Texas County check-in - Sound off

[sonias]

:dem:


Sonia

[cosmik debris]

1. McLennan County (Waco) Here

Precinct 33. And proud of it!

[tanyev]

2. Collin County.

:hi:

[sonias]

3. Travis

Reporting

:patriot:


Sonia

[crispini]

4. Dallas!

[TexasThoughtCriminal]

10. Dallas too

[CoolOnion]

36. Dallas three!

[Honeycombe8]

100. Dallas Four!

[Longhorn]

5. Hays County! nt

[twompy]

6. Travis

South Austin!!

:headbang:

[hobbit709]

13. Yay. South Austin Rules!

[MagickMuffin]

7. Tarrant County

YeeHaw:kick:

[MrsBrady]

21. woohoo tarrant!!! n/t

[tammywammy]

33. Tarrant here as well!

Specifically, Arlington. :)

[flamin lib]

56. More Tarrant county. Arlington near the lake.

[Imalittleteapot]

59. Tarrant County TCU

[ooga booga]

72. Northeast Arlington

near Brown Blvd and Ballpark Way

[yellowdogintexas]

79. Tarrant yet again..Fort Worth and hi to all of you!

Bed time for me

[PDittie]

8. Harris here

Nation's third-largest county. 405,784 Democratic voters in March 4th's primary (Obama 56% Clinton 43%). That would be more than twice as many as Travis, just FYI.

Re-bragging: Harris County is equal to two Travis Counties -- as it compares to Democratic voters last Tuesday.

edit for cool link to above data and much more: http://politics.nytimes.com/election-guide/2008/results/states/TX.html

[sonias]

9. Are you picking a fight with me?

I love your turnout numbers PDittie, but Travis' percentage of registered voters voting was 30%. What was yours?


:hug:


Sonia

[PDittie]

12. We also have more Republicans

Until this year, of course.

If Harris could turn out 30% we might have three or four Travis Counties. :grouphug:

[sonias]

22. We would rule the state, with 30% turnout in Harris

I have high hopes for you.

:grouphug: all around big brother. You da big enchilada! When Harris turns blue - it's all over for the repukes in Texas.

Sonia

[theredpen]

11. Dallas

[montieg]

14. Coleman--- first precinct conventions in 15 years!

Countywide, 4 voting precincts, 97 Dems signed in: 73% Hillary & 27% Obama! My wife and I canceled each other: she Hillary--me Obama.

[sonias]

19. Nobody cancels anyone out

It's called democracy, and it means that we can agree to disagree for a bit. I think she's going to have to be nice to you later on in the year though. Just a guess. :eyes:

Sonia

[montieg]

44. Maybe. Maybe not.

Barak better get off the ropes--and as JFK said, "With viga."

[blayne]

35. Yeah Coleman County!

I grew up in Novice. :hi:

[montieg]

43. H'lo, blayne! Viva Six-man football!!

Some damned good yellow-dog, brass-collared Dem Party stalwarts out there in the northwest corner. Wish you were at the primary convention Tuesday. PHENOMENAL!!!

[Princess Buttercup]

15. Another Travis County Dem here!

Northeast. If there were a hill I could see Williamson County from it.

[sonias]

20. Welcome to the DU forum!

At least I don't believe we've met before. Don't be a stranger!

:hi:

Sonia

[NoPasaran]

16. Travis

The Fightin' 352nd Precinct!

[GOPisEvil]

17. Travis!

:)

[2bfree]

18. Aransas

:)

[Gothmog]

23. Fort Bend County

[sonias]

26. Fort Bend is the new blue

How does the new color suit you?


Sonia

[Gothmog]

37. It suits me fine

I moved to Ft. Bend about a year ago and brought three strong democratic voters to the County. Hopefully we can help Nick Lampson keep the 22nd.

[moc]

24. Collin!

:hi:

[WatchWhatISay]

25. Montgomery County

Where Republicans voted en masse for Hillary

[DangerousRhythm]

27. Harris County n/t

[PDittie]

29. And welcome

to DU :hi:

[sonias]

31. Welcome to DU DangerousRhythm!

:hi:

Don't be a stranger in here!


Sonia

[Melissa G]

46. Welcome to DU, DangerousRhythm!

:hi: Hi ya!

[Maestro]

28. Ellis County

:hi:

[w8liftinglady]

68. Ellis County,too!There's 2 sane people here...

:hi:

[Maestro]

70. Being respresented by one of the worst, if not the worst,

representative in the US, Smokey Joe Barton! He enfuriates me to no end! My neighbors to the right of me are voing Democratic too so that makes two more sane people. ;)

[boot@9]

30. Ector County - Odessa

66% Clinton

[sonias]

32. Welcome to the DU forum boot@9!

It looks like you're not completely new to DU but you are to our Texas forum. So welcome!

