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Fri Jan 18, 2008 at 06:52 PM CST
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Scalia and the rest of the U.S. Supreme Court is sending Dennis Kucinich back to the 5th Court of Appeals saying that there is no compelling reason for them to reverse lower court decisions. The TDP denied him access to the ballot after seeing his paperwork which struck out a commitment to support the Democratic nominee if he lost.
The emergency motion by the campaign to the Supreme Court sought to ensure that Texas absentee ballots, being mailed on Saturday, would include Kucinich's name. The Court's decision means that those ballots will be mailed without his name. At the same time, the case now moves back to the appellate court to get Kucinich on the ballot for the Texas primary election.
At issue is the requirement of the Texas Democratic Party that Kucinich, and all other Democratic candidates, sign an oath "to fully support" the Party's eventual nominee in order to get on the ballot in the first place. Kucinich declined to sign that "blind loyalty oath" without knowing who the nominee might be or what the nominee's positions would be. The Constitutionality of that "blind loyalty oath" is what the Kucinich campaign is challenging in the courts.
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Fri Jan 11, 2008 at 06:00 PM CST
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Looks like Willie and Dennis will have to appeal if they want on the Texas ballot.
Dallas Morning News: Kucinich may appeal to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans, possibly as soon as Monday, said his attorney, Donald McTigue. He said he would get a final decision from the Ohio congressman, who, like Nelson, was not at the Austin hearing.
U.S. District Judge Lee Yeakel said the courts should intervene sparingly in political party rule-making. While the Democrats' oath may be "inartfully worded," it does not place such a burden on Kucinich that it should be struck down, Yeakel said.
Wouldn't being on the ballot allow you to more effectively fight for the ideals you are promoting, than to fight for those ideals just to get on the ballot?
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Thu Jan 03, 2008 at 01:41 AM CST
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Yesterday, I reported that Dennis Kucinich and Mike Gravel had not made it on the Texas ballot. But today's Houston Chronicle sheds more light on the matter and oh boy, is it a tale to tell.
But anti-war Democrat Dennis Kucinich apparently will not be on the ballot because the party returned his application after he scratched out a portion of the oath pledging support for the party's presidential nominee if it was not him, said party spokeswoman Amber Moon.
Moon said Kucinich's aides wanted to change the pledge to say the party nominee had to promise not to use war as a tool of foreign policy, but the party staff could not change the oath.
Campaign spokesman Andy Juniewicz said Kucinich filed documents Wednesday in a federal court in Austin to challenge the requirement. He said Willie Nelson is a plaintiff, along with Kucinich.
Oh dear. Here's Willie's statement on the matter.
"Dennis Kucinich is a strong defender of the Constitution, the national security, and the civil liberties of the American people. He's right to challenge a blind loyalty oath to the Democratic Party because it's un- American. The irony is that the state Party is trying to exclude him from the ballot even though he's the one Democrat who's been the most loyal to this country and to what the Democratic Party should stand for. Dennis's loyalty is to the Constitution of the United States and to the American people - not to the Texas Democratic Party."
Other than scratching out the line on the application, Kucinich's paperwork was otherwise in order.
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Wed Jan 02, 2008 at 08:25 PM CST
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The following six Presidential candidates will appear on the Texas ballot on March 4th having filed their paperwork with the Texas Democratic Party.
12/3/07 John Edwards
12/12/07 Hillary Clinton
12/19/07 Barack Obama
12/27/07 Bill Richardson
12/31/07 Joe Biden
1/1/07 Christopher J. Dodd
Dennis Kucinich and Mike Gravel apparently missed filing their paperwork and won't appear on the ballot.
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Thu Sep 06, 2007 at 05:52 PM CDT
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I am proud to report that the Texas Democratic Party's ePrimary Poll has been a huge success. Because of your help spreading the word to our fellow Democrats, in just five short days, over 7,200 Texas Democrats have cast their vote for President!
That's over five times the number of Texas Republicans who cast their vote in last weekend's exclusive Straw Poll. And we're not done yet! With one more day left to vote, all Texas Democrats still have a chance to make their voices heard in the next presidential election.
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Cast your vote for President today!
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Thu Sep 06, 2007 at 09:00 AM CDT
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NOTE: If you are looking for the most recent Clinton vs. Obama Texas Primary Poll, please go to this post.
 Below is the latest installment of the Texas Primary Tracking Polls conducted by IVR Polls commissioned on behalf of Burnt Orange Report. IVR Polls correctly predicted the TX-10 race within a margin of 1 point in 2006.
