2008 Presidential Campaign Blog

Maybe This Is Why Chris Cillizza Of "The Fix" Ranks Evan Bayh As #1 In His VP Rankings

Maybe This Is Why Chris Cillizza Of "The Fix" Ranks Evan Bayh As #1 In His VP Rankings

This 1976 brochure from Evan Bayh's father, Birch Bayh, features the slogan "Yes, we can." Used by the elder Bayh in his 1976 campaign for president, you will also find this phrase used by Barack Obama, who will make his choice for vice president known soon.

Friday Veepstakes Line: Stark Choices

"As Barack Obama and John McCain enter the final stretch in selecting their respective running mates, each man is faced with a stark choice...

"1. Evan Bayh: The Indiana Senator sits atop of the Line this week because he represents the best combination of traits that Obama is looking for in a vice president. Bayh has rich experience both domestically and internationally, having served as two term governor in Indiana and now as a senator from the Hoosier State. But, picking Bayh also allows Obama to re-affirm the generational change argument; Bayh, at 52, would make the ticket look a lot like Clinton-Gore back in 1992. (Previous ranking: 2)"

Hat tip to Mike Swickey for sending the image of the brochure.

Nearly $200 Million Spent On Presidential Campaign TV Ads To Date

NEARLY $200 MILLION SPENT ON PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN TV ADS TO DATE

MADISON, WI – Almost $200 million has been spent on television advertising so far during this presidential election year, with the overwhelming amount of recent spending coming from the race for the Democratic nomination. In total, Democratic candidates for president have spent close to $135 million on campaign advertising, while Republican candidates have spent some $57 million. Hillary Clinton has spent over $46 million on campaign advertising, while Barack Obama has spent approximately $75 million on ads.

Source: University of Wisconsin Advertising Project

Bobblection Returns To St. Paul Saints On August 9, 2008

Baseball Fans Head To Polls
Bobblection Returns Following Successful Prediction of 2004 Campaign

ST. PAUL, MN (January 30, 2008) - In 2004, George W. Bush won a narrow victory over John Kerry in the U.S. Presidential Election.  National polls varied widely in the weeks leading up to the election as media outlets scrambled to predict which candidate would win.

One poll, taken three months prior to the election, would ultimately prove both prophetic and the most fun to execute.

The Goldklang Group’s Bobblection, held August 2, 2004, allowed minor league baseball fans arriving at the ballpark to cast votes by choosing a bobblehead doll with either Bush or Kerry’s likeness.  It was the first organized promotion of its kind and left pollsters asking the question if bobbleheads are the answer to the nation’s election problems.

This summer, fans will cast their votes in six different ballpark polls August 6-11 as part of Bobblection Week 2008.  Fans bobblehead choices will help national pollsters gain a feel for each state’s electorate.

“Even though we don’t know who the two candidates will be, we wanted to assure the pollsters that we’ll be back for this year’s general election,” said Goldklang Group President Mike Veeck.  “We didn’t want our friends at Gallup getting nervous.”

Bobblection Week 2008 will feature the six teams operated by the Goldklang Group, a sports entertainment consulting and management firm.  The schedule is as follows:

August 6:          New York (Hudson Valley Renegades)
August 7:          Massachusetts (Brockton Rox)
August 8:          South Carolina (Charleston RiverDogs)
August 9:          Minnesota (St. Paul Saints)
August 10:        South Dakota (Sioux Falls Canaries)
August 11:        Florida (Ft. Myers Miracle)

As fans pass through stadium turnstiles, they will be directed to election booths where they’ll have the option of casting their vote for either the Democratic or Republican candidate.  For participating in the voting, they will receive the bobblehead doll of their candidate.  When one candidate runs out of dolls, he or she will be declared the winner of that ballpark’s Bobblection.

Bush won in four of the seven participating ballparks in 2004.  The closest race was in St. Paul, MN where Kerry won by 18 bobbleheads.

FEC Launches Enhanced Presidential Campaign Finance Map

FEC Launches Enhanced Presidential Campaign Finance Map

WASHINGTON -- The Federal Election Commission (FEC/the Commission) has introduced a new and improved version of its Presidential Campaign Finance map.  Available on the FEC web site (www.fec.gov), the map now includes detailed information on each candidate’s campaign expenditures.  It also provides a number of enhanced viewing and searching options for information about campaign contributors.  The upgraded map is an easy-to-use online tool for obtaining detailed information about the Presidential campaigns and how they spend their money, including the payee name, purpose, date and amount of each campaign expenditure.  These improved features were included on similar maps for U.S. House and Senate campaigns that were added to the FEC web site late last year.

Introduced in June 2007, the FEC’s Presidential Campaign Finance map has provided information about each candidate’s state-by-state contribution totals, along with a list of contributors sorted by the first three digits of the donor’s zip code.  The latest changes make it easier to view contributions from individual states and to download this information into a spreadsheet.

Additional map features include graphs and charts that summarize each candidate’s campaign finance information.  These displays (such as those below) can be used to compare each candidate’s cash-on-hand totals, receipts, disbursements and debt balance.

The Presidential Campaign Finance Map is updated within one day of the FEC’s receipt of the monthly electronically filed Presidential campaign financial disclosure reports.

“DREAM TEAM” CAMPAIGN RELAUNCHES DRIVE TO BRING CLINTON AND OBAMA TOGETHER

“DREAM TEAM” CAMPAIGN RELAUNCHES DRIVE TO BRING CLINTON AND OBAMA TOGETHER

Vote Both Reorganizes to Support Clinton-Obama or Obama-Clinton

WASHINGTON, DC--Vote Both today unveiled an online campaign aimed to build support for a Democratic “Dream Team” ticket at www.voteboth.com. 

Under a banner that alternates between “Clinton-Obama” and “Obama-Clinton” and includes a hybrid of their campaign logos, the new website enables supporters to contact DNC superdelegates (or “automatic,” if you prefer) and stay up to date on news about a unity ticket. 

“Originally my goal was to have a place for Clinton-Obama supporters (in that order) to organize,” Vote Both founder Adam Parkhomenko said. “But over the last few weeks, I have talked with Obama supporters who talk about a Obama-Clinton ticket. And they're right, too.”

