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Bill Clinton to attend rally for Senate hopeful Rick Noriega

The rally, to be held at Thomas Jefferson High School, will also include other local Democratic candidates.

Saturday, Oct. 11, 2008

Highland Village man’s absentee election ballot returned for more postage

Despite official post office policy encouraging carriers to go ahead and deliver mailed-in ballots which have insufficient postage attached, some are apparently "slipping through the cracks."

Friday, Oct. 10, 2008

Posers in Nevada register to vote as Tony Romo and Terrell Owens

A community organization that registers people to vote is currently under investigation for submitting fraudulent registration forms.

Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2008

Obama campaign’s exporting of volunteer a disservice to Texas Democrats

Dallas County remains a battleground and could use the volunteers Obama is hijacking from Texas.

Monday, Oct. 6, 2008

Monday is last day to register to vote in the state of Texas

Just think about how annoying it would be to have to endure all the election coverage without actually getting to vote.

Sunday, Oct. 5, 2008

Video: Sarah Palin protest in Dallas, 10/3/08

The staff of the Dallas Peace Center was on hand at the Sarah Palin protest/supportfest (depending on your perspective).

Saturday, Oct. 4, 2008

Dallas County has influx of new voters, many of which are probably Democrat

New voters likely to sway county races especially in "swing" districts that could tilt either way.

Saturday, Oct. 4, 2008

North Texan viewers: Cowboys, then Palin/Biden, then Obama/McCain

Local Nielsen ratings snapshot (a few highs from Fri., Sept. 19 to Thursday, Oct. 2)

The vice presidential debate drew a total of 910,012 homes, almost 200,000 more than the first presidential debate.

Saturday, Oct. 4, 2008

Vote or Die: Political and Fashion Experience at The Bone on October 5

Chris Mitchell (R) and Representative Marc Veasey (D) will speak about the importance of voting and participate in a mini debate about their respective party's presidential candidate.

Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2008

Sarah Palin Dallas visit to be the focus of protest

Activist Dawn Meifert will lead a group outside the Fairmont Hotel that will focus on "LGBT equal rights and women’s reproductive rights."

Monday, Sept. 29, 2008

Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison will not run for re-election in 2012

Hutchison, of course, will be likely running for governor in 2010.

Thursday, Sept. 25, 2008

Irving League of Women Voters plans post-debate public discussions at Central Library

The presidential debates are coming up soon. And so is the vice-presidential one. Which should be really entertaining.

Monday, Sept. 22, 2008

Voting workshop for disabled to be held in Fort Worth

Anyone who has a disability or special need can attend the workshop to learn and experience what it may be like when they go to the polls on November 4th.

Monday, Sept. 22, 2008

Arlington League of Women Voters to hold candidate forums

Candidates in races for U.S. Representative, State Senator, and State Representative will be present.

Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2008

UPDATED: Texas Supreme Court rejects Bob Barr’s attempt to keep Obama, McCain off Texas ballot

Barr claims that the major party nominees missed the official filing deadline to be on the November 4 ballot.

Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2008

Coppell homeowners’ associations tries to ban Obama sign

David Graupner refused to comply, even though he was unaware of a state law preventing such bans.

Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2008

Richardson League of Women Voters to co-host candidate forums

Several different forums will take place throughout October, bringing in candidates for Texas House seats and sheriff.

Monday, Sept. 15, 2008

Sarah Palin’s coming to town (Dallas, that is)

Better watch out - better not cry.

But does she know who's been naughty and nice?

Friday, Sept. 12, 2008

DFW viewers prefer Republican VP candidate to McCain

John McCain's speech on the closing night of the Republican Convention drew 672,300 homes compared to the 718,501 homes for Sarah Palin.

Friday, Sept. 5, 2008

Dallas-based Fox journalist detained (briefly) by police at Republican National Convention site

While Alice Kalthoff wasn't arrested, one of her collegues was.

Friday, Sept. 5, 2008

DFW viewers prefer Republican convention to Democratic one

Local Nielsen ratings snapshot (Wed., Sept. 3)

Coverage of VP nominee Sarah Palin's speech drew a seven-network total of 718,501 D-FW homes, while Barack Obama's closer last week drew 440,843 homes.

Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008

Republicans eager to foist Michael L. Williams into national spotlight at convention

Some highly-placed Texas Republicans lobbied hard to get Williams to the gate in order to set him up for a race for Governor in 2010.

Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008

Arlington resident to officially nominate John McCain

The honor to both officially nominate and introduce McCain has been given to Texas Railroad Commissioner Michael Williams.

Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008

Dallas comics store selling presidential action figures

For $9.99 each, you can play out the election on you desk at work, or show your support for your favorite candidate in toy form.

Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2008

Dallas South’s pictures from the Democratic National Convention

Some of the sights from the first couple of days here at the DNC Convention

Friday, Aug. 29, 2008

Video: Shawn Williams on the floor of the Democratic National Convention

If you can hang with this video for at least a minute, you can see what it's like on the floor, and see why the fire marshall had to shut it down for a while last night.

Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008

Video: Dallas South interviews Arlington Democratic delegate Dr. Bolden Harris

Shawn Williams interviews Harris moments after Senator Hillary Clinton made a motion to nominate Senator Barack Obama as the Democratic nominee.

Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008

Video: Dallas South’s Shawn Williams on KLIF’s Jeff Bolton show

Discusses the petitions for Hillary and the convention in general.

Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2008

DFW viewers spread their convention-watching love

Local Nielsen ratings snapshot (Mon., Aug. 25)

NBC drew the most viewers of convention coverage with 70,632 homes, but couldn't compete with the season finale of Saving Grace on TNT, which drew 107,166 homes.

Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2008

UPDATED: Democratic convention parties abound in DFW Metroplex

Join Democrats from all over the county to see Sen. Barack Obama accept our party's nomination.

Monday, Aug. 25, 2008

Dallas billionaire Harold Simmons bankrolling ads that link Obama to terrorism

Hey Harold, thanks for giving Dallas one more thing to feel proud about.

Saturday, Aug. 23, 2008

Dallas attorney Fred Baron supported John Edwards’ mistress

A friend who'll pay off the woman you were shagging on the side while your wife was dying of cancer and you were running for president -- without even discussing it with you? THAT's a real wingman.

Saturday, Aug. 9, 2008

Dallas Democratic Party launches new web site

The Democratic party is all about CHAAAAANGE.

Monday, July 28, 2008

Impact Film Fest targets Democratic and Republican convention attendees

Starz-sponsored slate of films was selected to stick in the minds of legislators - and perhaps affect their actions.

Friday, July 25, 2008

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

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

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


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