:hi:


Sonia

[blayne]

34. Collin County.

McKinney

[movie_girl99]

38. Denton County here n/t

[tammywammy]

47. Hi!

:hi:

I lived in Flower Mound, Lewsville and Denton over a few years. :)

There's a great wine bar/restaurant in Parker Square in Flower Mound that I went to a few weeks ago, Sonoma.

[movie_girl99]

50. hi... we don't get out that way much

we're in carrollton. if we go out, out, we head downtown dallas to my husbands fav irish pub or to addison.

[tammywammy]

51. It was such a good little place that I recommend it to everyone

:)

Delicious food and great atmosphere. But then, I remember when I lived in Denton and I didn't want to drive out there either.

[movie_girl99]

52. i'll keep in mind

one never knows..we could end up out there one day.That area has grown so much.

[Vincardog]

97. Denton county here too, See you Saturday

[demmie]

39. Collin

Plano, precinct 63

:hi:

[tanyev]

40. Hi demmie!

I'm in Plano, precinct 139.

:hi:

[demmie]

54. Hi there!

Yay, another Plano Dem!

Nice to meet you!

[sonias]

41. Welcome to DU -Texas forum, demmie!

:hi:

Sonia

[demmie]

55. Thanks Sonia!

Thanks for the welcome!

[rainbow4321]

57. Collin County here, also

Precinct 54!

Plano Dems showed out in force last Tuesday...I have never, ever seen the school and it's parking lot so crowded! They were parked in the grass/mud/illegal spots in the parking lot. I had to switch over to 4 wheel drive to get up onto the grass and thru the mud just to find a place to park!
The energy that crowd put out could have lit up Collin County for a year. I hope their enthusiasm lasts til November!!!!!

[cloud75]

42. Hidalgo County Hillary country!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:hi: :hi: :hi:

[sonias]

67. Hey cloud75

Missed saying hi to you. My family mainly lives in Hidalgo.

:hi:


Sonia

[Lithos]

45. Travis

78704!

[Melissa G]

48. Travis, 78745

78745
Where you live when you are priced out of 78704

(Bumper sticker I saw recently...)
PS... this is not really true of Sunset Valley anymore though...

[proudtxdemocrat]

99. Another Travis 78745 South Austin!

and yes, we also could not afford 78704, but we do love 78745....chock full of good Democrats!

[sonias]

49. 78704, it's not just a zip code, it's a way of life!

78751 zip code calls itself "area 51".

My favorite bumper sticker for south Austin "South Austin - we're all here, cuz we're not all there"
:rofl:


Sonia

[txwhitedove]

53. North Harris County

Hi, ya'll!

:hi:

[last_texas_dem]

58. Walker/Orange

In Walker for graduate school, but Orange is my home county.

[sorrybushisfromtexas]

60. Wichita County

Any more DUers up here in North Central Texas?

[sonias]

61. Welcome to the DU Texas forum, sorrybushisfromtexas!

We have lots of people from North central Texas in here. Herding them in one pen is the problem.

:hi:


Sonia

[Lithos]

62. LOL

When I lived in Collin County, I always got the feeling that most DU'ers in the DFW/N. Texas area were a lot like cats. Trying to get them all together in one spot was extremely difficult to pull off.

[suninvited]

77. I am from North Central Texas

:hi:

[thevoiceofreason]

63. Another Harris

Now we are organizing to make sure we get everyone to the convention on 3/29

[sonias]

64. Same here

We're having a pre-convention party/training. Get to meet your neighbor and learn what really happens at a county/senate district convention.

good luck with yours!


Sonia

[ceile]

65. Travis

South Austin Rules!

[sonias]

66. SAR

South Austin Rules!

:hi: ceile!

Are you going to the county /Senate District convention on 3/29?

Sonia

[ceile]

69. Maybe.

Haven't decided yet. :shrug:

[sonias]

71. Dor A?

Are you on the list either as a delegate or alternate?

I hope that you would come. It is important to finish the job. But if something comes up where you can't be there, please be sure to tell your PCT chair so that if you're a delegate for example, that they can move an alternate into your position.

Have a good weekend!


Sonia

[efhmc]

73. Lampasas County

March 29, 10:00, Senior Citizens Center, 901 S. Live Oak.