This month we have two polls for your reading pleasure! We are profiling both the Presidential and U.S. Senate primary races here in Texas. The Senate results are further down if you want to jump to them.
After holding steady in the low 40's, Clinton has dipped off this month going from 41.5% in July to 36.7% in August. Clinton seems to have lost some Latino support and it has hurt her top line. We have said for months now that Clinton likely has a ceiling of support in the low 40's, this month's poll seems to prove that point.
Obama's numbers have also fallen do to a loss of Latino support. After climbing as high as 20% last month, Obama is down 17.6%. This is a change within the margin, but this could have been the month to further close the gap on Clinton and that didn't happen. Obama still hasn't made the gain in the African American community in Texas. Obama registered 32% of the African American support were Clinton still has 31%.
After a steady drop for Edwards and a sudden drop for Richardson, both men have climbed back up. Edwards is back up to 14.6% and Richardson has hit his highest level of support since we started this poll in March with 8.9%.
Kucinich and Biden have also had surprising bumps with 3.2% and 4.2% respectively. Undecided have also dropped nearly 3% to 13.7%.
Texas Senate Race Results
The Senate race has a clear winner-undecided. Note that this poll was conducted before word came that Emil Reichstadt was pulling out of the Senate race.
IVR Polls breaks down their data by region with some interesting facts.
In the Senate race, more than half are undecided, but Noriega takes 58% of those with an opinion to Watts' 30% and Reichstadt's 12%. Noriega was the huge favorite in the Houston area codes, while Watts was the huge favorite in the Corpus Christi area code. Noriega leads slightly in Watts' new home of San Antonio, but almost 70% were undecided. Noriega was also a solid favorite in the 956 area code, which stretches from Brownsville to Laredo and has the heaviest turnout for Democratic primaries. DFW had no clear favorites and was more 'undecided' than most areas.
Undecided sits at 52%, with Noriega at 27%, and Watts at 14% as noted in the chart above.
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Fri Aug 31, 2007 at 11:16 AM CDT
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(Go Vote! - promoted by Matt Glazer)
During the Texas Democratic Party’s recent Town Hall Tour, I traveled nearly 10,000 miles and visited with thousands of Democrats. And I am proud to report that Texas Democrats are unified, energized and eager to win in 2008!
Like most Americans, Democrats from Texarkana to El Paso are tired of George Bush’s failure and ready for a change in the White House. That’s why I am very pleased to announce that the Texas Democratic Party is holding our first-ever ePrimary Poll, a weeklong online event that will give Texas Democrats a chance to support their favorite candidate for President.
Starting today, Democrats across the Lone Star State have the opportunity to cast their vote for any of our outstanding presidential candidates at the TDP website. After Republican leaders weakened the influence of Texas voters by failing to move up our state’s primary election, the TDP is doing everything we can to ensure Texas Democrats have a say in determining the next president of the United States. Now is the time to make your voice heard!
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Tue Jul 17, 2007 at 09:26 AM CDT
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The time has come to have a serious discussion about Al Gore and about whether or not you want him to run for President because let's be honest with each other.
Al Gore doesn't have to run. He can go forward and fight his fights from the outside in. He can run a different campaign and keep winning it. If you were Al Gore, you probably wouldn't run either. Do I think he would lose a lot of momentum if and when it's clear he isn't running for President? Hell yes. But he would still have plenty to do.
But I'm here to say: we need Al Gore.
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Fri Jul 06, 2007 at 04:57 PM CDT
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Dennis Kucinich Endorser:
Lon Burnam
Edwards Endorsers:
Kirk Watson
Trey Martinez Fisher
Garnet Coleman
Jim Dunnam
Joe Farias
Stephen Frost
Mark Homer
Paula Pierson
Craig Eiland
Obama Endorsers:
Mark Strama
Sylvester Turner
Juan Garcia
Hillary Endorsers:
Carlos Uresti
Abel Herrero
Armando Martinez
Richard Raymond
Veronica Gonzalez
Rene Oliveira
Aaron Pena
Chenta Quintanilla
Juan Escobar
Hubert Vo
Senfronia Thompson
Richardson Endorsers:
Rick Noriega
Pete Gallego
Paul Moreno
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Wed May 30, 2007 at 10:56 AM CDT
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On this week’s episode of Who's Blue, we are joined by Dennis Kucinich, Congressman from Ohio's 10th District. Kucinich is currently seeking the Democratic Party’s nomination in the 2008 race for President of the United States. We discuss his early political career, his proposal to create a Department of Peace, and how the Congressman intends to win the presidential primary.
Listen to the interview here. You can also subscribe to Who's Blue at this iTunes-friendly feed.
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