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
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Obama tells Kraddick “Jonas Brothers are on my daughter’s wall”
Obama returns to Texas at the same time the Disney group performs here. Coincidence?
Thursday, Feb. 28, 2008
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