Comments on: Will Hillary’s Latino Advantage Matter In Texas?

By: RevBev

RevBev — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 22:30:59 +0000

It is late in this thread, but just saying: The Austin Mayor endorsed Obama this afternoon. The debate set here for Thursday is a very big deal.

By: tanbark

tanbark — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 19:36:10 +0000

And here’s Ben Sargent :o) :

http://news.yahoo.com/edcartoo.....KvUvgXvTYC

By: merkwurdiglieber

merkwurdiglieber — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 18:12:11 +0000

The Clinton’s just don’t have the jizz in East Texas, as if they ever
did, he came here in ‘96 and flopped. Since all that trash talk in SC
Bubba’s vaunted charisma has gone, NAFTA is no help either. Obama has the
momentum for now… you may have called it, 75.

By: hazmaq

hazmaq — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 17:54:54 +0000

It will matter. Personally I see another bad angle here -bad for Hillary. From my southern experiences, southern whites now have more of thing against Latinos than they do against blacks. Hillary may lose much of her white support there because she’s now campaigning almost exclusively in all Latino communities along the border and is ignoring the bigger mixed districts of Houston, Austin, etc.

She’s playing a dangerous game among the ‘whitest’ anti-Latino people in the country -I predict she loses Texas.

By: merkwurdiglieber

merkwurdiglieber — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 17:47:06 +0000

The poll numbers have eroded for HRC from a 20 point lead to an 8 point
lead… that and the redrawn districts now give Obama an outside chance
to break even in delegates… Houston and East Texas are the key to
an offset of the Clinton Latino advantage, but that is what March 4 is
for, see who shows up. This is the first time the Piney Woods have been
important for a Presidential run in some good long time.

By: viejolex

viejolex — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 17:32:29 +0000

Here is a super good site by some UT young people that really explains the delegate situation. The Latino support will surely erode - heard on the local news that Bill and Gov. Richardson (NMexico) had a testy exchange when Bill phoned him and the gov refused to endorse Hillary and Bill apparently roared at him - what! two cabinet posts weren’t enough? Six months ago I was in Albuquerque at the VA hospital for 5x bypass surgery and even then the consevative vets were rooting for Richardson and Obama second -

By: cAustin

cAustin — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 17:21:22 +0000

I’ve been waiting for someone to notice Obama has been present in Texas for a full year – organizing on the ground. It will be interesting at my precinct convention – the mighty 409 in 78704. Dean won in my precinct in ‘04 by a landslide. I expect it’s Obama’s turn this cycle. He is better at caucuses than Hillary and he is good at primaries too. I have been seeing his commercials on health care featuring his mother who died of cancer at 53. It is nice to have my vote count this time. A good way to live down W.

By: Crosstimbers

Crosstimbers — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 16:32:55 +0000

Jim Hightower was president of my class throughout college. He’s always been a good one. He and Bill Moyers both graduates of U.of North Texas.

By: LS

LS — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 16:30:07 +0000

Could you believe he actually said that? What an ignorant bonehead!!!

By: LS

LS — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 16:29:13 +0000

CNBC….Americans and Congress are not taking the War on Terror seriously…Congress…shameful…other Bushie: “I don’t want to die!!!”
ACLU: No powers lacking, still have all the authorities.
Commentator: Why don’t they just go get a warrant?
Bushie: It takes too much time…it is physically impossible…
Other Bushie: Congress going on vacation so we are in danger.
ACLU: That’s ridiculous…

Good grief, get a life….