Texas Primary Results

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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) answers questions on his campaign plane March 5, 2008 while departing San Antonio, Texas. Obama won only one of 4 primaries held yesterday as Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) tightened the race by winning in Texas, Ohio and Rhode Island.

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Polls

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51%

48%

Which US political party do you generally agree with?

666 votes so far

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Republicans

47%

34%

If you lived in Texas, who would you vote for?

59 votes so far

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Barack Obama

44%

31%

Should Mike Huckabee drop out of the election?

32 votes so far

Leader:
Yes, he has no hope of winning and is a distraction

Yes

77%

23%

Will the Texas primary results influence how you personally vote in the main election?

39 votes so far

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No

56%

21%

How should Texans feel about George W Bush?

61 votes so far

Leader:
Embarassed, W is a disaster

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Primary AND Caucus in Texas

By Tony Mamone on

"What's unusual is that you still have two people fighting very hard to be the Democratic nominee for the office of president," Chris McCormack told the press. "That gives special significance to the very complex way in which Texas selects delegates to the National Convention." Texas holds a popular vote for a "Primary". The results of the Texas primary will be used to award a portion of the Texas delegates. A caucus is then held immediately after the popular vote closes. About 8,000 sites...Read Full Story

Texas Primary Results -- Clinton and McCain

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With 66% of the tally in, the NY Times is reporting that Clinton has a slight lead over Obama with 50% of the vote compared to his 48%. Most of the TV Networks are now reporting that Clinton will win the primary in Texas . However early results indicate that Barack Obama will likely win the causus there. McCain won Texas as well as 3 other states today. Huckabee has officially dropped out of the race...leaving McCain as the GOP winner.Read Full Story

Democratic Texas Primary Results

By Tony Mamone on

Hillary Clinton won the primary election in Texas yesterday. CNN reports the following details: Hillary Clinton -- 1,452,000 votes -- 51% -- 16 delegates Barack Obama -- 1,354,000 votes -- 48% -- 10 delegates The caucus results are still being tallied but early data indicates that Barack Obama will win the caucus. Read Full Story

CNN reporting Obama lead in Texas

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Still too early to know much, but CNN is reporting early trends from Texas. They have Obama in the lead with 58% of the vote. Only 1% of precincts have reported results, so expect major swings before the night is up.Read Full Story

Oh Snap! Clinton wins TX, OH

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Oh woe is you, Obamites! Rejoice, Hillaroons! Pop open the Champagne, McCainians and Republicans everywhere. By winning the Ohio, Texas, and ever-important Rhode Island primaries Hillary Clinton has shown that she's got some fight left in her (some of it coming from her own pocket apparently). Which means yesterday was a double holiday for Republicans who are licking their chops thinking about a Clinton-McCain Match-up after John McCain clinched the GOP nomination by crushing the Huckster...Read Full Story

Awaiting Texas Primary Results

By Tony Mamone on

Facts about the Texas election: Held on Tuesday March 4th, 2008 GOP candidates include John McCain and Mike Huckabee. McCain is favored to win it. Democratic candidates include Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. Polls indicate a very close race. On the Democratic side, delegates will be awarded for both the popular vote as well as caucus results. 8,000 caucus sites will conduct meetings immediately after the popular vote closes.Read Full Story

In Texas, Dems cast more early ballots than Republicans

By Tony Mamone on

According to the Texas Secretary of State's election web site , 717,469 Democrats have already cast ballots either in person or by mail. That's about 9% of the state's 7,815,906 registered voters. Among Republicans, 242,197 (or just over 3% of registered voters) have cast their votes early. Three times more Democratic votes! Read Full Story

News

Fight over political boundaries may delay Texas primary election again

With the high-profile Texas redistricting case hitting the U.S. Supreme Court this week, there are still no legally approved maps to guide the state's April 3 primary, which continues to edge closer. As the High Court searched for a way to avoid the thorny issue, some justices toyed with the idea of pushing primaries back even further — possibly as late as June 26, giving the ongoing legal ...

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Ron Paul places 1st in Texas primary straw poll

The Libertarian-leaning candidate received nearly 28 percent of the vote in the "Saddle Up Texas" straw poll which was recently held in Houston. The straw poll's organizers say the point of the event is to give Texans more of a voice in the primary process.

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Primary in limbo as redistricting remains in court

When staff members at the Nacogdoches County Elections office get to work each morning, they scan news websites, looking for any new developments regarding the Texas primary, said office administrator Debra Gaston.

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Supreme Court signals willingness to further delay Texas primary

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court seemed eager Monday to delay Texas’ primaries yet again to avoid wading into a district-drawing brawl that could impact control of the U.S. House and minority power in Austin.

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Texas' April primary likely faces delay

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - U.S. Sen. John Cornyn says he doesn't expect the Texas primary to be held on April 3 and calls the potential delay "not desirable."

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Redistricting "Not Desirable"

U.S. Sen. John Cornyn says he doesn't expect the Texas primary to be held on April 3 and calls the potential delay "not desirable."

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Cornyn expects primaries to be delayed

U.S. Sen. John Cornyn says he doesn't expect the Texas primary to be held on April 3 and calls the potential delay "not desirable."

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Overview

Follow the aftermath of the Texas Primary results and track the 2008 presidential campaigns.

Texas has 228 delegates. John McCain won the GOp vote and Hillary Clinton won the Democratic Primary vote.

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