I finally got around to uploading this document to our files for the permanent record. David had previously reported on the Texas delegation voting 124 Obama, 96 Clinton, with 8 votes not cast.
Now you can download the PDF and see how each delegate cast their final vote.
First, I wanted to write to say thank you to everyone for your support of Matt and I in Denver last week. Other than Thursday night, we were quite pleased with our ability to report back to everyone in posts, text, pictures, and video.
Below are some links to new videos I have uploaded as well as a couple of really amazing ones embedded into the post which you should watch and enjoy.
This was a spectacular convention and it will be a spectacular year.
We're here at Invesco Field at Mile High Stadium. Will be hard to get blog updates out from here tonight because our connectivity is weak. But you can follow our text and photo updates via our Zannel Feed below.
Day three will be summed up by the aggressive critiques made against John McCain and continued show of unity by every Democrat.
While Bill Clinton continued the tone of unity and called for Hillary Clinton supporters to join him, Chelsea, and Hillary as they campaign for Barack Obama the reality is his speech focused on the failures of this Republican Party.
While they attack Barack Obama for being young, Bill Clinton reminded us, these are the same attacks they used 16 years ago against him. It probably doesn't need to be said, that Bill Clinton served during one of the greatest economies we have ever had. It probably shouldn't be said, but President Clinton put America in high esteem throughout the world.
On the other hand, our country is working harder for less. Our standing through out the world is worse and worse every day.
The reality is, John McCain and George Bush agree 90% of the time. The reality is that our country is not better off today than it was 4 or even 8 years ago.
Once Bill Clinton was done praising Barack Obama's experience and letting the country know what is on the line. The Republican Party that pushes more for less. More work, less pay. More war, less support for our veterans. More drilling, less relief at the pump. Or Democrats, who want a better tomorrow, today.
Where President Clinton left off, Senator John Kerry picked up. His "flub" signaled the tone of his entire speech. He confused George Bush with John McCain in his points about the failed Republican leadership. He reminded us all why he was once our nominee for President. While he was too cerebral at times in 2004, tonight, he was the attack dog a leader in the Senate needs to be. He stood on stage declaring that John McCain's attack on the middle class is a clear sign that we would be giving corporate interest and lobbyist 4 more years of Bush/Cheney politics.
Kerry made the point, "When we choose a commander-in-chief this November, we are electing judgment and character, not years in the Senate or years on this earth." That is the aggressive campaign we must run this cycle. That is the point we need to make.
While Kerry discussed veterans issues a little, Chet Edwards went full force on veterans issues.
We have many more hours of convention business tonight, including a speech from VP nominee Joe Biden. Follow the feed below for latest text, pictures, and video updates.
Here we go. Feel free to follow in the comments. Not all states have cast full delegation strength. Some have passed.
Alabama: 48 Obama, 5 Clinton
Alaska: 15 Obama, 3 Clinton
American Samoa: 9 Obama, 0 Clinton
Arizona: 40 Obama, 27 Clinton
Arkansas: 47 Obama, 0 Clinton
California: PASS
Colorado: 55 Obama, 15 Clinton
Connecticut: 38 Obama, 21 Clinton
Deleware: 23 Obama, 0 Clinton
Democrats Abroad: 8.5 Obama, 2.5 Clinton
DC: 33 Obama, 7 Clinton
Florida: 166 Obama, 51 Clinton, 1 Abstain
Georgia: 82 Obama, 18 Clinton
Guam: 4 Obama, 3 Clinton
Hawaii: 26 Obama, 1 Clinton
Idaho: 20 Obama, 3 Clinton
Illinois: PASS
Indiana: 75 Obama, 6 Clinton
Iowa: 48 Obama, 9 Clinton
Kansas: 34 Obama, 6 Clinton
Kentucky: 36 Obama, 24 Clinton
Louisiana: 43 Obama, 7 Clinton
Maine: 24 Obama, 8 Clinton
Maryland: 94 Obama, 6 Clinton
Massachusetts: 65 Obama, 52 Clinton
Michigan: 125 Obama, 27 Clinton
Minnesota: 78 Obama, 8 Clinton
Mississippi: 33 Obama, 8 Clinton
Missouri: 82 Obama, 6 Clinton
Montana: 18 Obama, 7 Clinton
Nebraska: 28 Obama, 3 Clinton
Nevada: 25 Obama, 8 Clinton
New Hampshire: 30 Obama, 0 Clinton
New Jersey: 127 Obama, 0 Clinton
New Mexico: YIELD TO ILLINOIS
Illinois: YIELD TO NEW YORK
New York: MOVE BY ACCLAMATION
I'm back on the floor of the convention as the presidential nominating speeches move forward. We believe that the roll call from Texas at the hotel this morning will be used, though we have heard rumor that other states are just going to do theirs on the floor- likely small states that don't take a long time. Hillary released her delegates this afternoon, so we'll see how the final numbers sort out (or if there is a motion for acclamation somewhere...)
Here is Austin's young delegate David Broockman casting his vote for Barack Obama this morning.
As noted in my previous post, official voting is going on this morning at all delegation hotels. The Denver Post provides some more info on the process.
Texas Democratic Party Chairman Boyd Richie told the state delegation during breakfast that they had until noon today to fill out roll-call ballots at their hotel.
Each delegate, he said, needed to bring ID and would have to sign their ballot, which will indicate their presidential preference. The two campaigns, he said, negotiated a plan to conduct the voting that way.
"The campaigns have determined how this is going to work," Richie said.
After the voting, he said, the ballots would be taken to the convention center to be tallied before the delegates convene tonight.
Richie said there would still be a roll call vote tonight on the convention floor at the Pepsi Center.
Some of the Clinton supporters in the delegation raised questions about how the process would work and said they wanted an observer there to ensure that the ballots were counted accurately.
"I think it sucks," said Blanche Darley, a Clinton delegate from El Paso. Some Obama delegates were confused by the new process, too.
Richie asked Obama surrogate Ron Kirk, former Dallas mayor, if the campaign would also like to have an observer during the balloting process.
He shrugged and later said, "I trust everybody in here to be honest."
I'm not quite sure why this is all necessary and it can't be done on the floor. It's not an issue of time or the delegates, as it's exactly what I did when I cast my vote for John Kerry in 2004. (see the picture)
At the breakfast this morning there was audible grumbling from the delegation on both sides. There are Clinton monitors, but no Obama monitors. I get a sense that people really just wanted to do this on the floor, though some may be thinking that doing it at the hotel is going to preclude a roll call vote, which isn't true- there will be one at the convention hall. But it does put some Clinton delegates in a weird place- they want to vote for Obama but not until released by Clinton, which unless you are counting the speech last night, hasn't happened yet.
DNC member (and BOR contributor) David Holmes, a Clinton superdelegate during this primary season, has just cast his vote for Barack Obama here at the Texas delegation hotel where delegates are voting this morning.
While we may not be able to be online the entire time, below is am embed of our BOR Zannel channel where we can much more easily post texts, images, and video on the go. We'll be updating it through the night and week!