[pclady]

74. Panola County

I went to the "caucus" at Panola College. My first. Very confusing. I was listed as a delegate. Now what?;(

[crispini]

75. Great scott. Where is that, exactly?

And to answer your question:

Contact your delegation chair or anybody in your delegation and see if you can find out where it is -- check BurntOrangeReport blog, they have a listing of where everything is. Find out who your temporary convention chair is and ask if you can be on a committee, if you are interested. You might want to check out the Texas Democratic Party website --- click around there and read, there's lots of good info about committees and other things. Then, decide if you want to go to State and lobby your other members of your delegations to be a delegate to state, if you do! ;)

Your primary responsibility is just to show up. So don't worry if things sound confusing, just ask here if you have any more questions!

[efhmc]

76. Is that in Cartage? Have you been to ww.txdemocrats.org?

Look there and also do a search for information on your next convention. Do you have a county chair there?

[sonias]

80. Good idea - county chair contacts

Here's the link at the Texas Democratic Party website that lists the county party chairs.
www.txdemocrats.org/the_party/county_parties

Find your party chair and contact them if you need to.


Sonia

[Lone_Star_Dem]

86. I looked it up and I think I found your County Convention site.

Old National Guard Armory

321 S. Market
Carthage, TX

This is per the Obama website County Convention locater: http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/tx_countyconventions


It has mine correct but I still suggest you double check to make sure.

Welcome to DU! :hi:

[suninvited]

78. Jack county

[Justitia]

81. And Another Harris County Dem here.

Will attend SD-7 convention on 3/29.
Schooling myself on the process, as its my first time as an alternate delegate.
Done the precinct conventions a few times.

[sonias]

83. You're going to be fine

Have fun!

Sonia

[alteredstate]

101. Any news from SD-7?

[TomBall Democrat]

102. A SD-7 Dem here

went to the convention yesterday - still tired.

We packed the Sam Houston Race Track (horse track) pavillion. Logistical problems were rough - we didn't have enough room or adequate technology. Thought often yesterday of Will Rogers - no organized party - the Dems.

Lots of new faces in the room - most Obama delegates.

But most stayed - for HOURS. It was after 5PM when we were able to START caucusing.

I'm worn from standing in line -but energized to have so many people eager to play.

Overall, I saw people of strong persuasion on both sides play well together - and that gives me hope for unity once we have a candidate.

Tired, but in a good way.

Peace from Harris County. This is a good day to be a Democrat.

[alteredstate]

104. How did the vote go?

[TomBall Democrat]

106. They did not have anything to publish by about 6:25 PM

When I left.

My precinct - combined with another - went Obama.

Suspect, based on numbers of people - that the SD as a whole went for Obama with about a 30% lead.

But that is based on visual and word of mouth with other delegates - not official.

[Justitia]

107. SD 7 - Obama delegate here. I concur, SD 7 obviously went for Obama.

3 Obama delegates from my precinct stayed until 7:30 pm, still didn't have final numbers.
Resolutions were still going strong at that time.

I can't begin to describe how exhausted I was yesterday and still am today - wow!

[flying_wahini]

82. another yellow dog from Montgomery County!

nt

[sonias]

84. Montgomery County

Hey isn't that the county where the republican party chair claimed there were many, many republicans crossing over and voting in the Democratic primary?

Check out this earlier DU thread

Give us a report next week after the convention and let us know if you saw any of those republicans in your county convention process too.

:hi:


Sonia

[mwdem]

85. Tarrant County, NRH near Keller.

:hi:

[Not Sure]

90. Another NRH DUer here

I live in Tarrant and work in Dallas designing neighborhoods in Fort Bend. :P

[sonias]

91. Wow that's a comute

Or do you mean there's a Fort Bend in Dallas?

Sonia

[Not Sure]

94. Rosenberg, TX

That Fort Bend County. But, I just do the design work from my office in Dallas. So, it's really not *that* bad!

[mwdem]

96. Hey, neighbor!

We should have a Tarrant Cty. get-together sometime!:hi:

[Celtic_88]

98. Tarrant County

I'm in Keller.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

87. Llano County

:hi:

[sonias]

92. Hey LSD

:hi: Long time since we've seen you in the Texas forum. I just love saying LSD too.


Sonia

[Lone_Star_Dem]

95. Hi Sonia!

My beloved local Democrats are running me around in circles lately. I've not even had time for my favorite forum, LBN. I love it! Well, I love it so long as they actually get their sweet Democratic butts to the County Convention. I want all my delegate slots filled for my precinct. Period. I've made it a personal mission. It's what? Midnight? I finally got off the phone with last one for the night and I have a call list for tomorrow to still recontact. I've got some squirmers and two Clinton delegates who withdrew today. I also have several alternates on both sides who won't answer their darn phones! Don't they realize I'm not beyond showing up at their door?

