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KVET’s Bucky and Bob Show comes to Baxters on Main 2
Dec 16th
This is the full 40 minute video of Bob Cole and Bucky Godbolt from KVET appearing at Baxters on Main in Bastrop, Texas on Friday, August 1, 2008. Ronnie Macdonald, Bastrop County Judge, and Terry Orr, Bastrop Mayor, stepped up to the mic on this early morning Austin radio talk show. Click on the link below to play.
Bastrop, Texas candidates forum – part 1
Sep 23rd
This is part 1 or a 2 part series on the Bastrop, Texas Candidates Forum on Sunday, Sept 21, 2008.
Stay tuned for the 2nd video in this series in a few days. Also, we’ll be submitting this to BCAT – Bastrop Community Access TV.
Democrats running for Texas offices meet at Mitzis
Sep 10th
The event in the YouTube series of videos (below) took place at Mitzi VanSant’s lovely home in Smithville, Texas. It was a perfect setting in a prefect town for the Democrats for US Senate in Texas, and for many other national, statewide and local offices to gather and meet.
There was an abundant potluck, drinks of all kinds, music, and plenty of shade (important in Texas). Some of the people you’ll see in the video include Chris Duggan (running for Bastrop District Judge), Rick Noriega (running for US Senate), Wayne Smith (running for Bastrop Sheriff), Susan Shelton (Democratic strategist), Mitzi VanSant (the party host), Larry Joe Doherty (running for US Congress), Linda Yanez (running for Judge statewide), Susan Strawn and many others. Best celebrity sitings since Brad and Angie left town.
Democrats gather at Mitzi VanSants in Smithville
Aug 10th
Mitzi VanSant’s charming Smithville home was the gathering place for Democratic Candidates for office for US Senate, Texas Supreme Court, US House of Representatives, Bastrop County Sheriff, and Bastrop District Judge. This is the first video in an 8 part series of videos of the event. It will feature appearances by Chris Duggan, Wayne Smith, Lloyd Doggett, Joe Doherty, Susan Shelton, Linda Yanez, Rick Noriega and Mitzi VanSant among others.
The first video in the series features Susan Shelton, a leading Democratic strategist who gives us an overview of how the Democrats will gain control of Texas in the upcoming elections.
How to Make an Electoral Revolution – Bastrop event
Aug 1st
“How to Make An Electoral Revolution”
Sponsored by Independent Texans
Sunday, June 8, 10 am to 5 pm
This event was held at the Aqua Water Coop, 415 Old Austin Highway, Bastrop, Texas Call us at 512-535-0989 or 512-657-2089 – click on any of the links below to see videos of the event, there are 21 10-minute videos in all, published to several video sharing websites such as Youtube.
12:30 Stopping Stinko Sweetheart Deals
Brian Rodgers & Paul Walhus for Stop Domain Subsidies
1 Brian Rodgers – Stop Domain Subsidies 1 of 3
YouTube, MySpace, Metacafe, Google, AOL Video, Blip.tv, Veoh, Stupid Videos and Howcast
2 Brian Rodgers – Stop Domain Subsidies 2 of 3
YouTube, MySpace, Metacafe, Google, AOL Video, Blip.tv, Veoh, Stupid Videos and Howcast
3 Brian Rodgers – Stop Domain Subsidies 3 of 3
YouTube, MySpace, Metacafe, Google, AOL Video, Blip.tv, Veoh, Stupid Videos and Howcast
4 Paul Walhus – Stop Domain Subsidies 1 of 1
YouTube, Yahoo, Metacafe, Google, AOL Video, Blip.tv, Veoh, Stupid Videos, Sclipo and Howcast
1:30 Voter Contact: Where the Rubber Meets the Road!
