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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.
Bastrop Democrat candidates speak in Elgin
Feb 27th
Bastrop’s Democatic candidates spoke at an outside event at Elgin’s main downtown park on Sunday, Feb. 24.
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
Democratic Rally in Elgin TX
Feb 25th
BastropBuilder.com attended the Democratic Rally on Sunday, February 24 from 4 to 7 pm at Veterans Park on Main Street in historic downtown Elgin, Texas. We met and interviewed candidates and campaign staff for Congressional District 10, State Representative District 17, Railroad Commissioner, State Supreme Court Justice, Court of Appeals Judge, 423rd District Judge and Bastrop County Sheriff.
We discussed issues of concern to BastropBuilder.com: law enforcement, domestic terrorism, subdivisions, water well regulations, home owners associations, and more. We will be doing followup interviews with all these candidates on topics of concern to Bastrop builders, realtors and developers.
Listen to the podcast we recorded at the event and find out where the candidates stand on the issues. You can also click on the play button on the podcast player just below.
Coming soon: a video podcast of the event (which we’re editing now) and more interviews on issues of concern to builders, realtors, developers and citizens of Bastrop County.
Interview – Skip Wobus running for Bastrop County Sheriff
Feb 23rd
Skip Wobus is running for Bastrop County Sheriff on the Democratic ticket. He has 23 years in law enforcement and 20 years in the Bastrop County Sheriffs office. Skip aims to keep pace with Bastrop’s rapid growth and proliferating subdivisions with expensive housing. On Saturday, Feb. 16th Rose Carter will be throwing a “meet and greet” campaign party for Skip at 1325 Hwy 304.
Skip discusses growth, manpower changes, burglary and theft, and terrorism issues in this wide ranging interview.
Click here for Skip’s interview:
Interview with Democrat Sheriff candidate Wayne Smith
Feb 23rd
Wayne Smith, running on the Democratic ticket for Bastrop County Sheriff, talks to Bastrop Builder about the issues facing Bastrop County in crime and law enforcement. Wayne is a Viet Nam vet with a strong business background. He worked as a Special Agent for the US Embassy in Thailand and served locally as a Justice of the Peace.
Wayne would increase drug enforcement in Bastrop County, would improve morale in the Sheriffs Department, and promote better rapport between the public and the Sheriffs Department.
Click here for the Wayne Smith podcast interview:
Feb 24th Rally and Candidate meet up
Feb 23rd
February 24th
Precinct 4 Democratic Rally and Candidate Meet Up – 4:00 – 6:30pm at Veteran’s Park in Downtown Elgin on Depot Street. If it rains, the rally will move into Kingfisher Art Gallery. This will be a real, old-fashioned political rally with all the trimmings. The Democratic candidates on our March 4th primary ballots have been invited. Those who come will be given a chance to make short speeches. This is your opportunity to meet them, one-on-one and ask them to discuss the issues important to you. Come on down, over, up from any direction to meet these courageous folks. Click here for a printable flyer with details. See you there!
Super Tuesday has a winner
Feb 23rd
Super Tuesday rocked the airwaves last night as Hillary and Obama were in a near dead heat with Hillary racking up the big California prize. Texas looms large now for the March 5th primary with 228 delegates at stake and a scheduled Feb 28th debate between Obama and Hillary.
It was interesting to see Huckabee and Mitt Romney lighting up big victory cigars and declaring victory while they were losing.
But the big winner last night was Google Maps teamed up with Twittervision. This app filtered all the twitter posts that related to the election and posted them on a map of the world.
Check it out. It kept me in stitches all last night and was tit for tat more informative than CNN, MSNBC, Fox or any of the old media outlets. New media was the clear winner in last nights Super Tuesday.
You can also keep track of the election at @Politics (run by the Media Cynic) and at Politweets. There is also a list here of political candidates with Twitter accounts.
Google has also has added an Election news resource. In the meantime you can check the latest polls to see how pollsters like InsiderAdvantage, SurveyUSA, Zogby, Rasmussen and ARG predict the candidates are going to do today.
More coverage of the Google and Twitter mashup at TechCrunch, VentureBeat, Webware, Google LatLong, Lifehacker, SEO and Tech Daily, ReadWriteWeb, CatCubed and Twitter Blog. (via Techmeme)
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