Democratic Party convention this weekend
The Texas Democratic Party has had a good year so far. A lively presidential nominating contest caught the attention and imagination of Texans. The Clinton and Obama campaigns invested millions of dollers in party-building, voter registration and get-out-the-vote efforts during the spring. 2.8 million people voted in the March 4th Democratic primary, over three times the number of people who voted in that primary in 2004. That evening, precinct conventions were held all over the state, drawing unprecedented crowds. Those conventions demonstrated the depth of Democratic enthusiasm.
This weekend, the party is holding its state convention in Austin, and Hector Nieto, Deputy Communications Director for the Texas Democratic Party, will give TEXAS POLITICS TODAY a preview of the convention. Hear about the ongoing battle for delegates and the other business the convention must resolve, and find out who’s coming to town and where the good parties will be.
TEXAS POLITICS TODAY airs every Wednesday from 2:30 to 3:00 p.m. CDT on KOOP, Austin’s community radio station. KOOP is located at 91.7 on the FM dial and also streams live over the Internet at www.koop.org.