The campaign re-filed with the FEC last week as “Vote Both” to show its commitment to bringing both senators together regardless of which is the presidential nominee. Vote Both was known formerly as “Clinton-Obama 08.

Joint Statement From DNC Chairman Howard Dean, Senator Carl Levin, Congresswoman Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, Michigan DNC member Debbie Dingell And UAW President Ron Gettelfinger

Joint Statement from DNC Chairman Howard Dean, Senator Carl Levin, Congresswoman Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, Michigan DNC member Debbie Dingell and UAW President Ron Gettelfinger

Washington, DC - After a conference call among Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean, Michigan Senator Carl Levin, Congresswoman Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, DNC member Debbie Dingell and UAW President Ron Gettelfinger, the participants issued this joint statement:

"We are united in our commitment to doing everything we can to ensure that a Michigan delegation is seated in Denver this summer. We also know that any solution needs to be acceptable to both Democratic presidential campaigns. While there may be differences of opinion in how we get there, we will continue to work together to ensure that a Michigan delegation is seated and that the logistics are in place for a Michigan delegation in Denver. We have every expectation that we will succeed in that endeavor, and then go on to win in November."

Wyoming Democratic Delegate Selection Plan

Wyoming Democratic Delegate Selection Plan
Wyoming has a total of 18 delegates and 4 alternates.

Wyoming will use a proportional representation system based on the results of a two-tier caucus system for apportioning delegates to the 2008 Democratic National Convention.

The “first determining step” of Wyoming’s delegate selection process will occur on March 8, 2008 with a county caucus/convention in each of the state’s 23 counties.

Participation in Wyoming’s delegate selection process is open to all voters who wish to participate as Democrats. All persons residing in the county and registered to vote as Democrats at least 15 days prior to the county caucus/convention (no later than February 22, 2008) may vote at the county caucus/convention and be elected as delegates to the State and National Conventions.

Any citizen of the United States who will be at least 18 years of age on the day of the next election, who is a bona fide resident of Wyoming, who is not currently adjudicated mentally incompetent, and who has not been convicted of a felony (unless his or her voting rights have been restored) may register to vote in person at the office of the county or town clerk in the county where he or she resides, by mailing a notarized registration oath to the office of the county clerk where he or she resides, or by appearing in person at his or her polling place on Election Day.

District Level Delegates and Alternates

Wyoming is allocated 7 district-level delegates and 3 district-level alternates.

District-level delegate positions will be allocated to presidential preference through a proportional representation system based on the presidential preference vote at a county caucus/convention with the first-determining step on Saturday, March 8, 2008. Preferences which have not attained a 15% threshold on a state- wide basis shall not be entitled to any at-large delegates. The Democratic State Convention will be held in Jackson, WY on Saturday, May 24, 2008. State delegates will meet in presidential preference caucuses and cast ballots to elect district-level national delegates.

Party Leader Elected Official (PLEO), Unpledged Add-on, and At-Large Delegates and Alternates

Wyoming is allocated 2 PLEO, 1 unpledged add-on and 3 at-large delegates. Wyoming is also allocated 1 at-large alternate.

PLEO and at-large delegate and alternate positions shall be allocated among presidential preferences according to the division of preferences among state convention participants on Saturday, May 24, 2008. Preferences which have not attained a 15% threshold on a state-wide basis shall not be entitled to any at-large delegates.

The selection of these delegates and alternates will occur at the state convention on Saturday, May 24, 2008 in Jackson, WY after district-level delegates have been elected.

