By Liz Burlingame, Charles Cadwallader, Cailin Magruder and Will Mari
WACO – Over 500 people from all around Texas braved the wind, the cold and the rain to pack into the creative center at the Heart O’ Texas Fair and Coliseum for the John McCain town hall meeting.
Some of the people had the available seats while […]

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At Momo’s Club in Austin, Texas last Saturday, Gloria Steinem electrified 150 people in their mutual support of Hillary Clinton.

The men in attendance enjoyed her talk too. I spoke with almost all eight of them.

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By: Laura J. Mansfield and Kate Miller
The University of Texas Obama headquarters, located on the west side of campus, is pumped up and making things happen today for Barack Obama. Some volunteers are working up to 18-hour shifts. There are thirty five interns working in the headquarters regularly, but there are also many, many, volunteers […]

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By Charles Cadwallader
AUSTIN – Virginia Governor Tim Kaine spoke to a small crowd of Senator Obama supporters in Houston, TX on Saturday, along with other Texas and out of state guests.
“Everything comes down to this,” a campaign volunteer told me, “This is Texas; this is where it all ends.”

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“Ohio is the key to winning the presidency, and I’m excited about tomorrow and I’m looking forward to it,” she said, predicting success and looking to the next major primary in Pennsylvania,” on April 22. That comes from this Associated Press article, written earlier today.
She said it, not me.

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Every presidential election has them: swing states. Overly campaigned, undecided, and necessary for victory. Swing states are the most desperately fought over pieces of the electorate and can make or break a bid for the White House.
Take the State of Ohio; no presidential candidate has won the election without winning this precious piece of Mid-Western […]

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Bobby Kennedy’s son, Max Kennedy, entered the UT Obama HQ about 15 minutes ago, stood up on a chair, and asked all the student volunteers to pick up some call sheets and start making calls for Barack Obama.

He grabbed a call sheet for himself, sat on a couch and began making calls.

Kate Walsh is about […]

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By Kate Miller and Laura J. Mansfield
AUSTIN, TX- They’ve come from all over. Boston, Seattle, California and of course, Texas.
The volunteers for Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign are out in full force here in Austin, this morning, despite the blistering Seattle-like weather: rain, rain and more rain.
They’re making calls, they’re taking calls. Walking neightborhoods, standing on […]

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by Mehgan Sellers and Emily Kim
Across the country, dinner tables are split over this year’s Democratic nomination. The divide runs through race, religion and even party lines.
The Houston GLBTs are no different. Their two major groups in the city are split, as is the general community. The Houston GLBT Political Caucus endorsed Obama last […]

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I’m currently parked at one of many empty desks at the University of Texas Barack Obama campaign office.  Outside, rain is pouring sideways and temperatures have dropped dramatically - Austinites are getting a taste of our wonderful Seattle weather.
Many students are in class and perhaps others just don’t want to trek through the rain to […]

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