Rick Noriega and Gen. Wesley Clark speak to Dallas Dems on Wednesday (w/audio)
North Texas Dems came together for a night to raise campaign funds and bash trash disagree politely with Republican Senator John Cornyn.
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
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Dallas-based Match.com survey: 77% of Americans think Barack Obama would be a better kisser than John McCain
Neither of the two potential First Ladies were polled as part of the survey.
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Pro-life ad running in Dallas targets Texas as swing state
Family Research Council spokesman says Dallas market was specifically chosen because "Obama is targeting Texas."
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Vietnam vets call on Dallas billionaire T. Boone Pickens to put up $1 million he promised
Pickens claimed he'd give $1 million to anyone who could disprove the Swift Boat Veterans nonsense. They're calling on him to do it.
Saturday, June 21, 2008
Dallas County Democratic sweep galvanizes Texas GOP
Ron Paul's "Campaign for Liberty" is also a hot topic among the party faithful at Texas Republican Convention.
Friday, June 13, 2008
President George W. Bush appoints Dallas Mayor Leppert to serve on White House Fellows Commission
Mayor Leppert will be one of 34 commission members.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Democratic state senate District 23 meets, and caucuses, and it’s a disaster
District 23 took hours to fill 53 empty delegate slots left by Hillary no-shows.
Saturday, June 7, 2008
Local music exec launches new voter registration campaign
Following other successful non-partisan organizations, Register To Speak Out! will reach potential voting youth in North Texas by using music and entertainment to make voting relevant.
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Dan Rather to cover upcoming primaries on HDNet
Rather will report live from Washington.
Monday, May 5, 2008
Texas Democratic Women of Collin County vote on endorsements
These endorsement decisions were a critical step in determining allocation of TDWCC Get Out The Vote (GOTV) resources.
Monday, May 5, 2008
Controversial Obama pastor Rev. Jeremiah Wright preaches at Dallas church on Sunday
Controversial pastor claims he's not running for office but he sure is making lots of public speaking appearances.
Monday, April 28, 2008
Former U.S. Comptroller speaks at UTD
First rule of holes (ignored by Washington, says speaker): "when you're in a hole, stop digging."
America is "addicted to debt," warned David Walker during his address to North Texas business leaders.
Monday, April 28, 2008
KERA’s Think interviews UTD Associate Professor of Political Science, Thomas L. Brunell, Ph. D.
Should elections be less competitive? We'll talk with UTD Associate Professor of Political Science, Thomas L. Brunell, Ph. D.
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
TMA and local physician visit Congress to discuss broken healthcare system
Dr. Hines helps explain why Medicare is doomed.
Saturday, April 12, 2008
President Bush moving (back) to Dallas after term ends
Laura Bush confirmed the move in an appearance at a National Parks Foundation event at Williams Preparatory School.
Friday, April 11, 2008
UPDATED: Eric Roberson will face incumbent Pete Sessions for U.S. House Dist. 32 seat
Roberson held onto an early lead to finish with 72% of the votes.
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Senator Hutchison goes from “considering” governorship to “planning” on it
Small changes in intentions make media hounds hungry for more.
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
TCU names new venue for Jeremiah Wright event
Instead of the Texas Christian University campus, Wright will appear at a Baptist church in South Dallas.
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Local U.S. Reps score a D for anti-poverty voting
Texas is among several states that have a high poverty rate and the worst anti-poverty voting records.
Monday, March 24, 2008
New contest lets winners “crash” Democratic and Republican conventions
If you thought wedding crashers were cool, wait until you hear about convention crashing.
Thursday, March 20, 2008
African American Legal Association responds to Hispanic community leader’s racial comments
What do you say to someone who said, "Obama simply has a problem that he happens to be black"?
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Congresswoman Johnson releases statement on 5th Anniversary of Iraq War
"We must bring an end to this war, and soon."
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
UPDATEDx3: TCU’s Brite Divinity School to honor Jeremiah Wright
Planned award dinner will proceed as scheduled despite media uproar over Wright's statements
Barack Obama's longtime pastor, whose controversial statements were recently renounced by the Presidential hopeful, will will not be part of a "State of the Black Church" summit.
Monday, March 17, 2008
Three Arlington precincts’ Democratic caucus votes officially won’t count
Consider the vote unrocked. Totally not rocked what-so-ever.
Saturday, March 8, 2008
Latino vote makes big difference in Texas primary
Clinton scored well with South Texas Latinos, but Obama came close to even by focusing on "Urban Latinos."
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Dallas Progress’ take on 2008 primary
Barack Obama dominated in Dallas County, due mainly to District 3, where voters went opposite of County Commissioner John Wiley Price.
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Some North Texas voters experience chaos at the caucus
Texas two-step tripped up by partisanship, alleges Clinton camp.
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Hillary Clinton wins Texas primary
The race was tight, but Clinton prevailed in the end, which, along with her win in Ohio, helped her stay in the race for the Democratic nomination.
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
The time is now - a message to my young Dallas readers
If you haven't voted yet, go to vote today. And make sure you go down the ballot to vote for the other candidates that matter to you.
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Hillary Clinton campaign hosting voting brouhahas in D-FW on Tuesday
Including a "Honk and Holler" with actor Rob Reiner on Greenville Avenue at noon. What?
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
UPDATED: Icy remnants snarl roads on busy election day
Voters were twisted up enough about the "Texas Two-Step," but now things are even slipperier.
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Comments on Obama from Adelfa Callejo should draw scrutiny from Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert
Callejo said last week that “Obama simply has a problem that he happens to be black.”
Monday, March 3, 2008
Obama sweeps SMU campus mock election
Does this mean he'll win in Tuesday's primary vote, and then in the November general election? (No.)
If the voting population of the country follows the lead of these students, Barack's a shoo-in.
Monday, March 3, 2008
Texas’ early voting numbers show Democrats are more proactive than Republicans
Way more Democrats voted early than Republicans.
Monday, March 3, 2008
Gloria Steinem, Rob Reiner and Chelsea Clinton to campaign at “LGBT Americans for Hillary” Event
it's great that celebrities are sitting up and taking notice of these Federal elections.
Sunday, March 2, 2008
Dallas Morning News editorial board re-endorses “mathematically impossible” Huckabee for President
Though the paper's employees remain 3/4s of a person.
Sunday, March 2, 2008
Clinton may sue over Texas Democratic caucus
Hillary's campaign aims to end confusion over Texas' weirdo system by stopping democracy at work.
Friday, Feb. 29, 2008
Clinton camp to host ‘sign-making parties’ in preparation of Hillary’s Saturday D-FW rallies
Clinton will be holding rallies in Dallas and Fort Worth, the latter of which was called off after a police officer's fatal accident.
Friday, Feb. 29, 2008
Pegasus News Primary Preview
Roundtable discussion includes content partners the Dallas Voice, Dallas Weekly, Latina Lista, and League of Women Voters
Video highlights from our political round-table on the Dallas iMedia Network.
Friday, Feb. 29, 2008
Barack Obama addresses enthusiastic crowd at Duncanville’s Meadows Arena
The senator stuck to the main themes of his campaign at the rally and rarely referred to his opponent.
Thursday, Feb. 28, 2008
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