2008 Texas Republican Party Primary Election Results

County	Huckabee	McCain	Paul	Precincts	Total
...	...	...	...	Reported	Precincts
ALL COUNTIES	521,950	707,622	69,824	7,959	7,959
Early	183,509	313,412	25,937	...	...
Delegates	16	80	0	...	...
ANDERSON	631	754	56	25	25
Early	588	829	48	...	...
ANDREWS	446	480	15	5	5
Early	139	190	3	...	...
ANGELINA	2,389	2,254	146	47	47
Early	688	827	57	...	...
ARANSAS	882	2,667	300	7	7
Early	459	1,600	168	...	...
ARCHER	457	742	26	15	15
Early	52	90	3	...	...
ARMSTRONG	174	114	50	7	7
Early	52	80	9	...	...
ATASCOSA	740	923	54	14	14
Early	200	364	26	...	...
AUSTIN	1,165	1,412	159	19	19
Early	244	382	50	...	...
BAILEY	266	375	13	5	5
Early	77	120	6	...	...
BANDERA	1,155	2,312	241	11	11
Early	508	1,179	110	...	...
BASTROP	1,757	2,084	613	22	22
Early	736	952	208	...	...
BAYLOR	45	82	3	5	5
Early	11	51	3	...	...
BEE	326	513	34	18	18
Early	95	191	14	...	...
BELL	5,615	10,379	791	50	50
Early	2,206	4,901	340	...	...
BEXAR	24,012	39,404	2,770	623	623
Early	10,512	21,302	340	...	...
BLANCO	418	483	93	5	5
Early	84	138	31	...	...
BORDEN	0	0	0	2	2
Early	0	0	0	...	...
BOSQUE	597	740	33	17	17
Early	62	120	6	...	...
BOWIE	5,456	1,849	134	37	37
Early	1,166	549	25	...	...
BRAZORIA	8,028	10,677	3,611	72	72
Early	3,630	5,872	1,906	...	...
BRAZOS	5,405	6,348	712	43	43
Early	1,486	2,247	190	...	...
BREWSTER	286	470	117	9	9
Early	222	357	78	...	...
BRISCOE	120	132	4	6	6
Early	18	31	2	...	...
BROOKS	0	0	0	2	2
Early	0	0	0	...	...
BROWN	1,902	2,860	146	19	19
Early	628	1,252	59	...	...
BURLESON	544	648	66	16	16
Early	134	213	18	...	...
BURNET	1,823	3,311	297	23	23
Early	773	1,647	119	...	...
CALDWELL	657	723	194	27	27
Early	217	332	63	...	...
CALHOUN	271	428	91	26	26
Early	64	179	37	...	...
CALLAHAN	659	556	39	8	8
Early	128	192	6	...	...
CAMERON	1,223	2,887	280	99	99
Early	477	1,371	125	...	...
CAMP	329	360	20	5	5
Early	125	163	10	...	...
CARSON	467	435	29	10	10
Early	104	109	7	...	...
CASS	961	425	69	21	21
Early	88	49	9	...	...
CASTRO	183	200	6	10	10
Early	32	57	2	...	...
CHAMBERS	1,260	1,639	265	14	14
Early	425	679	126	...	...
CHEROKEE	1,683	2,052	101	29	29
Early	642	927	36	...	...
CHILDRESS	151	187	4	5	5
Early	27	42	4	...	...
CLAY	398	644	33	9	9
Early	84	157	9	...	...
COCHRAN	151	121	1	6	6
Early	40	23	0	...	...
COKE	57	65	2	5	5
Early	21	31	0	...	...
COLEMAN	645	956	30	6	6
Early	303	543	17	...	...
COLLIN	21,736	24,561	2,080	163	163
Early	9,492	12,138	877	...	...
COLLINGSWORTH	94	85	2	5	5
Early	34	40	1	...	...
COLORADO	684	943	132	13	13
Early	122	206	37	...	...
COMAL	5,197	8,019	727	23	23
Early	1,770	3,561	253	...	...
COMANCHE	399	419	33	13	13
Early	101	148	9	...	...
CONCHO	117	173	8	9	9
Early	16	27	4	...	...
COOKE	2,090	3,128	247	26	26
Early	541	1,004	77	...	...
CORYELL	1,159	1,995	113	21	21
Early	392	909	29	...	...
COTTLE	0	0	0	2	2
Early	0	0	0	...	...
CRANE	119	172	8	5	5
Early	49	77	1	...	...
CROCKETT	0	0	0	2	2
Early	0	0	0	...	...
CROSBY	83	49	0	5	5
Early	30	18	0	...	...
CULBERSON	0	0	0	2	2
Early	0	0	0	...	...
DALLAM	273	306	18	4	4
Early	45	81	0	...	...
DALLAS	36,487	47,213	3,845	695	695
Early	11,992	18,828	1,186	...	...
DAWSON	562	749	33	5	5
Early	274	416	12	...	...
DEAF SMITH	687	992	19	5	5
Early	273	452	10	...	...
DELTA	304	269	18	9	9
Early	97	96	7	...	...
DENTON	17,128	17,197	1,761	123	123
Early	6,889	8,077	757	...	...
DEWITT	541	1,057	183	10	10
Early	134	353	45	...	...
DICKENS	0	0	0	2	2
Early	0	0	0	...	...
DIMMIT	7	10	1	2	2
Early	2	0	1	...	...
DONLEY	191	203	12	6	6
Early	56	68	6	...	...
DUVAL	0	0	0	2	2
Early	0	0	0	...	...
EASTLAND	810	619	21	10	10
Early	237	335	13	...	...
ECTOR	3,708	5,754	287	36	36
Early	1,337	2,824	154	...	...
EDWARDS	99	143	10	6	6
Early	34	58	3	...	...
ELLIS	6,052	6,054	433	46	46
Early	2,013	2,537	146	...	...
EL PASO	4,036	12,480	535	171	171
Early	1,822	6,677	257	...	...
ERATH	1,499	1,474	110	14	14
Early	591	698	52	...	...
FALLS	295	469	36	14	14
Early	59	136	7	...	...
FANNIN	1,179	1,361	116	20	20
Early	340	542	39	...	...
FAYETTE	460	829	156	27	27
Early	124	214	48	...	...
FISHER	51	29	3	2	2
Early	0	0	0	...	...
FLOYD	393	455	20	6	6
Early	151	205	12	...	...
FOARD	0	0	0	2	2
Early	0	0	0	...	...
FORT BEND	11,521	18,651	1,950	140	140
Early	4,647	9,209	947	...	...
FRANKLIN	539	548	31	9	9
Early	137	221	10	...	...
FREESTONE	553	598	41	16	16
Early	144	186	10	...	...
FRIO	26	17	6	2	2
