Building Big Mo in Texas
Weird. I got an email earlier today from the Obama campaign declaring it was "building momentum" in Texas. Then, I got an email from the Clinton campaign saying it was "gaining momentum" in Texas. When you have to SAY you're building or gaining momentum, are you really?
The Clinton Campaign's Case for Texas Mojo:
1.) Three new endorsements - Former U.S. Congressman and Texas Attorney General Jim Mattox, former U.S. Congressman Jim Chapman, and former State Senator Gonzalo Barrientos.
2.) More than 100,000 Texans have committed to volunteering for Hillary and hundreds more are signing up daily.
3.) Plans to open 20 new offices statewide, "to accommodate Hillary’s tremendous level of support".
The Obama Campaign's Case for Texas Mojo:
1.) More than 4,000 trained in 20 communities to become Obama precinct captains this past weekend alone.
2.) Expanded television ad buy to the hamlets of Victoria, Abilene, Laredo, Wichita Falls and San Angelo.
3.) Texas Obama for America signed up over 38,000 Texans with accounts on the campaign's online organizing tool (including 20,000 since Tuesday, February 12th).
4.) An endorsement sweep of all major Texas dailies: Houston Chronicle, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Corpus Christi Caller-Times, The Dallas Morning News, Austin American-Statesman, San Antonio Express-News and El Paso Times.
Which campaign has momentum we can believe in? I dunno. I have started a one-man policy of not reporting on polls on this blog, because I have found them to be so unreliable. So you decide. Early voting starts at 7am Tuesday.
