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Texas Primary May Decide Democratic Party Nominee

by ericbramlett

The presidential primary March 4th in Texas may decide which
Democrat faces the likely Republican Party nominee, Senator John
McCain of Arizona. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, the final
two Democrats left, face off in a tough, high-profile showdown in
the Lone Star State.

The Democratic candidates are almost in a dead heat in the
state, according to a Houston Chronicle poll. Texas voters in the
Democratic Party primary are diverse, with just more than half
either Hispanic or African-American. The 228 delegates will be
split according to vote totals in the 31 state senate districts,
with precinct conventions and a state caucus deciding the rest.
Also, voter participation in the 2004 and 2006 elections for each
district decides how delegates each senate district receives. For
example, a heavily Hispanic district in south Texas with low
voter turnout in the last two statewide elections could receive 7
delegates, while a high-turnout district in Houston gets 10
delegates, according to Chronicle. This complicated system of
choosing delegates has some Democrats unhappy and calling for a
change.

The estimated cost to campaign in Texas' diverse markets is an
expensive million dollars a week, and Senator Obama has been
raising that much per day, collecting $32 million in January,
while Senator Clinton just loaned her campaign $5 million, and
some of her senior aides are working without salaries this month.
After raising $13.5 million in January, Clinton announced Feb.
7th that her campaign raised $7.5 million in just one week;
Obama's campaign then went out and raised that much in 36 hours.
That's why Mrs. Clinton wants to debate Senator Obama once a week
on television, since such publicity is free. So far, Mr. Obama
has agreed to only one debate, and that's in Cleveland, Ohio,
February 26th on NBC. There's also talk about one Texas debate.

Former White House Senior Advisor Karl Rove proclaimed on Fox
News Feb. 7th that the Democratic nominee will come out of the
Texas Primary, and that may be the case.

If Senator Obama momentum continues and he wins the most of the
contests Feb. 19th, as polling suggests, he will come into Texas
ahead of Mrs. Clinton. Already in big trouble, if Hillary then
loses Texas,  she would come into the Democratic Convention an
underdog, if not outright loser.  If Obama loses in Texas,
Hillary may still win the nomination. With Ohio also voting March
4th, Texas may decide which Democrat faces Mr. McCain November
4th.

Eric Bramlett is the broker & co-owner of One Source Realty in
Austin, Texas.  Eric currently manages his <a
href="http://www.ericbramlett.com">Austin Real Estate</a>
website, his <a href="http://www.onesourcemetro.com">Austin
condos</a> company's website, & his  <a
href="http://www.bobbercut.com">Austin welder</a> website.

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