Early	0	0	0	...	...
GAINES	690	837	29	9	9
Early	255	357	14	...	...
GALVESTON	5,679	7,547	1,316	102	102
Early	2,119	3,474	575	...	...
GARZA	197	222	10	7	7
Early	50	87	6	...	...
GILLESPIE	1,409	3,444	471	10	10
Early	501	1,597	174	...	...
GLASSCOCK	105	250	40	5	5
Early	59	172	30	...	...
GOLIAD	212	459	111	12	12
Early	57	195	28	...	...
GONZALES	372	533	90	15	15
Early	156	267	35	...	...
GRAY	1,412	1,538	48	8	8
Early	488	630	18	...	...
GRAYSON	4,229	5,329	294	55	55
Early	1,231	1,950	101	...	...
GREGG	4,541	5,888	395	24	24
Early	2,048	3,141	128	...	...
GRIMES	809	849	88	15	15
Early	120	199	21	...	...
GUADALUPE	3,856	5,833	562	39	39
Early	1,534	2,915	254	...	...
HALE	1,120	1,093	41	6	6
Early	393	480	18	...	...
HALL	0	0	0	2	2
Early	0	0	0	...	...
HAMILTON	314	385	26	5	5
Early	119	168	15	...	...
HANSFORD	459	654	22	9	9
Early	103	188	3	...	...
HARDEMAN	0	0	0	2	2
Early	0	0	0	...	...
HARDIN	946	1,076	89	20	20
Early	254	342	30	...	...
HARRIS	57,859	87,426	9,138	875	875
Early	18,884	35,923	3,281	...	...
HARRISON	2,308	1,731	192	26	26
Early	835	746	79	...	...
HARTLEY	361	375	17	7	7
Early	84	117	5	...	...
HASKELL	67	60	10	2	2
Early	21	34	5	...	...
HAYS	2,782	3,592	1,310	37	37
Early	823	1,380	369	...	...
HEMPHILL	351	591	17	9	9
Early	97	207	8	...	...
HENDERSON	3,683	4,999	212	32	32
Early	1,095	1,976	77	...	...
HIDALGO	1,900	3,147	265	141	141
Early	970	1,875	125	...	...
HILL	1,445	1,738	85	24	24
Early	403	625	37	...	...
HOCKLEY	1,138	1,436	36	12	12
Early	470	727	16	...	...
HOOD	2,610	4,203	226	17	17
Early	878	1,805	80	...	...
HOPKINS	1,328	1,040	78	22	22
Early	310	335	14	...	...
HOUSTON	956	1,407	72	22	22
Early	377	702	36	...	...
HOWARD	1,209	1,641	64	6	6
Early	588	893	37	...	...
HUDSPETH	0	0	0	2	2
Early	0	0	0	...	...
HUNT	3,905	3,652	285	37	37
Early	983	1,208	92	...	...
HUTCHINSON	1,203	1,504	44	9	9
Early	417	579	13	...	...
IRION	28	45	1	6	6
Early	7	21	0	...	...
JACK	264	254	18	7	7
Early	73	78	6	...	...
JACKSON	350	439	106	10	10
Early	350	439	106	...	...
JASPER	470	415	35	21	21
Early	163	159	9	...	...
JEFF DAVIS	57	99	24	6	6
Early	22	50	16	...	...
JEFFERSON	2,771	4,060	376	117	117
Early	1,011	1,843	120	...	...
JIM HOGG	7	5	0	2	2
Early	3	2	0	...	...
JIM WELLS	176	242	17	22	22
Early	39	40	1	...	...
JOHNSON	4,915	4,567	404	22	22
Early	1,571	1,907	148	...	...
JONES	555	459	37	15	15
Early	49	78	11	...	...
KARNES	109	129	29	16	16
Early	32	37	6	...	...
KAUFMAN	3,885	3,604	181	42	42
Early	1,441	1,710	81	...	...
KENDALL	2,058	3,506	276	12	12
Early	917	1,884	124	...	...
KENEDY	2	7	0	7	7
Early	0	2	0	...	...
KENT	0	0	0	2	2
Early	0	0	0	...	...
KERR	2,456	5,095	411	21	21
Early	1,168	3,009	213	...	...
KIMBLE	273	614	35	8	8
Early	101	291	12	...	...
KING	10	8	0	5	5
Early	3	6	0	...	...
KINNEY	83	103	7	5	5
Early	32	26	5	...	...
KLEBERG	267	471	40	6	6
Early	126	236	22	...	...
KNOX	115	111	4	11	11
Early	6	7	0	...	...
LAMAR	1,525	1,351	109	32	32
Early	353	358	27	...	...
LAMB	642	508	22	13	13
Early	116	165	9	...	...
LAMPASAS	748	1,477	125	11	11
Early	299	672	50	...	...
LASALLE	0	0	0	2	2
Early	0	0	0	...	...
LAVACA	323	509	136	20	20
Early	70	148	33	...	...
LEE	314	336	77	9	9
Early	76	88	16	...	...
LEON	759	985	65	15	15
Early	125	184	17	...	...
LIBERTY	1,880	1,365	151	32	32
Early	600	552	48	...	...
LIMESTONE	493	572	38	23	23
Early	145	195	17	...	...
LIPSCOMB	220	211	6	8	8
Early	30	28	0	...	...
LIVE OAK	246	374	16	14	14
Early	56	69	5	...	...
LLANO	579	1,655	106	10	10
Early	579	1,655	106	...	...
LOVING	0	0	0	2	2
Early	0	0	0	...	...
LUBBOCK	8,840	12,681	558	92	92
Early	4,099	7,127	259	...	...
LYNN	209	226	11	15	15
Early	70	132	7	...	...
MADISON	313	341	38	9	9
Early	97	121	9	...	...
MARION	194	158	20	11	11
Early	45	43	5	...	...
MARTIN	255	297	14	7	7
Early	82	115	4	...	...
MASON	316	669	57	5	5
Early	130	300	41	...	...
MATAGORDA	672	827	188	19	19
Early	230	335	85	...	...
MAVERICK	0	0	0	2	2
Early	0	0	0	...	...
MCCULLOCH	309	526	28	11	11
Early	93	188	12	...	...
MCLENNAN	7,141	9,932	489	93	93
Early	2,021	3,538	182	...	...
MCMULLEN	11	22	1	6	6
Early	1	3	0	...	...
MEDINA	1,484	2,671	152	18	18
Early	597	1,279	85	...	...
MENARD	94	217	9	7	7
Early	34	93	2	...	...
MIDLAND	4,627	7,148	470	17	17
Early	1,470	3,591	226	...	...
MILAM	287	360	33	12	12
Early	72	122	12	...	...
MILLS	260	407	46	2	2
Early	87	165	17	...	...
MITCHELL	137	196	12	7	7
Early	51	88	9	...	...
