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« on: February 06, 2008, 10:30:47 PM »
Well, sort of.

Read more: http://ruralvotes.com/thefield/?p=514
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« Reply #1 on: February 06, 2008, 10:32:08 PM »
Sounds like good news for Obama.
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« Reply #2 on: February 06, 2008, 10:32:29 PM »
How arcane.
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« Reply #3 on: February 06, 2008, 10:32:49 PM »
Er... I think he got it backwards. Let me check.
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« Reply #4 on: February 06, 2008, 10:33:15 PM »
That's... uh... complicated.

Anything caucus seems to be good for Obama though.
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« Reply #5 on: February 06, 2008, 10:35:04 PM »
From the Texas Democratic Party:

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So, the primaries decided the winner by State Senate District (NOT CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT), while the caucuses later that night (which only those who voted in the primary can attend) decide the state-wide delegates.
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« Reply #6 on: February 06, 2008, 10:35:09 PM »
Silly Texans...
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« Reply #7 on: February 06, 2008, 10:37:46 PM »
Yeah... I don't think anyone associates the phrase "makes sense" or the word "fair" with Texas politics...
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« Reply #8 on: February 06, 2008, 10:39:32 PM »
Quote from: Lief on February 06, 2008, 10:37:46 PM
Yeah... I don't think anyone associates the phrase "makes sense" or the word "fair" with Texas politics...

Well Rick Perry has been in office for over 10 years...so you've hit the nail on the head with that assumption.
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« Reply #9 on: February 06, 2008, 10:39:36 PM »
Quote from: Lief on February 06, 2008, 10:37:46 PM
Yeah... I don't think anyone associates the phrase "makes sense" or the word "fair" with Texas politics...

At least not without the insertion of the word "not" somewhere.
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« Reply #10 on: February 06, 2008, 10:55:16 PM »
If there's any Democratic party organization in Texas (and there is), with the exception of Austin, it's pretty much lock-stock and barrel behind Hillary (even in the black areas).  Obama will need to spend and develop.
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« Reply #11 on: February 07, 2008, 07:03:55 AM »
Quote from: Lief on February 06, 2008, 10:35:04 PM

So, the primaries decided the winner by State Senate District (NOT CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT), while the caucuses later that night (which only those who voted in the primary can attend) decide the state-wide delegates.
Given that the State Senate Districts are reasonably reasonable and the Congressional Districts are Satan's Spawn, I applaud that bit.
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« Reply #12 on: February 07, 2008, 12:06:31 PM »
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/2/6/10046/34054/575/450991
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« Reply #13 on: February 07, 2008, 12:55:56 PM »
Welcome to the whacky world of Texas politics.
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« Reply #14 on: February 07, 2008, 05:36:55 PM »
I should bump this up for two things:

First, a map of the state Senate districts may be found here:

http://gis1.tlc.state.tx.us/

Second, state Senate districts in Texas are drawn to benefit rural voters at the expense of urban and suburban voters. 

For example, Travis County is basically one state Senate district (where Obama will win - SD 14).  SD 25 is a combination of rapidly growing areas in-between Austin and San Antonio, a very small sliver of Travis County and the hyper-Republican areas of north San Antonio.  I will be curious to see how this one ends up.

On the flip side, six Senate seats along the border, El Paso and San Antonio will easily be Clinton, regardless.  Another 9-10 of the seats are primarily going to be dominated by rural voters (in east/west/Central Texas), and if not, will contain some suburbs, but probably not enough to have a great impact (these places tend to be Republican).

Then, the other 14-15 SDs are urban/suburban SDs.  I'll have to refresh myself as to the makeup of these.
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