshots: Texas Democrats' Official Debate Watch Party at the Hyatt"February 21, 2008
Photo by Steve Hopson for Austinist.com “And among the people whom I got to know, who became not only friends, but heroes, were Barbara Jordan, who taught me a lot about courage, and today would actually be her birthday. I remember all the time about how she got up every single morning, facing almost insurmountable odds, to do what she did. And another was my great friend Ann Richards, who taught me so much about......
Continue Reading "Our Favorite Quotes From Tonight"February 21, 2008
Photo by Allen Y ChenFrom 7-8:30pm tonight, Austinist live-blogged from the CNN/Univision debate hall. Check it out after the jump, and while you're at it, check out our friends at The Economist, who also live-blogged from here.......
Continue Reading "Live From the Democratic Presidential Debates!"February 18, 2008
Photo from Obama’s rally at The Backyard by Romain Nayalkar for Austinist.comWith all eyes focused on Texas and what could well prove to be a kingmaking March 4 primary, the statewide political machine has kicked into full gear. Whether it's a happy hour, camp out, or fundraising poker tournament, there's something going on just about every day of the week for Obama or Clinton supporters. Even those still rooting for under-underdog Ron Paul have something......
Continue Reading "Rallies and More in Austin This Week"February 15, 2008
Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are both spending an estimated $1 million on TV ads airing across Texas this month. Two recent polls show two different plausible outcomes for our March 4th primary — a Texas Credit Union League poll conducted just days ago shows Clinton ahead 49% to 41%, whereas a poll released this morning by The American Research Group shows Senator Barack Obama leading Hillary Clinton 48% to 42%. Things are certainly getting interesting ......
Continue Reading "Campaign Ads Flood The Airwaves"February 14, 2008
TX DemsThe Texas Democratic Party has released the website where you can enter your name to be placed in the drawing for the 100 tickets available to the public* for next Thursday's Democratic Presidential Debate. The drawing will close at 5:00 p.m. on Monday, February 18th. The winners will be notified the following morning. No word on if time matters when signing up. *Here's a hint: We've heard a rumor that in past CNN debates,......
Continue Reading "Enter Your Name For Debate Tix!"February 14, 2008
If you'd been holding out hope to attend next week's historic Presidential Debate at UT Austin, you're in luck! Make that a tiny bit of luck....
Continue Reading "Texas Dems Giving Away Debate Tickets to Lucky Few"