MONTAGUE	860	1,220	132	16	16
Early	162	360	22	...	...
MONTGOMERY	15,983	20,851	1,789	86	86
Early	5,761	9,362	653	...	...
MOORE	1,066	1,214	28	8	8
Early	328	436	13	...	...
MORRIS	130	90	3	5	5
Early	47	50	0	...	...
MOTLEY	80	76	5	7	7
Early	23	24	1	...	...
NACOGDOCHES	2,392	3,650	249	24	24
Early	928	1,657	86	...	...
NAVARRO	1,553	1,924	85	35	35
Early	360	635	40	...	...
NEWTON	108	86	12	9	9
Early	37	46	8	...	...
NOLAN	134	137	7	15	15
Early	47	70	3	...	...
NUECES	3,513	7,944	546	127	127
Early	1,212	3,376	183	...	...
OCHILTREE	686	1,176	37	5	5
Early	216	496	12	...	...
OLDHAM	108	76	4	3	3
Early	19	13	3	...	...
ORANGE	1,327	1,490	134	35	35
Early	503	607	48	...	...
PALO PINTO	768	991	80	31	31
Early	127	269	20	...	...
PANOLA	494	312	33	21	21
Early	145	90	5	...	...
PARKER	6,371	7,071	794	44	44
Early	2,360	3,272	310	...	...
PARMER	386	395	9	10	10
Early	40	61	2	...	...
PECOS	192	276	23	10	10
Early	73	125	14	...	...
POLK	1,647	2,396	154	21	21
Early	844	1,605	106	...	...
POTTER	3,656	4,558	201	17	17
Early	1,042	1,711	61	...	...
PRESIDIO	9	17	6	8	8
Early	0	0	0	...	...
RAINS	398	385	27	8	8
Early	138	163	9	...	...
RANDALL	7,218	6,946	287	30	30
Early	2,408	2,984	112	...	...
REAGAN	195	444	13	5	5
Early	108	245	6	...	...
REAL	299	545	49	5	5
Early	299	545	49	...	...
RED RIVER	113	70	21	5	5
Early	25	29	3	...	...
REEVES	0	0	0	2	2
Early	0	0	0	...	...
REFUGIO	73	166	26	11	11
Early	16	59	5	...	...
ROBERTS	101	137	9	6	6
Early	20	38	2	...	...
ROBERTSON	340	352	19	16	16
Early	83	112	6	...	...
ROCKWALL	3,436	3,677	219	17	17
Early	1,137	1,560	83	...	...
RUNNELS	249	472	16	11	11
Early	55	109	9	...	...
RUSK	2,311	2,576	123	23	23
Early	767	945	47	...	...
SABINE	351	540	22	9	9
Early	134	239	11	...	...
SAN AUGUSTINE	82	76	12	12	12
Early	24	33	11	...	...
SAN JACINTO	653	691	60	12	12
Early	184	247	20	...	...
SAN PATRICIO	940	1,830	127	26	26
Early	256	598	26	...	...
SAN SABA	359	600	46	5	5
Early	90	167	11	...	...
SCHLEICHER	100	138	13	5	5
Early	27	32	5	...	...
SCURRY	693	1,270	50	12	12
Early	248	575	22	...	...
SHACKELFORD	77	65	2	8	8
Early	11	21	1	...	...
SHELBY	911	722	56	15	15
Early	255	243	13	...	...
SHERMAN	206	227	6	8	8
Early	60	84	2	...	...
SMITH	8,719	12,289	564	78	78
Early	2,865	4,903	179	...	...
SOMERVELL	349	355	27	7	7
Early	103	110	8	...	...
STARR	36	52	3	10	10
Early	0	0	0	...	...
STEPHENS	271	271	4	2	2
Early	103	144	4	...	...
STERLING	60	141	4	5	5
Early	16	42	0	...	...
STONEWALL	0	0	0	2	2
Early	0	0	0	...	...
SUTTON	97	189	9	7	7
Early	35	79	3	...	...
SWISHER	94	39	1	2	2
Early	13	9	0	...	...
TARRANT	42,839	48,084	4,483	639	639
Early	13,990	19,192	1,396	...	...
TAYLOR	5,535	6,405	385	22	22
Early	1,631	2,945	169	...	...
TERRELL	31	30	5	5	5
Early	15	15	1	...	...
TERRY	107	127	6	9	9
Early	48	84	3	...	...
THROCKMORTON	0	0	0	2	2
Early	0	0	0	...	...
TITUS	599	333	23	12	12
Early	204	130	6	...	...
TOM GREEN	2,879	5,204	224	61	61
Early	739	1,752	73	...	...
TRAVIS	10,915	20,957	6,905	211	211
Early	4,527	10,299	2,602	...	...
TRINITY	128	138	15	20	20
Early	65	79	8	...	...
TYLER	398	506	42	5	5
Early	190	302	14	...	...
UPSHUR	1,436	1,218	152	13	13
Early	398	358	37	...	...
UPTON	0	0	0	2	2
Early	0	0	0	...	...
UVALDE	521	717	48	15	15
Early	189	326	21	...	...
VAL VERDE	319	398	18	5	5
Early	38	60	5	...	...
VAN ZANDT	2,807	2,412	164	22	22
Early	505	611	30	...	...
VICTORIA	1,418	2,908	893	36	36
Early	373	924	201	...	...
WALKER	1,790	2,414	250	19	19
Early	593	974	99	...	...
WALLER	1,447	1,718	222	19	19
Early	482	742	81	...	...
WARD	59	77	9	5	5
Early	22	45	5	...	...
WASHINGTON	1,809	3,097	256	34	34
Early	635	1,290	123	...	...
WEBB	230	832	64	58	58
Early	114	514	33	...	...
WHARTON	1,161	1,914	357	14	14
Early	402	934	198	...	...
WHEELER	232	160	7	11	11
Early	45	36	2	...	...
WICHITA	3,095	6,417	267	36	36
Early	1,271	2,881	125	...	...
WILBARGER	265	322	21	7	7
Early	76	126	5	...	...
WILLACY	8	28	1	2	2
Early	3	13	1	...	...
WILLIAMSON	9,770	14,691	2,900	100	100
Early	4,040	7,398	1,069	...	...
WILSON	1,298	1,683	111	25	25
Early	281	523	31	...	...
WINKLER	262	477	5	6	6
Early	76	224	2	...	...
WISE	2,630	2,645	253	23	23
Early	612	890	94	...	...
WOOD	2,647	3,451	227	13	13
Early	740	1,211	68	...	...
YOAKUM	261	376	12	7	7
Early	99	188	5	...	...
YOUNG	863	1,223	49	7	7
Early	396	614	26	...	...
ZAPATA	0	0	0	2	2
Early	0	0	0	...	...
ZAVALA	0	0	0	2	2
Early	0	0	0	...	...

