The Texas Blue: News
On The Record: Dr. Ludwig Otto
Sun, 03/16/2008 - 1:00pm
For this episode of On The Record, we speak with Dr. Ludwig Otto, Democratic candidate for U.S. House of Representatives in Congressional District 6.
Clinton Challenges Caucus Results, Requests Convention Delay
Sun, 03/16/2008 - 8:57am
In a letter sent to the TDP on Friday, the Clinton campaign requested that the county conventions set for March 29 (in which the delegate selection process will continue) be delayed until all of the roughly one million signatures from the caucus portion of the "Texas Two-Step" can be verified. More reporting here from the Star-Telegram. Text of the letter after the jump.
Money and Time
Sat, 03/15/2008 - 2:00pm
This is disconcerting, but not entirely a surprise, as the fight over Michigan and Florida's delegates gets more heated:
Democrats in Michigan and Florida struggled Friday to resolve the impasse over their disputed January primaries, coming up with a plan to hold a June primary in Michigan while remaining deadlocked in Florida.
A Taste Of Things To Come, Vol. 2
Sat, 03/15/2008 - 1:00pm
It is possible that John McCain may focus on national security issues and terrorism in the upcoming general election.
High Tide
Sat, 03/15/2008 - 12:00pm
The National Journal examines this election cycle's Democratic resurgence in unlikely locations, starting with Abilene, Texas.
Alaskan Republican Problems
Sat, 03/15/2008 - 11:00am
And you thought some Democratic meetings in Texas were contentious. Alaska's GOP Convention basically devolved into civil unrest:
A state Republican convention that could have unified a troubled party descended into infighting Friday, with the lieutenant governor announcing his intention to unseat a congressman and the governor calling for changes in GOP leadership.
As Bad Or Worse Than Oil Prices
Sat, 03/15/2008 - 9:19am
Could there be something as bad or worse for regular Americans than surging oil prices?
Government figures released Friday showed that grocery costs had jumped 5.1 percent in 12 months, the latest in a string of increases. In fact, the nation is undergoing its worst grocery inflation since the early 1990s.
More Wright News
Fri, 03/14/2008 - 7:19pm
Obama has an official direct response at Huffington Post; campaign also announces that Wright is no longer on the African American Religious Leadership Committee.
Superdelegate Movement
Fri, 03/14/2008 - 4:12pm
Bloomberg has an update on the hunt for superdelegates, and how they are breaking.
A Taste of Things to Come
Fri, 03/14/2008 - 3:10pm
It is possible that John McCain may focus on his military service in the upcoming general election.