Nancy Robbins, Ron Paul activist
5 Nancy Robbins, Phone Banking Campaigns part 1 of 4
YouTube, Yahoo, Metacafe, Google, AOL Video, Blip.tv, Veoh, Stupid Videos, Sclipo and Howcast
6 Nancy Robbins, Phone Banking Campaigns part 2 of 4
YouTube, Yahoo, MySpace, Metacafe, Google, AOL Video, Blip.tv, Veoh, Stupid Videos, Sclipo and Howcast
7 Nancy Robbins, Phone Banking Campaigns part 3 of 4
Metacafe, Google, Blip.tv, Veoh, Stupid Videos, Sclipo and Howcast
8 Nancy Robbins, Phone Banking Campaigns part 4 of 4
MySpace, Google, Blip.tv, Veoh, Stupid Videos, Sclipo and Howcast
10:30 How Ron Paul Made the Revolution
Chuck Young, Ron Paul activist
9 Chuck Young talks about the Ron Paul Paul campaign 1 of 4
MySpace, Metacafe, Google, Veoh, Stupid Videos, Sclipo and Howcast
10 Chuck Young talks about the Ron Paul Paul campaign 2 of 4
MySpace, Metacafe, Google, Blip.tv, Veoh, Stupid Videos, Sclipo and Howcast
11 Chuck Young talks about the Ron Paul Paul campaign 3 of 4
Metacafe, Google, Blip.tv, Veoh, Stupid Videos, Sclipo and Howcast
12 Chuck Young talks about the Ron Paul campaign 4 of 4
MySpace, Metacafe, Google, Blip.tv, Veoh, Stupid Videos and Howcast
2:30 How to Protest Perry
Merry Anne Bright & Jan Tracy, Piney Woods Alliance
3 Piney Woods 1 of 2
Yahoo, Metacafe, Google, Blip.tv, Veoh, Stupid Videos and Howcast
14 Piney Woods 2 of 2
YouTube, Yahoo, MySpace, Metacafe, Google, Blip.tv, Veoh, Stupid Videos and Howcast
2:45 Taking Power: Electoral and Electrical
David Schraub (on solar farming) & Jere Locke (on Climate 1Sky)
15 Solar Farming 1 of 3
MySpace, Metacafe, Google, Blip.tv, Veoh, Stupid Videos, Sclipo and Howcast
16 Solar Farming 2 of 3
Yahoo, MySpace, Metacafe, Google, Blip.tv, Veoh, Stupid Videos, Sclipo and Howcast
17 Solar Farming 3 of 3
YouTube, Yahoo, MySpace, Metacafe, Google, Blip.tv, Veoh, Stupid Videos, Sclipo and Howcast
8 Global Warming 1 of 4
MySpace, Metacafe, Google, Blip.tv, Veoh, Stupid Videos and Howcast
19 Global Warming 2 of 4
Google, Blip.tv, Veoh, Stupid Videos and Howcast
20 Global Warming 3 of 4
MySpace, Metacafe, Google, Blip.tv, Veoh, Stupid Videos and Howcast
21 Global Warming 4 of 4
Yahoo, MySpace, Metacafe, Google, Blip.tv, Veoh, Stupid Videos and Howcast
3:45 Winning Elections to Protect Your Water Rights
Marie Day, Lavaca County Taxpayers, Inc.
