The Texas Blue: News
Clinton Brings In $35 Million In February
Thu, 02/28/2008 - 2:59pm
Leaked a little early to the AP and then confirmed via conference call at around 2:00 CST, the Clinton campaign is reporting that they raised $35 million in February. The big money continues to roll in for both campaigns.
News Roundup, 02/28/08: Bloomberg Pulls A Gore
Thu, 02/28/2008 - 8:00am
It's not quite Al Gore, but it's still news: New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has formally announced that he won't be running for president.
Virtual Fence More Virtual Than Expected
Thu, 02/28/2008 - 6:59am
More problems are arising for the Bush administration's ill-advised border security implementation, as the "virtual fence" project is being scaled back after the pilot project in Arizona ran into technical difficulties.
Bloomberg Out
Wed, 02/27/2008 - 11:54pm
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has announced he is not running for president. So. At least now we know how that will turn out.
The Straight-Talk Express Breaks Down
Wed, 02/27/2008 - 9:35pm
The general election hasn't started yet and neither party officially has a nominee, but John McCain decided to try and take Barack Obama to task for some statements he made in last night's debate about Iraq and al-Qaeda. On McCain's part, this was a mistake.
Get Your Watch On
Wed, 02/27/2008 - 4:58pm
According to this and the ACLU, there is a roughly 1-in-300 chance you are on the terror watch list!
Video: Bill Clinton at the Mountain View Rally in Dallas
Wed, 02/27/2008 - 4:16pm
In two parts, Bill Clinton's entire speech from a rally at Mountain View College in Dallas, after the jump.
The Pittsburgh Blue
Wed, 02/27/2008 - 3:48pm
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's Mackenzie Carpenter put together some good writing on the primary race here in Texas, with some quotables from Texas political heavyweights and a certain dashing young Editor in Chief. Read all about Texas politics in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette here.
Video: Scenes from a Dallas Clinton Rally
Wed, 02/27/2008 - 1:29pm
Various scenes from one of Bill Clinton's Dallas appearances on February 26, 2008. Some interviews with rally attendees as well as footage from the rally itself. We'll have film with Bill in a little while. Video after the jump.
In Political Math, Texas Equals Iowa Plus New Hampshire
By Chris Bell
Wed, 02/27/2008 - 11:37am
Who would have ever thought that Texas could become a combination of Iowa and New Hampshire overnight? But that’s where we find ourselves as we head toward next week’s Democratic Primary and Caucus.