Libertarian Party presidential nominee Bob Barr is trying to get Barack Obama and John McCain taken off the Texas ballot.
On Tuesday, Barr said he filed a lawsuit to remove the names of the two candidates because he said they missed they missed the official filing deadline to be on the November 4 general election ballot. Barr's campaign is arguing that because niether of the candidates had been officially nominated by their parties by the official filing deadline, it is impossible they filed under state law.
Randall Dillard, a spokesman for the Texas Secretary of State's Office, told The Associated Press the ballot was certified on Sept. 3. He also said he was confident the ballet was certified properly and Texans will have the oportunity to select the candidate of their choice.
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Monday, September 15, 2008
Immigration a Key Issue for Voters in Texas
An interesting article about the upcoming debates and the issue of immigration...
www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/politics/national/stories/DN-texwatch_nat14.ART.State.Edition1.2738581.html
Palin and Bush to Visit Texas!
Palin will attend a a fundraiser on October 3 at the Fairmont Hotel in Dallas. Local leaders say that her presence will most likely rev up local republicans.
In the meantime, Bush will be at a home of a supporter in Fort Worth this Tuesday, on behalf of the McCain Leadership Committee. McCain is not expected to attend.
How is Ike Contributing to the Campaigns?
Both candidates have expressed concerned for the victims of Hurricane Ike. However, the steps each candidate have taken to express concern and help victims has caused even more fighting between the candidates and allowed them to fall under even more scrutiny by the public and the media.
Many ugly comments were made between the two candidates.
On Saturday, Obama attacked McCain, saying, "You've got John McCain, my opponent in this election, who has been standing up since his convention suggesting that somehow he and his running mate are going to be the original mavericks and shake things up in Washington."
McCain Spokesperson Tucker Bounds responded that although Obama had canceled his appearance on Saturday Night Live because of the hurricane, he did not set politics aside. He also added that "Today's comments mark a new low from Barack Obama. It says a lot about Barack Obama's judgement."
Obama Spokesperson Bill Burton came back with an attack, saying McCain is, "cynically running the sleaziest and least honorable campaign in modern presidential campaign history."
Here are some interesting articles following McCain and Obama and their responses to the hurricane.
Obama Bemoans Voters "quiet storms" as Ike Hits Texas
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hr79ts2iH-yqjl2plb2lUln-4tZg
McCain's Statement on Ike
http://www.theadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080913/NEWS01/80913051
Palin Urges Alaskans to Help Texans
http://www.cbn.com/CBNnews/443559.aspx
Sunday, September 14, 2008
With 50 days to go, Texas is Looking Good for McCain!
With 50 days left until the election, Texas is leaning towards John McCain. According to Pollster.com, McCain has a 50.3% lead over Obama’s 43.4%. The past four presidential elections have all gone republican. The results are listed below:
Past Elections: 2004: Kerry: 38%
Bush: 61%
2000: Gore: 38%
Bush: 59%
1996: Clinton: 44%
Dole: 49%
1992: Clinton: 37%
Bush: 41%
Texas has a Republican Governor, Rick Perry, and both senators, Kay Bailey Hutchinson and John Cornyn, are Republican. Texas has 13 Democrat Representatives and 19 Republican Representatives. Senator Cornyn is up for re-election this November. He faces Democratic state legislator Rick Noriega. Recent polls indicate that this race is in a dead heat. A Rasmussen Reports telephone poll of 500 likely voters gave Cornyn a lead of just four percentage points, 47 percent support to 43 percent for Noriega. The poll’s margin of error was 4 percent. A separate survey of 600 Texan voters by the Democratic-leaning Daily Kos Web site gave Cornyn a 48-to-44 percent advantage, again with a four-point margin of error. Despite this, Cornyn has a lot more funding than Noriega. At the end of March, Cornyn had $8.7 million in cash on hand. Noriega had just less than $330,000. The biggest issue dividing the two contenders is the war in Iraq. Noriega wants to pull troops out while Cornyn believes we need to finish the job in Iraq. One advantage for Noriega is that he is Mexican/American. If the Hispanic voters turn out, this could be a huge advantage for him.