4:30 State Independent Convention Planning, September 6
10 Political Independence: What’s Obama, Kucinich and Paul got to do with it?!
Linda Curtis, Independent Texans
11:00 How Youth Organizes (for Arlan Foster), Arlan Foster, HD 18 Candidate
Eric Price & Clayton Scott, and other high school student activists
12:00 How Citizen’s Lobby Congress & the Texas Legislature
Ann Del Llano, Esq., Capitol City Solutions
Judith McGeary, Esq., Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance
Bastrop County Primary Election results
Mar 5th
ELECTION RESULTS
Results: March 2008 Primary
Bastrop County
SUMMARY REPORT STATISTICS
(ELECTION DAY)
RUN DATE:03/04/08 10:27 PM
VOTES PERCENT
PRECINCTS COUNTED (OF 21) . . . . . 21 100.00
REGISTERED VOTERS - TOTAL . . . . . 38,695
REGISTERED VOTERS - REPUBLICAN PARTY . 0
REGISTERED VOTERS - DEMOCRATIC PARTY . 0
BALLOTS CAST - TOTAL. . . . . . . 9,052
BALLOTS CAST - REPUBLICAN PARTY . . . 2,700 29.83
BALLOTS CAST - DEMOCRATIC PARTY . . . 6,352 70.17
VOTER TURNOUT - TOTAL . . . . . . 23.39
********** (REPUBLICAN PARTY) **********
President
VOTE FOR 1
Alan Keyes . . . . . . . . . . 14 .52
Hugh Cort . . . . . . . . . . 2 .07
Mike Huckabee . . . . . . . . . 1,021 38.13
Mitt Romney. . . . . . . . . . 26 .97
Ron Paul. . . . . . . . . . . 405 15.12
Fred Thompson . . . . . . . . . 29 1.08
Rudy Giuliani . . . . . . . . . 13 .49
Duncan Hunter . . . . . . . . . 8 .30
John McCain. . . . . . . . . . 1,132 42.27
Hoa Tran. . . . . . . . . . . 0
Uncommitted (No Comprometido). . . . 28 1.05
United States Senator
VOTE FOR 1
Larry Kilgore . . . . . . . . . 675 27.85
John Cornyn. . . . . . . . . . 1,749 72.15
US Representative Dist 10
VOTE FOR 1
Michael T. McCaul. . . . . . . . 660 100.00
US Representative Dist 25
VOTE FOR 1
George L. Morovich . . . . . . . 1,274 100.00
Railroad Commissioner
VOTE FOR 1
Michael L. Williams . . . . . . . 1,935 100.00
Chief Justice, Supreme Court
VOTE FOR 1
Wallace B. Jefferson. . . . . . . 1,904 100.00
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 7
VOTE FOR 1
Dale Wainwright . . . . . . . . 1,889 100.00
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 8
VOTE FOR 1
Phil Johnson . . . . . . . . . 1,866 100.00
Criminal Appeals Judge Place 3
VOTE FOR 1
Tom Price . . . . . . . . . . 1,857 100.00
Criminal Appeals Judge Place 4
VOTE FOR 1
Paul Womack. . . . . . . . . . 1,551 75.77
Robert Francis. . . . . . . . . 496 24.23
Criminal Appeals Judge Place 9
VOTE FOR 1
Cathy Cochran . . . . . . . . . 1,859 100.00
State Representative Dist 17
VOTE FOR 1
Tim Kleinschmidt . . . . . . . . 1,944 100.00
Chief Justice, 3rd Court of Appeals Dist
VOTE FOR 1
Ken Law . . . . . . . . . . . 1,854 100.00
District Judge, 335th Judicial District
VOTE FOR 1
Reva L. Towslee Corbett. . . . . . 1,873 100.00
District Judge, 423rd Judicial District
VOTE FOR 1
Charlotte G. Hinds . . . . . . . 1,113 47.79
Derek Van Gilder . . . . . . . . 1,216 52.21
Sheriff
VOTE FOR 1
Terry Pickering . . . . . . . . 1,639 65.48
Rosanna L. Abreo . . . . . . . . 864 34.52
County Commissioner, Precinct No. 1
VOTE FOR 1
Willie Pina. . . . . . . . . . 494 100.00
County Commissioner, Precinct No. 3
VOTE FOR 1
Don Loucks . . . . . . . . . . 443 100.00
Constable, Precinct No. 1
VOTE FOR 1
Dan "Ranger" Hall. . . . . . . . 487 100.00
County Chairman
VOTE FOR 1
Albert L. Ellison. . . . . . . . 1,864 100.00
********** (DEMOCRATIC PARTY) **********
President
VOTE FOR 1
Bill Richardson . . . . . . . . 26 .41
Hillary Clinton . . . . . . . . 3,272 52.15
