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The Lies of Texas Are Upon You

James Moore | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics


James Moore

We tell people not to mess with Texas but that's because we reserve the right to mess it up ourselves, which we are doing quite effectively.

Can 23% of Texas Really Be That Stupid?

Disgrasian | Posted 12.05.2008 | Media


Disgrasian

It's too easy to blame certain parts of the country, like Texas, or the South, or the Middle, for all of America's shameful, small-minded, stupid behavior.

Two Years of Inspiration

Deanie Mills | Posted 12.05.2008 | Home


Deanie Mills

I have never seen a more exciting demonstration of democracy in action than what I have witnessed in the past two years, since I first read both of Obama's books and signed on as a volunteer.

If Molly Ivins Could Only See Us Now

Deanie Mills | Posted 11.30.2008 | Home


Deanie Mills

Texas politics are on the move, and for the first time in years, it's exciting to be a Democrat in this very red state. And the Obama campaign is treating us red-staters like our votes count, too.

Texans for Obama Take New Mexico by Storm

Rachel Farris | Posted 11.21.2008 | Home


Rachel Farris

"The bathroom," our busdriver Jerry announced, "is like an outhouse. So don't use it unless it's an emergency. An' if you do have to use it, put the lid down. That'll help keep the smell down for the people in the back." Five rows from the back of the bus, I observed those around me looking uncomfortably at one another.

Sam Stein

Charlie Wilson Backs Obama, Challenges McCain On Iraq

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.01.2008 | Politics


Now more of a movie icon than Washington power broker, former Rep. Charlie Wilson still maintains a key interest in all things political. And when it ...

Sam Stein

Obama Camp: Our Popular Vote Lead Is Pretty Insurmountable Too

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Buttressed by a victory in last night's Mississippi primary, Senator Barack Obama's presidential campaign claimed on Wednesday that it not only had a ...

Texas Caucus Results Page

Huffington Post | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


***Updated March 11*** OBAMA WINS TEXAS CAUCUS: CNN is reporting that Barack Obama has won the Texas Caucus, the second part of the so-called Texas T...

Sam Stein

Texas Polls: Obama And Clinton Maintain Demographic Groups

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Exit polls from Texas show Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton holding on to the demographic groups that have come to personify their campaigns. ...

Obama Spends Heavily To Seek Knockout Blow

New York Times | Adam Nagourney | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Taking advantage of his financial edge, Senator Barack Obama is buying large amounts of advertising and building extensive get-out-the-vote operations...

Republicans To Make Up 10% Of Dems Vote In Texas

MSNBC News | Alex Johnson | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


One of Sen. Barack Obama's surest applause lines comes about halfway into his standard stump speech. It goes like this: "They whisper to me. They say...

SEIU Texas, Ohio Spending Nearly $1 Million To Support Obama

The Atlantic | Marc Ambinder | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


According to independent expenditure notices filed with the Federal Election Commission, the Service Employees International Union plans to spend more...

Texas Rep. Chet Edwards Endorses Obama

Huffington Post | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


The Obama campaign has announced that Texas Representative Chet Edwards (who is President Bush's rep) is endorsing Barack Obama. Here is there statem...

Texas Primary: Latest News, Polls On Democratic Race

Huffington Post | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


***UPDATED 3/4*** Read HuffPost's OffTheBus Superdelegate Investigation to find out more about the superdelegates who are likely to decide the Democr...

Powerful 1.9M-Member Union Backs Obama

AP | JESSE J. HOLLAND | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


WASHINGTON — Sen. Barack Obama won the support Friday of the 1.9-million member Service Employees International Union, his second endorsement in...

Obama: Clinton "Feeling Down" and Engaged in "Gamesmanship"

The Page | Mark Halperin | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


In wide-ranging Milwaukee press conference says: -Clinton is "business as usual" in her attitudes towards people who happen to be lobbyists. "That's ...

Clinton: This Is The "Exciting Part"

Political Radar | Kate Snow and Eloise Harper | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-NY, once described going negative as the "fun part." Today in a press availability in Texas, she described the state of the ra...