When I was picking my username the acronym was actually on my mind. I thought it might make people recall who I was a bit more on this vast board. :P

[BlueGirlRedState]

88. Another South Austinite

Grew up in 78704.. that's my street cred...

I was a poll worker in Pct. 309 for the primary, surprisingly, the only Democrat of the group. Busiest one, too!

[sonias]

93. Welcome to the DU Texas forum, BlueGirlRedState

309, wow that is a big one. What do you mean only Democrat - do you mean the only poll worker that was Democrat?

Thank you for working on election day. :yourock:


Sonia

[derby378]

89. Dallas County, again!

:woohoo:

[mgmartin]

103. Nacogdoches county

10 delegates for Obama and 7 delegates for Clinton

[houstondem00]

105. AT LARGE COMMITTEE VOTING FOR THEMSELVES....

So, I don't know if any other state conventions saw this but it was definitely a point of contention for many of us....after they announced the at large delegates and had them identified... conveniently almost the ENTIRE nomination committee stood....how is this BALANCING our votes... granted the committee was split equitable amongst the candidates but I (as I heard many others state as well) believed that they would be an unbiased committee to select reps NOT INCLUDING THEMSELVEs to represent us....

Hopefully in the future this little loophole can be closed...

~Sorry if this has been posted on the wrong board... couldn't figure out how to create a new post...

[sonias]

108. Welcome to DU and the Texas forum houstondem00!

First of all the welcome :hi:

As a new member you are not allowed to start a new thread, that's why you couldn't figure out how to post a separate thread. So this thread is fine. Once you build up a few posts you'll be able to start a thread on your own.

I can say that as someone that served on the Nominations committee in SD25 in Travis that none of our committee elected ourselves to the at large positions. And I could easily have made the "minority goal" since we needed to elect Hispanic females for Obama in our SD.

I am very disappointed that your committee chose to use their power in that manner. I can understand your frustration. Next time make sure you volunteer for the committee. You can do that by calling your party chair before the next county convention in 2009 and offering to serve. Of course you have to be elected by your PCT to go to the convention. Obviously you know how that process works since you got there this time.

Be the change you want to see!


Sonia

[houstondem00]

109. Thanks!!! But can I report this...

Thanks for the great advice... I will definitely look into this.

But (1) is this legal/possible? and (2) can I report this anywhere to try to change the loophole if it is possible and/or report if it is not possible and is an abuse by these members?

FYI- I also notice some precincts chairs took the high road and chose not to run for state delegate while others did. To those precincts chairs who gave the other members of their delegations the opportunity to proceed to state, KUDOS!!!

I know this election year is hyped up and we are having great turnout.... BUT to see how desperate some people were to make it to state was RIDICULOUS!!! I heard reports of people CHANGING PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCES to make it on to state....and I'm sure this will continue at state as I have heard a number of people say there main goal is to go to NATIONAL....

The whole reason you were chosen as a delegate was to help increase your candidates voting strength... WHY WOULD YOU CHANGE PREFERENCES TO ADVANCE FOR PERSONAL GAIN?

But as this was my first time at a caucus, I will say it was positive in many other regards... I learned so much more about the political arena, felt I made a difference, and plan to become more active in order to see positive change.

[sonias]

110. I think what they did was not nice and not good for the party

But I'm not sure that is was "illegal" under the TDP rules. Members of the committee can certainly throw their nominations into the ring for consideration, and the committee votes as a group on those nominees.

Probably the only way to "close the loophole" you feel exists is to get a rule introduced and passed that specifically forbid members of the committee to nominate and vote for themselves. Not an easy thing to do, but it's certainly not out of the question.

Also I meant to say the next caucus conventions for Governor happen in 2010, not 2009 like I wrote above.

I agree with you that just because you serve on a committee or you're the PCT chair doesn't automatically mean you should have the inside track. Nothing is guaranteed, no one is "entitled" to anything.

I also agree with you that sitting PCT chairs that have gone to state conventions before did their PCT a great service by stepping aside to give some of the new members a chance. But let's not knock all of them. You do need experienced people to go and show others in the SD conventions at state how to get things done.

If this was your first time caucusing - wow - you hit the ground running at 100 mph. This size of caucuses are not the norm, and I can see where the problems might leave some people wondering why the heck we do this. So congratulations to you for participating, surviving and feeling you made a difference! You did.

Two years from now come back for the smaller gubernatorial caucus conventions and you will be a pro by then.

Welcome to Texas Democratic politics - a full contact sport in 2008!

Sonia