Tag Archives: 2012 Election

Operation Think Swing Texas

As Emily Cadik noted in a recent Burnt Orange Report article, Texas doesn't vote. For the 2010 mid-term elections, the state of Texas had voter turnout of 36.1 percent... dead last in the nation. 2008 was better at 56.1 percent (as is expected for a Presidential election), but that still only ranked … Continue Reading ››

Pa’lante! Cristina Saralegui endorses Obama

It may not have rocked the Anglosphere, but on the heels of President Obama's bold step forward for immigration reform, he also locked up a very substantial endorsement... perhaps the largest of the 2012 campaign.



Media titan Cristina Saralegui now supports President … Continue Reading ››

The ABCs of the GOP: C is for…

Convoluted

The word Convolution has many different meanings. It could mean

1. a twisting together; a turn, twist, or coil
2. an intricate, involved, or confused matter or condition
3. any of the numerous convex folds or ridges of the surface of the brain.

Regardless of which meaning you … Continue Reading ››

Follow the Texas money– 2012 Presidential Election

Interesting data published by the New York Times includes some staggering sums about how much money is being raised and spent for this year's Presidential election. We get one vote at the ballot box, but campaign donations are a much different story. Let's see how Texans have put their money where their mouth is. … Continue Reading ››