The Texas Blue: News
The Downhill Run
By David Gurney
Tue, 01/15/2008 - 2:38pm
I don't want to get ahead of myself, but we could be seeing the beginning of the end of an era in politics.
Daily News Roundup, 1/15/08: O, Michigan
Tue, 01/15/2008 - 8:07am
The Michigan GOP primary is today, and so the two or three candidates who have a shot there are all over it.
GOP Becoming Latest Party of Self-Destruction
By Chris Bell
Mon, 01/14/2008 - 5:30pm
The Republican Party has clearly stolen the playbook that Democrats drafted back in the ’70s and is following it to a T. The playbook sets forth how a political party can go about destroying itself from the inside out.
A Primary Sense of Humor: Dems for Mitt
Mon, 01/14/2008 - 1:00pm
From Daily Kos user Andy Cobb comes a comedic take on strategic voting, after the jump.
Daily News Roundup, 1/14/08: The War And You
Mon, 01/14/2008 - 9:12am
This weekend, CNN ran a lengthy election issues analysis piece beginning with a question: "Whatever Happened to the War?" Not long after that story was published, Clinton and Obama brought the war back to the forefront.
On The Record: Dan Pugh
Sun, 01/13/2008 - 2:49pm
For this episode of On The Record, we speak with Dan Pugh, County Chair for the Aransas County Democratic Party.
The GOP Michigan Anecdotal Poll
Sun, 01/13/2008 - 11:30am
The all-important, all-revealing anecdotal poll tells me that Mitt Romney might have trouble in his native state of Michigan.
The Mailbag, Live and Direct from TDP Headquarters
Fri, 01/11/2008 - 3:48pm
Many of the Texas Blue crew are in Austin for the weekend, and while we won't really be performing much of a mailbag function at the event, you could come and see us at the TDP Headquarters in Austin this afternoon at a reception kicking off the 2008 campaign season. It runs from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at 505 West 12th Street, Suite 200. Texas Majority Builders get in for $15; all others $25. We hope to see you there.
Taking It To Them
By Luke Metzger
Fri, 01/11/2008 - 3:23pm
On Monday, Jan. 7, Environment Texas and the Sierra Club filed suit in federal district court against Shell Oil Company and several subsidiaries.
Abstaining From Common Sense
Fri, 01/11/2008 - 12:34pm
Approximately 750,000 American teens become parents each year. This is, incidentally, the highest rate among Westernized nations. America’s secret? Abstinence-only education.