2008 Texas Democratic Party Primary Election Results

County	Clinton	Obama	Precincts	Total
			Reported	Precincts
ALL COUNTIES	1,452,776	1,354,553	8,231	8,247
Early	612,726	648,630	...	...
Delegates	65	61	...	...
ANDERSON	603	621	25	25
Early	1,040	937	...	...
ANDREWS	674	448	5	5
Early	227	157	...	...
ANGELINA	7,714	4,329	47	47
Early	2,519	1,519	...	...
ARANSAS	1,402	1,018	7	7
Early	569	527	...	...
ARCHER	785	295	15	15
Early	121	43	...	...
ARMSTRONG	0	0	2	2
Early	0	0	...	...
ATASCOSA	3,450	1,971	24	24
Early	880	569	...	...
AUSTIN	1,746	1,218	19	19
Early	380	339	...	...
BAILEY	306	175	5	5
Early	77	53	...	...
BANDERA	954	783	11	11
Early	391	364	...	...
BASTROP	5,565	5,400	22	22
Early	2,293	2,567	...	...
BAYLOR	613	186	5	5
Early	206	65	...	...
BEE	2,724	1,429	18	18
Early	1,177	587	...	...
BELL	9,710	13,375	50	50
Early	4,394	6,690	...	...
BEXAR	114,440	87,594	623	623
Early	56,013	46,218	...	...
BLANCO	675	698	5	5
Early	182	230	...	...
BORDEN	93	32	8	8
Early	20	7	...	...
BOSQUE	1,896	943	17	17
Early	294	187	...	...
BOWIE	6,224	3,237	37	37
Early	1,971	1,540	...	...
BRAZORIA	14,632	14,192	72	72
Early	6,845	8,013	...	...
BRAZOS	5,853	7,822	43	43
Early	1,801	2,849	...	...
BREWSTER	323	431	9	9
Early	645	722	...	...
BRISCOE	164	89	6	6
Early	35	24	...	...
BROOKS	2,294	763	10	10
Early	1,356	415	...	...
BROWN	1,717	803	19	19
Early	655	300	...	...
BURLESON	1,335	826	16	16
Early	358	234	...	...
BURNET	2,451	1,806	23	23
Early	906	782	...	...
CALDWELL	2,731	2,248	27	27
Early	968	844	...	...
CALHOUN	2,222	1,252	26	26
Early	939	572	...	...
CALLAHAN	848	527	8	8
Early	253	133	...	...
CAMERON	32,788	14,809	99	99
Early	14,671	6,534	...	...
CAMP	953	847	5	5
Early	349	251	...	...
CARSON	399	148	10	10
Early	89	51	...	...
CASS	3,692	1,463	21	21
Early	689	299	...	...
CASTRO	581	303	10	10
Early	125	56	...	...
CHAMBERS	1,957	1,338	14	14
Early	711	556	...	...
CHEROKEE	2,947	2,121	29	29
Early	908	633	...	...
CHILDRESS	433	173	5	5
Early	110	46	...	...
CLAY	1,436	459	17	17
Early	240	87	...	...
COCHRAN	184	116	6	6
Early	40	25	...	...
COKE	405	226	5	5
Early	125	73	...	...
COLEMAN	503	164	6	6
Early	191	61	...	...
COLLIN	31,994	40,000	163	163
Early	14,533	21,719	...	...
COLLINGSWORTH	332	156	5	5
Early	100	62	...	...
COLORADO	1,693	1,188	13	13
Early	254	252	...	...
COMAL	5,042	4,813	23	23
Early	1,690	1,852	...	...
COMANCHE	1,345	553	13	13
Early	411	181	...	...
CONCHO	212	111	9	9
Early	11	6	...	...
COOKE	1,738	987	26	26
Early	464	331	...	...
CORYELL	2,434	2,434	21	21
Early	955	1,093	...	...
COTTLE	276	113	6	6
Early	85	42	...	...
CRANE	282	235	5	5
Early	106	102	...	...
CROCKETT	566	414	5	5
Early	258	220	...	...
CROSBY	641	373	5	5
Early	172	119	...	...
CULBERSON	312	175	6	6
Early	102	64	...	...
DALLAM	135	88	5	5
Early	27	13	...	...
DALLAS	113,361	182,369	695	695
Early	41,318	81,245	...	...
DAWSON	777	402	12	12
Early	345	155	...	...
DEAF SMITH	604	336	5	5
Early	210	100	...	...
DELTA	656	219	9	9
Early	209	63	...	...
DENTON	24,045	30,374	123	123
Early	11,543	16,953	...	...
DEWITT	993	696	10	10
Early	220	162	...	...
DICKENS	335	194	7	7
Early	81	49	...	...
DIMMIT	2,149	886	8	8
Early	871	325	...	...
DONLEY	297	119	5	5
Early	102	34	...	...
DUVAL	3,913	988	12	12
Early	2,495	605	...	...
EASTLAND	820	271	10	10
Early	284	103	...	...
ECTOR	5,347	2,717	36	36
Early	2,219	1,097	...	...
EDWARDS	175	131	6	6
Early	61	58	...	...
ELLIS	6,836	5,583	46	46
Early	2,559	2,314	...	...
EL PASO	71,229	29,974	171	171
Early	34,838	14,599	...	...
ERATH	1,696	971	14	14
Early	704	432	...	...
FALLS	1,335	1,188	14	14
Early	333	321	...	...
FANNIN	2,976	1,115	20	20
Early	819	354	...	...
FAYETTE	3,068	2,087	27	27
Early	650	582	...	...
FISHER	751	304	11	11
Early	194	69	...	...
FLOYD	345	213	6	6
Early	147	71	...	...
FOARD	264	108	5	5
Early	117	48	...	...
FORT BEND	25,670	43,893	140	140
Early	10,283	24,419	...	...
FRANKLIN	798	313	9	9
Early	194	90	...	...
FREESTONE	1,551	1,100	16	16
Early	454	358	...	...
FRIO	2,650	1,348	10	10
Early	1,167	520	...	...
GAINES	373	197	9	9
Early	163	66	...	...
GALVESTON	20,334	18,394	102	102
Early	9,391	9,636	...	...
GARZA	316	226	7	7
Early	104	77	...	...
GILLESPIE	953	1,067	7	7
Early	449	578	...	...
GLASSCOCK	11	8	5	5
Early	1	1	...	...
GOLIAD	722	509	12	12
Early	317	256	...	...
GONZALES	1,563	1,254	15	15
Early	625	509	...	...
GRAY	738	421	8	8
Early	263	171	...	...
GRAYSON	7,431	4,358	55	55
Early	2,641	1,785	...	...
GREGG	4,580	6,503	24	24
Early	2,102	3,283	...	...
GRIMES	1,546	1,206	15	15
Early	292	211	...	...
GUADALUPE	5,943	6,468	39	39
Early	2,541	3,176	...	...
HALE	1,314	872	6	6
Early	480	281	...	...
HALL	493	205	8	8
Early	125	63	...	...
HAMILTON	800	507	5	5
Early	290	207	...	...
HANSFORD	0	0	2	2
Early	0	0	...	...
HARDEMAN	640	246	6	6
Early	229	76	...	...
HARDIN	5,573	1,970	20	20
Early	1,577	667	...	...
HARRIS	175,724	227,886	875	875
Early	66,221	110,072	...	...
HARRISON	4,738	4,055	26	26
Early	2,023	1,933	...	...
HARTLEY	215	87	7	7
Early	80	28	...	...
HASKELL	897	293	11	11
Early	181	53	...	...
HAYS	8,593	11,252	37	37
Early	3,285	4,919	...	...
HEMPHILL	81	37	9	9
Early	25	17	...	...
HENDERSON	5,260	2,815	32	32
Early	1,613	1,077	...	...
HIDALGO	61,218	21,859	139	141
Early	37,645	12,520	...	...
HILL	2,643	1,122	24	24
Early	766	318	...	...
HOCKLEY	809	503	6	6
Early	346	175	...	...
HOOD	3,069	1,692	17	17
Early	1,200	714	...	...
HOPKINS	2,898	1,385	22	22
Early	723	417	...	...
HOUSTON	1,485	1,377	22	22
Early	460	478	...	...
HOWARD	1,459	751	6	6
Early	658	335	...	...
HUDSPETH	290	140	6	6
Early	39	10	...	...
HUNT	4,664	2,839	37	37
Early	1,210	831	...	...
HUTCHINSON	852	410	9	9
Early	385	178	...	...
IRION	234	208	6	6
Early	65	82	...	...
JACK	492	241	7	7
Early	157	104	...	...
JACKSON	846	509	10	10
Early	260	188	...	...
JASPER	4,086	2,208	21	21
Early	1,465	1,000	...	...
JEFF DAVIS	312	300	6	6
Early	112	132	...	...
JEFFERSON	17,242	24,721	117	117
Early	7,358	13,282	...	...
JIM HOGG	1,726	470	6	6
Early	897	211	...	...
JIM WELLS	7,033	2,502	22	22
