Posts tagged with 'texas'

This one's for Anne

POSTED BY MARC BOXSER, MARCH 04 2008 10:39 PM | PERMALINK

I just came accross this Hillary Campaign ad "this one's for Anne". It is a sort of ode to Anne Richards that turns into a Hillary Clinton ad. Isn't there something strange and just a little distasteful with candidates putting forward pseudo-endorsements on behalf of the deceased?
TPMtv: Texas / Ohio Preview

POSTED BY BEN CRAW, MARCH 04 2008 01:11 PM | PERMALINK

Texas / Ohio Preview

Your Daily Politics Video Blog: It's all over but the voting (and caucusing). So in today's episode of TPMtv, we go over which states are voting, how many delegates each has, what to expect, and just how that weird Texas Caucus/Primary works.
Dispatch from Texas: What to expect today

POSTED BY CARLY WOODSEN, MARCH 04 2008 11:42 AM | PERMALINK

It's another nice Spring day in Austin, Texas, where it turns out that what happens today might not matter as much as you thought. Over sixty percent of the vote has already been cast, the Texas Monthly's BurkaBlog reported this morning:

CNN is reporting today that 60% of the vote in Texas has already been cast. This means that any local candidate who trails after the early vote will have a hard time overcoming their opponent's lead. Assume, for example, that 10,000 votes are going to be cast in a...
TPMtv: '08 Roundup: Episode #14

POSTED BY BEN CRAW, FEBRUARY 28 2008 02:30 PM | PERMALINK

'08 Roundup: Episode #14

Your Daily Politics Video Blog: What's likely next Tuesday? And what's John McCain's real plan for running against Barack Obama? We give you our read in today's episode of our weekly campaign 2008 roundup.
TPMtv: Potomac Post-Game

POSTED BY BEN CRAW, FEBRUARY 13 2008 04:12 PM | PERMALINK

Potomac Post-Game

Your Daily Politics Video Blog: With Barack Obama's big wins last night in Maryland and Virginia (DC too but not many delegates there), it's looking really hard for Hillary Clinton to take back the lead among pledged (i.e., voted for delegates). We run the numbers and discuss the implications.
The Ron Paul Revolution

POSTED BY RALEIGH-ELIZABETH SMITH, NOVEMBER 30 2007 04:27 PM | PERMALINK

Everyone knows they do things a little different in Texas, but unlike our sitting president, there's one Texan who doesn't try to solve major international problems by moving timber on his ranch, all while the photographers click away from a pre-established distance. Actually, there's nothing about distance that describes this Texan at all - he's the straight talking, no apologies, here's how I want it, no more IRS, Texas Congressmen Ron Paul. And he's starting a revolution.

That's the first...