Here are some statistics on Texans and the economy in Texas:
Race/Ethnic Origin: White 10,933,313 (52.4%); Black 2,364,255 (11.3%); Asian 554,445 (2.7%); Native Am. 68,859 (0.3%); Hawaiian 10,757 (0.1%); Two+ races 230,567 (1.1%); Other 19,958 (0.1%); Hisp. Origin 6,669,666 (32.0%)
Education:75.7%% H.S. Grad:; 23.2%% College Grad:
Military Veterans: 1,754,809 (11.7%); WWII: 17.1%; Korea:11.7%; Vietnam: 34.6%; Gulf War:13.3%
Industry: Agriculture: 2.7%; Construction: 8.1%; Finance: 6.8%; Information: 3.1%; Manufacturing: 17.6%; Professional: 28.8%; Public Administration: 4.5%; Trade: 15.9%; Other: 12.5%
Work Force:
Work Sector: Private:78.0%; Govt:14.6%; Self:7.1%; Family:0.3%; Unemployment:6.0%
Median Household Income: $39,927
15.4% are below the poverty line
17.0% less than $15,000
27.0% $15-35,000
16.5% $35-50,000
27.9% $50-100,000
7.2% $100-150,000
4.3% more than $150,000
Median Home Value: $77,800
27.6% less than $50,000
38.4% $50-100,000
24.6% $100-200,000
5.5% $200-300,000
2.6% $300-500,000
1.3% more than $500,000
Key issues for Texan voters include immigration, education, and the war in Iraq.
Texas has 34 electoral votes.
Past Elections: 2004: Kerry: 38%
Bush: 61%
2000: Gore: 38%
Bush: 59%
1996: Clinton: 44%
Dole: 49%
1992: Clinton: 37%
Bush: 41%
Texas has a Republican Governor, Rick Perry, and both senators, Kay Bailey Hutchinson and John Cornyn, are Republican. Texas has 13 Democrat Representatives and 19 Republican Representatives. Senator Cornyn is up for re-election this November. He faces Democratic state legislator Rick Noriega. Recent polls indicate that this race is in a dead heat. A Rasmussen Reports telephone poll of 500 likely voters gave Cornyn a lead of just four percentage points, 47 percent support to 43 percent for Noriega. The poll’s margin of error was 4 percent. A separate survey of 600 Texan voters by the Democratic-leaning Daily Kos Web site gave Cornyn a 48-to-44 percent advantage, again with a four-point margin of error. Despite this, Cornyn has a lot more funding than Noriega. At the end of March, Cornyn had $8.7 million in cash on hand. Noriega had just less than $330,000. The biggest issue dividing the two contenders is the war in Iraq. Noriega wants to pull troops out while Cornyn believes we need to finish the job in Iraq. One advantage for Noriega is that he is Mexican/American. If the Hispanic voters turn out, this could be a huge advantage for him.
Here are some statistics on Texans and the economy in Texas:
Race/Ethnic Origin: White 10,933,313 (52.4%); Black 2,364,255 (11.3%); Asian 554,445 (2.7%); Native Am. 68,859 (0.3%); Hawaiian 10,757 (0.1%); Two+ races 230,567 (1.1%); Other 19,958 (0.1%); Hisp. Origin 6,669,666 (32.0%)
Education:75.7%% H.S. Grad:; 23.2%% College Grad:
Military Veterans: 1,754,809 (11.7%); WWII: 17.1%; Korea:11.7%; Vietnam: 34.6%; Gulf War:13.3%
Industry: Agriculture: 2.7%; Construction: 8.1%; Finance: 6.8%; Information: 3.1%; Manufacturing: 17.6%; Professional: 28.8%; Public Administration: 4.5%; Trade: 15.9%; Other: 12.5%
Work Force:
Work Sector: Private:78.0%; Govt:14.6%; Self:7.1%; Family:0.3%; Unemployment:6.0%
Median Household Income: $39,927
15.4% are below the poverty line
17.0% less than $15,000
27.0% $15-35,000
16.5% $35-50,000
27.9% $50-100,000
7.2% $100-150,000
4.3% more than $150,000
Median Home Value: $77,800
27.6% less than $50,000
38.4% $50-100,000
24.6% $100-200,000
5.5% $200-300,000
2.6% $300-500,000
1.3% more than $500,000
Key issues for Texan voters include immigration, education, and the war in Iraq.
Texas has 34 electoral votes.
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