Early	3,025	1,042	...	...
JOHNSON	4,857	2,142	22	22
Early	3,267	1,547	...	...
JONES	1,448	523	15	15
Early	245	70	...	...
KARNES	1,615	1,101	16	16
Early	435	303	...	...
KAUFMAN	5,462	4,176	42	42
Early	2,170	2,010	...	...
KENDALL	1,294	1,577	12	12
Early	590	791	...	...
KENEDY	121	50	7	7
Early	34	19	...	...
KENT	152	52	7	7
Early	76	28	...	...
KERR	2,195	2,302	21	21
Early	1,005	1,181	...	...
KIMBLE	167	111	8	8
Early	70	50	...	...
KING	36	27	5	5
Early	20	14	...	...
KINNEY	502	412	5	5
Early	195	185	...	...
KLEBERG	3,805	1,907	21	21
Early	1,605	755	...	...
KNOX	366	151	11	11
Early	19	10	...	...
LAMAR	5,566	2,801	32	32
Early	1,575	979	...	...
LAMB	806	417	13	13
Early	209	128	...	...
LAMPASAS	899	672	11	11
Early	385	266	...	...
LASALLE	845	467	7	7
Early	64	39	...	...
LAVACA	2,537	1,230	20	20
Early	456	272	...	...
LEE	1,535	1,197	16	16
Early	319	371	...	...
LEON	1,299	623	15	15
Early	230	141	...	...
LIBERTY	5,171	2,837	32	32
Early	1,905	1,203	...	...
LIMESTONE	1,932	1,537	23	23
Early	681	597	...	...
LIPSCOMB	146	57	8	8
Early	14	7	...	...
LIVE OAK	887	444	15	15
Early	135	96	...	...
LLANO	608	436	10	10
Early	608	436	...	...
LOVING	5	7	5	5
Early	2	3	...	...
LUBBOCK	12,638	10,965	92	92
Early	6,990	6,088	...	...
LYNN	431	178	15	15
Early	76	30	...	...
MADISON	796	535	9	9
Early	234	184	...	...
MARION	1,202	888	11	11
Early	290	269	...	...
MARTIN	284	148	7	7
Early	96	45	...	...
MASON	201	198	5	5
Early	82	81	...	...
MATAGORDA	3,353	2,639	19	19
Early	1,021	944	...	...
MAVERICK	6,970	2,393	15	15
Early	4,045	1,387	...	...
MCCULLOCH	523	239	11	11
Early	174	88	...	...
MCLENNAN	12,275	11,861	93	93
Early	3,876	4,229	...	...
MCMULLEN	170	140	6	6
Early	35	36	...	...
MEDINA	2,651	1,605	18	18
Early	987	670	...	...
MENARD	188	105	7	7
Early	55	39	...	...
MIDLAND	3,867	3,601	11	11
Early	1,613	1,538	...	...
MILAM	2,749	1,668	12	12
Early	1,012	665	...	...
MILLS	633	333	7	7
Early	174	102	...	...
MITCHELL	665	280	7	7
Early	250	112	...	...
MONTAGUE	1,709	588	16	16
Early	407	155	...	...
MONTGOMERY	17,277	13,429	86	86
Early	6,565	6,220	...	...
MOORE	549	278	8	8
Early	136	70	...	...
MORRIS	1,637	967	10	10
Early	513	282	...	...
MOTLEY	97	44	7	7
Early	26	8	...	...
NACOGDOCHES	3,005	2,788	24	24
Early	1,088	1,190	...	...
NAVARRO	3,289	2,395	35	35
Early	927	651	...	...
NEWTON	1,641	818	23	23
Early	530	192	...	...
NOLAN	1,746	885	15	15
Early	539	330	...	...
NUECES	32,125	16,252	127	127
Early	13,887	7,251	...	...
OCHILTREE	72	44	5	5
Early	24	12	...	...
OLDHAM	125	70	8	8
Early	24	16	...	...
ORANGE	10,317	4,143	35	35
Early	4,353	1,942	...	...
PALO PINTO	2,148	807	31	31
Early	578	225	...	...
PANOLA	2,887	1,440	21	21
Early	690	372	...	...
PARKER	6,003	2,995	44	44
Early	2,284	1,238	...	...
PARMER	367	248	10	10
Early	49	18	...	...
PECOS	1,119	624	10	10
Early	480	285	...	...
POLK	4,004	2,078	21	21
Early	1,844	992	...	...
POTTER	4,080	2,994	17	17
Early	1,297	946	...	...
PRESIDIO	349	256	7	8
Early	0	0	...	...
RAINS	1,095	399	8	8
Early	376	161	...	...
RANDALL	5,894	3,672	30	30
Early	2,304	1,543	...	...
REAGAN	44	26	5	5
Early	16	10	...	...
REAL	125	75	5	5
Early	49	39	...	...
RED RIVER	2,045	854	23	23
Early	47	181	...	...
REEVES	1,438	628	12	12
Early	628	272	...	...
REFUGIO	1,178	815	11	11
Early	349	266	...	...
ROBERTS	0	0	2	2
Early	0	0	...	...
ROBERTSON	1,744	1,579	16	16
Early	597	627	...	...
ROCKWALL	3,982	3,885	17	17
Early	1,199	1,423	...	...
RUNNELS	686	393	11	11
Early	130	92	...	...
RUSK	2,550	2,398	23	23
Early	836	791	...	...
SABINE	1,762	668	9	9
Early	673	245	...	...
SAN AUGUSTINE	1,498	972	12	12
Early	475	388	...	...
SAN JACINTO	2,475	1,462	12	12
Early	816	491	...	...
SAN PATRICIO	6,319	2,791	26	26
Early	2,191	943	...	...
SAN SABA	351	143	5	5
Early	26	10	...	...
SCHLEICHER	185	140	5	5
Early	65	46	...	...
SCURRY	643	292	12	12
Early	211	88	...	...
SHACKELFORD	451	156	8	8
Early	87	42	...	...
SHELBY	2,416	1,044	15	15
Early	636	274	...	...
SHERMAN	118	66	8	8
Early	25	21	...	...
SMITH	7,401	11,125	78	78
Early	2,800	5,021	...	...
SOMERVELL	702	348	7	7
Early	191	110	...	...
STARR	7,468	1,395	10	10
Early	3,718	567	...	...
STEPHENS	709	326	7	7
Early	240	116	...	...
STERLING	64	17	5	5
Early	14	5	...	...
STONEWALL	303	108	5	5
Early	73	26	...	...
SUTTON	298	132	7	7
Early	87	42	...	...
SWISHER	851	336	9	9
Early	232	97	...	...
TARRANT	90,383	108,062	639	639
Early	35,092	50,855	...	...
TAYLOR	6,346	4,298	22	22
Early	2,655	2,021	...	...
TERRELL	125	69	5	5
Early	55	26	...	...
TERRY	1,115	756	9	9
Early	517	336	...	...
THROCKMORTON	346	109	6	6
Early	55	22	...	...
TITUS	2,712	1,565	20	20
Early	771	622	...	...
TOM GREEN	5,850	4,226	61	61
Early	1,825	1,538	...	...
TRAVIS	68,240	116,137	211	211
Early	33,401	63,154	...	...
TRINITY	2,528	1,275	20	20
Early	1,178	689	...	...
TYLER	2,772	1,047	18	18
Early	849	371	...	...
UPSHUR	3,527	1,897	21	21
Early	3,527	1,897	...	...
UPTON	377	310	7	7
Early	183	141	...	...
UVALDE	2,771	1,590	15	15
Early	1,420	763	...	...
VAL VERDE	1,180	690	1	14
Early	1,180	690	...	...
VAN ZANDT	4,407	1,580	22	22
Early	912	336	...	...
VICTORIA	5,356	3,494	36	36
Early	1,610	1,170	...	...
WALKER	2,772	2,861	19	19
Early	971	1,093	...	...
WALLER	1,567	3,272	19	19
Early	508	1,550	...	...
WARD	1,189	647	9	9
Early	485	319	...	...
WASHINGTON	1,285	1,822	34	34
Early	1,285	1,822	...	...
WEBB	32,383	8,615	58	58
Early	21,251	5,752	...	...
WHARTON	2,692	2,197	21	21
Early	986	912	...	...
WHEELER	460	192	11	11
Early	80	45	...	...
WICHITA	7,468	4,934	36	36
Early	3,145	2,185	...	...
WILBARGER	1,084	559	7	7
Early	467	247	...	...
WILLACY	3,009	1,562	13	13
Early	1,216	622	...	...
WILLIAMSON	21,289	27,906	100	100
Early	9,313	13,985	...	...
WILSON	3,486	2,170	25	25
Early	1,058	660	...	...
WINKLER	262	98	6	6
Early	93	36	...	...
WISE	3,184	1,204	23	23
Early	817	406	...	...
WOOD	2,559	1,412	13	13
Early	672	417	...	...
YOAKUM	367	179	7	7
Early	184	67	...	...
YOUNG	1,161	504	7	7
Early	560	254	...	...
ZAPATA	2,444	636	8	8
Early	1,002	278	...	...
ZAVALA	2,626	968	7	7
Early	1,610	509	...	...

