I am so excited that I can barely type. When I saw the post on Facebook I didn’t believe it at first. But when I realized that people I know and trust shared the article I knew it is the real deal.
Ta Da!
A University of Houston poll shows Clinton 10 points ahead of Trump in Harris County.
The survey from the University of Houston’s Hobby School of Public Affairs showed Clinton winning 42 percent support to Trump’s 32 percent. Nine percent of respondents said they back Gary Johnson, the Libertarian Party candidate, while 2 percent said they support Green Party candidate Jill Stein.
About 15 percent said they were undecided, according to the poll.
If we can pull off a big Clinton win in Harris Co. it will be HUGE. And I mean YUGE.
Should Clinton carry the county with a double-digit margin, it would mark the widest margin of victory for a Democratic candidate in Harris County since 1964. Harris County, the third largest in the nation, long has been a competitive county during presidential election years. In 2012, President Barack Obama beat Republican challenger Mitt Romney there by nearly 600 votes. Obama edged out GOP nominee John McCain in 2008 by just under 2 percentage points, 50.4 percent to 48.8 percent.
“The results suggest that the outcome of the presidential contest in Harris County, as well as the results of dozens of down-ballot contests, could hinge heavily on the level of voter enthusiasm and turnout,” said Jim Granato, professor and executive director of the Hobby School of Public Affairs.
Volunteers and activists like me will work 24/7 to get folks to the polls. We’re knocking ourselves out at the Harris County Democratic Party Headquarters. We encourage seniors and the disabled to vote by mail. We’ve mailed a ton of mail ballot applications to our Party’s members. The phones have been ringing off the wall with calls from people who want applications for mail in ballots or have questions about them.
Friends of mine at one of our city’s numerous neighborhood Democratic clubs registered over 2,000 newly naturalized Americans yesterday following the Naturalization ceremony. I will register voters on Saturday. I currently live in an apartment near Rice University/the Texas Medical Center in which there are many new neighbors from outside of Texas and Houston/Harris. I will find you, neighbors. Look for me in the Brompton Clubhouse on Saturday morning from 10:00 a.m. to noon. People who live here will know where this is.
I cannot tell you how many calls I’ve received at the Harris Co. Democratic Party from excited people who ask “how can I help?” Folks have walked in asking “what can I do?” We send them upstairs to the Hillary phone bank on the 2nd floor. There are all kinds of efforts taking place as I type. We’ve already run out of Hillary/Kaine bumper stickers. Yard signs are flying out the door. I am wearing my Bill for First Lady pin as I type.
My apologies for this short diary. I’ll update it later. As it turns out I enrolled in a class this evening at Rice University’s School of Continuing Studies. It’s called Inside the 2016 Elections. “The course will examine the role of the parties, the influence of money, how campaign rhetoric affects election outcomes, changing demographics, voting patterns, voting behavior, the impact of national elections on Texas and Houston.” There’s a lot more but I have to scoot to class pretty soon.
I’ll be armed and dangerous with knowledge once I take a couple of these classes. There are eight of them. I am going to share summaries of each class on Facebook. If there’s enough info for diaries I’ll do the same right here.
Adios for now. Hugs, kisses and back slaps to all of my fellow activists out there. Houston/Harris Democrats rock.
Update: Ways in which Harris County Democrats can get involved. We’re all over the county.
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Monday-Friday
Harris County Democratic Party Phone Bank
1445 N Loop W.
Houston, TX 77008
2:00pm - 8:00pm
Bay Area New Democrats
Phone Banks
Saturday 9/24 2-5pm
Wednesday 9/28 6-8pm
Thursday 9/29 6-8pm
Saturday 10/1 2-5pm
1020 W NASA pkwy, Webster, TX 77598
Sharpstown Democrats
Saturday 9/24- Monthly meeting
10am at Bayland Community Center
Email Kenneth Jenkins for volunteer opportunities
sbcglobal.net
Humble Area Democrats
Voter Registration
9/23
Lone Star College - Atascocita
15903 West Lake Houston Pkwy
Houston, TX 77044
VDVR's welcome!
8AM - 1 PM
Phone Banks
9-27 11AM - 4 PM
9-28 11 AM - 4 PM
9-29 11 AM - 7 PM
PLEASE call OR text RSVP name & phone to 713-203-5490
Katy Area Dems
Voter Registration
9/27 and 9/28
Houston Community College - Katy Campus
Block Walking 9/24
Phone Banking 9/28
RSVP for more info to hotmail.com
Meyerland Area Dems
GOTV phone bank
Tuesday September 27th, 5-8:30pm
Fadis 4738 Beechnut. Please buy dinner! We will meet in the small room to make calls.
Sundays
Oct 9th, 16th, 23rd,30th & Nov 6th
Home Tom and Silvia Gederberg
3119 Linkwood,Houston Tx
Target is our neighborhood precincts to straight ticket vote. 1-5pm
contact myedems.org
Ben Rose Campaign Office
5300 N Braeswood #24 Houston, TX 77096
Block-walks
Saturdays at 10am | Sundays at 1pm
Phone Banks
Thursdays at 5 – 8 pm
East End Area
Phone Banks
EVERY TUESDAY
Villa Arcos Taqueria
3009 Navigation, 77003
6:00pm - 8:30pm
EVERY THURSDAY
AFL-CIO
2506 Sutherland, 77023
6:00pm - 8:30pm
EVERY SATURDAY
AFL-CIO
2506 Sutherland, 77023
11:00am - 2:00pm
Please email James Rigdon (harrisdemocrats.com) if you have any questions or want to add your phone bank to the list!
Thank you for everything you do- with your help, we will turn Harris County blue!
Harris County Democratic Party
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