By Charles Cadwallader
SEATTLE, WA – One week ago I was sitting in a jet on my way back to my home state of Washington, I had just spent the previous five days frantically running around Texas reporting what our professor has called the “primicaucus.”
Now I’m back in Seattle and still covering the ongoing nomination race […]

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by David Domke and Devon Mills
Gloria Steinem’s words in Austin, Texas, this past week about John McCain have been twisted and used to launch a partisan attack — on her and on Hillary Clinton by extension. No surprise there, perhaps. We know this because one of us, Devon, was there and David, who is the […]

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by: Jennifer Ware, Mehgan Sellers & Philip Pirwitz
The past week in Texas has been a whirlwind of activity for the presidential candidates as well as for the numerous candidates in down-ticket races. With the Democratic presidential race in particular so closely tied, Texas was home to countless rallies, press events, canvassing efforts and house parties […]

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Texas House Democratic Leader Jim Dunnam (D-Waco) believes Illinois Sen. Barack Obama’s work with local Democratic politicians in Texas has made for a stronger party statewide.
Good political candidates not only appeal to the needs of the nation, but use their widespread popularity to improve the entire party ticket by supporting local nominees. According […]

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Brandon Chicotsky of the UT Obama campaign office has told me by phone that about 200 students voted this morning at the Jester Hall polling site on campus.
He said he expects that number to double this afternoon and triple this evening because “students are less apt to participate in civic activities in the morning.”
Chicotsky told […]

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To kick off this exciting Texas polling day, I just wanted to share what must be Texas State Representative Mark Strama’s current favorite story (I’ve heard him tell it twice in the past few days).
He told it last night at the University of Texas Obama campaign office before Michelle Obama spoke.
Strama said he once met […]

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By Kate Miller
The Burger Activities Center in Austin, TX was nearly full with passionate Hillary Clinton supporter’s tonight, itching to hear their favorite “Woman of the Hour” speak.
The line began earlier in the afternoon, and when the doors opened at 6 p.m., the crowd began to shuffle in. A surprisingly represented demographic at the […]

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By: Laura J. Mansfield
AUSTIN-It’s decision time for Texas. It’s only hours away until thousands of Texans get to do the “Two Step Primacus.” Some have chosen to vote early, and have been confident with thier candidate preference all along. However, there are many others out there, who still can’t decide who they will vote for.
At […]

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With less than 24 hours before the Texas primary, the Students for Obama office on the UT campus was buzzing with volunteers and phone bankers.
Young adults crouched over laptops and people of all ages talked on cell phones and rolled posters. Warhol-esque Obama posters plastered the walls and Secret Service agents stomped on the stage […]

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By Kate Miller
Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, Arizona, Washington and Texas. He’s seen it all.
John West, a fellow Seattle-ite, has traveled far and wide to volunteer for Sen. Hillary Clinton’s campaign.

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