Texas Democratic Party's Precinct Convention Information

Texas Democratic Party's Precinct Convention Information

The Precinct Conventions are the first step in the Texas Democratic Party's convention process, which will ultimately determine Texas' delegates to the Democratic National Convention, where the next President of the United States will be nominated.

Date: March 4th, 2008

Time: 7:15pm or after the last voter casts his or her ballot, whichever is later.

Place: Your Precinct Polling Location (the place where you would vote on election day)

Who:  Anyone who votes in the Democratic Primary that day (or during the early voting period).

Why:  To elect delegates to the County or Senatorial District convention

The Texas Democratic Party has a three-level convention system:
Level 1. Precinct Conventions
Level 2. County Conventions (or Senatorial District Conventions in urban areas)
Level 3. State Convention.

Those who attend their Precinct Convention will elect delegates to the County/Senatorial Convention; those who attend their County/Senatorial Convention will elect delegates to the State Convention. Those who attend the State Convention will elect delegates to the National Convention.

There will be a sign at the polling place telling exactly where the convention will be held. If you can't find a sign, ask your election clerk where the convention will be held.

The convention begins at 7:15 p.m. when the Precinct Chair calls the convention to order. The order of business at the precinct convention is outlined in the minutes.  We encourage you to familiarize yourself with the minutes so that you will understand how the precinct convention will be conducted.

The needed materials will be given to the election judge for your precinct and the judge will give them to the Precinct Chair when they arrive at the polling location.  If the Precinct Chair is absent at 7:15pm, anyone participating may start the meeting.