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Sunday, March 30, 2008

Could Obama Lose the War in Texas after winning the Battle?

If El Paso is any sign of things to come in Texas, Barack Obama may lose the war there.  You may not realize it but the delicate fight in Texas is not over.  There are 67 delegates in Texas that are still up for grabs.  There were a number of caucus regularities in several counties throughout Texas and they were forced into a redo.  Barak Obama was attempting to get certain delegates that were elected to support Hillary Clinton  replaced with delegates supporting himself.

He didn't succeed at this and essentially things seem to have worked out and Hillary's favor in this situation now there are more and more Hillary people going to the final state convention to determine who will get the last 67 delegates from Texas.  This type of fight is not unusual for Texas and many of the states have a similar process.  The primaries and caucuses of many states are just a way for people to determine which way the wind blows in the actual process that leads into a state convention.  After the state convention the actual delegates are sent to the national convention for the Democrats that will be in Denver.  And it's at that point that the delegates at the convention actually make a decision and determine who will be the Democratic presidential candidate.

I guess the lesson here is that the fight is not over until its over.  Politics is not liking selling a used cisco router on Ebay.  The political machine keeps going and going without any closure until someone wins an election and serves an entire term without being removed from office.

Obama wins just 7 of 127 at caucus - El Paso Times

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