Joe Biden . . . . . . . . . . 16 .26
Barack Obama . . . . . . . . . 2,833 45.15
John Edwards . . . . . . . . . 118 1.88
Christopher J. Dodd . . . . . . . 9 .14
United States Senator
VOTE FOR 1
Ray McMurrey . . . . . . . . . 696 13.73
Gene Kelly . . . . . . . . . . 1,270 25.05
Richard J. (Rick) Noriega . . . . . 2,580 50.90
Rhett R. Smith. . . . . . . . . 523 10.32
US Representative Dist 10
VOTE FOR 1
Larry Joe Doherty. . . . . . . . 1,161 73.95
Dan Grant . . . . . . . . . . 409 26.05
US Representative Dist 25
VOTE FOR 1
Lloyd Doggett . . . . . . . . . 3,426 100.00
Railroad Commissioner
VOTE FOR 1
Art Hall. . . . . . . . . . . 888 19.29
Dale Henry . . . . . . . . . . 1,258 27.33
Mark Thompson . . . . . . . . . 2,457 53.38
Chief Justice, Supreme Court
VOTE FOR 1
Jim Jordan . . . . . . . . . . 4,270 100.00
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 7
VOTE FOR 1
Sam Houston. . . . . . . . . . 3,198 66.24
Baltasar D. Cruz . . . . . . . . 1,630 33.76
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 8
VOTE FOR 1
Linda Reyna Yanez. . . . . . . . 2,001 42.30
Susan Criss. . . . . . . . . . 2,729 57.70
Criminal Appeals Judge Place 3
VOTE FOR 1
Susan Strawn . . . . . . . . . 4,103 100.00
Criminal Appeals Judge Place 4
VOTE FOR 1
J.R. Molina. . . . . . . . . . 4,205 100.00
State Representative Dist 17
VOTE FOR 1
Donnie Dippel . . . . . . . . . 2,612 53.74
Latreese A. Cooke. . . . . . . . 2,248 46.26
Chief Justice, 3rd Court of Appeals Dist
VOTE FOR 1
Woodie Jones . . . . . . . . . 4,151 100.00
District Judge, 21st Judicial District
VOTE FOR 1
Terry L. Flenniken . . . . . . . 4,264 100.00
District Judge, 423rd Judicial District
VOTE FOR 1
Ernie Bogart . . . . . . . . . 2,185 40.34
Chris Duggan . . . . . . . . . 3,231 59.66
Sheriff
VOTE FOR 1
Wayne Smith. . . . . . . . . . 1,892 34.84
Tommy Oates. . . . . . . . . . 2,128 39.18
Glenn "Skip" Wobus . . . . . . . 1,411 25.98
County Tax Assessor-Collector
VOTE FOR 1
Linda Harmon . . . . . . . . . 4,879 100.00
County Commissioner, Precinct No. 1
VOTE FOR 1
Dock Jackson . . . . . . . . . 737 54.03
Willie "Bill" Peterson . . . . . . 627 45.97
County Commissioner, Precinct No. 3
VOTE FOR 1
Martin Brown . . . . . . . . . 571 40.96
John Klaus . . . . . . . . . . 823 59.04
Constable, Precinct No. 2
VOTE FOR 1
August "Gus" Meduna . . . . . . . 1,210 100.00
Constable, Precinct No. 3
VOTE FOR 1
Matthew Henderson. . . . . . . . 950 71.16
John Wesley McRee. . . . . . . . 385 28.84
Constable, Precinct No. 4
VOTE FOR 1
Roy Pruneda. . . . . . . . . . 1,129 100.00
County Chairman
VOTE FOR 1
Martha E. VanSant. . . . . . . . 4,273 100.00
Precinct Chair PRECINCT NO. 1001
VOTE FOR 1
Lillie Dale Barnett . . . . . . . 271 100.00
Precinct Chair PRECINCT NO. 1013
VOTE FOR 1
Gwendolyn L. Smith . . . . . . . 220 100.00
Precinct Chair PRECINCT NO. 1014
VOTE FOR 1
Sam Owen West . . . . . . . . . 241 100.00
Precinct Chair PRECINCT NO. 1021
VOTE FOR 1
Joni F. Ashbrook . . . . . . . . 183 100.00
Precinct Chair PRECINCT NO. 2003
VOTE FOR 1
Ruth Sawyer Burns. . . . . . . . 216 100.00
Precinct Chair PRECINCT NO. 2011
VOTE FOR 1
Connie L. McMillin . . . . . . . 122 100.00
Precinct Chair PRECINCT NO. 2016
VOTE FOR 1
Anne P. Beck . . . . . . . . . 81 100.00
Precinct Chair PRECINCT NO. 3005
VOTE FOR 1
Forrest Douglas Arnold . . . . . . 329 100.00
Precinct Chair PRECINCT NO. 3010
VOTE FOR 1
Linda K. Laughinghouse . . . . . . 225 100.00
Precinct Chair PRECINCT NO. 3019
VOTE FOR 1
Sherri Baker Bryant . . . . . . . 295 100.00
Precinct Chair PRECINCT NO. 4006
VOTE FOR 1
Annie Lee Haywood. . . . . . . . 351 100.00
Precinct Chair PRECINCT NO. 4008
VOTE FOR 1
Ivy Ann Cronin. . . . . . . . . 154 100.00
Precinct Chair PRECINCT NO. 4015
VOTE FOR 1
Marsha Henson Correira . . . . . . 158 100.00
********** (REPUBLICAN PARTY) **********
IMMIGRATION
VOTE FOR 1
YES . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,379 95.39
NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 4.61
PHOTO ID
VOTE FOR 1
YES . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,293 91.87
NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 8.13
CONTROLLING GOVERNMENT GROWTH
VOTE FOR 1
YES . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,288 92.89
NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 7.11
Lloyd Doggett at Baxters on Main
Mar 3rd
Lloyd Doggett talks to Texas Democrats at Bastrop’s Baxter on Main.
Texas Independence Birthday Party
Mar 3rd
The Bastrop County Democratic Party put on a birthday bash at Baxters in Bastrop on Sunday, March 2, 2008.
The Bastrop Democrats roadmap to the election
Feb 25th
Texas Independence Birthday Party!!!
Sunday, March 2 will be the date of the Bastrop Democrats first large fundraising event for the party in 2008 at Baxters on Main in Bastrop. Tickets are $35 per person. Click here to see and print a flyer that will fill in the details for you. Sign up you, your family, your company, your neighbors and your friends to celebrate the candidates, the voters and the public servants. Congressman Lloyd Doggett will be the special guest. Bastrop Democrats are seeking your sponsorship so that they can provide year ’round support for their growing base of Democratic voters in Bastrop County.
BastropBuilder will be videotaping the event and you can see it here, on BATV (Bastrop Access TV), Austin Access TV, and on this blog. BastropBuilder will see you there!!
March 4, 2008
Texas Presidential Primary
7am – 7pm
Precinct Voting Polls
Bastrop County
Click here to see list of voting locations
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County Precinct Caucuses
7:15 pm at your
Precinct Voting Poll in
Bastrop County. Click here to see a list of Precinct Caucus Locations. They are the same as the precinct voting locations. Cast your vote again for the presidential candidate of your choice, by electing delegates pledged to him/her and likely needed to win the nomination.
Turn out may be large with long lines to vote after the polls close. The caucuses will start as soon as the last voter casts his/her ballot. Be there to support your candidate and offer your resolutions to be considered for inclusion in the party platform. See you there!
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After the caucus, come to Baxters Restaurant downtown where all Democrats are welcomed to meet for an after-election gathering to watch results at the Bastrop Advertiser (just behind the Baxter’s patio) and celebrate the election winners. Baxter’s has graciously agreed to provide grilled burgers and a bar at reasonable rates for hungry election workers. Join us to watch the returns and enjoy the company.
March 29, 2008
Bastrop County Democratic Convention
Aqua Water Conf. Rm
Bastrop, TX
June 5 – 7, 2008
Texas State Democratic Convention
Austin, TX
August 25 – 28, 2008
Democratic National
Convention
Denver, CO
November 4, 2008
U. S. Presidential Election
7am – 7pm
Precinct Voting Polls
Bastrop County
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