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Subscribe to RSSTexas is packing up its 155 delegates and moving its primary date to April, as Republicans and Democrats in the state announced today that they will move the primary to April 3.
The Lone Star State was previously slated join 10 other states and hold its primary on March 6 (Super Tuesday), but a fight over the state’s congressional map forced Texas to push back its primary, and the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments about the issue early next month.
The move is a significant shakeup to the slate of states scheduled to hold contests on Super Tuesday. Texas would have been the largest state to vote that day. And it's not the only change to the March 6 calendar -- Ohio lawmakers this week agreed on a bill moving the Buckeye State’s primary up to Super Tuesday from June. With Texas moving, Ohio will hold the second most delegates of any state on Super Tuesday.
Holding its primary after April 1 would potentially allow Texas Republicans to hold a winner-take-all primary instead of the proportional plan that was in place for March 6. The Republican Party of Texas, however, told NBC News that delegates will still be allotted proportionally.
The saga is not over. A federal panel has to approve the proposed April 3 primary, and Texas still does not have a congressional map. Election officials told the state parties that if a map is not settled by late January, the primary date will likely have to be renegotiated and postponed to an even later date.
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I thought Texas was seceding, who cares when they hold their primary?
Might be the only way Rick Perry can become a President, secede and become the President of the great Mexican Territory of Texas.
You'll never find the country of Texas's stamp on my passport. Will the build a northern fence to keep real Americans from crossing the border?
Sorry Tom,
We already fought that battle and defeated Santa Anna. There is a saying about yankees coming to Texas, at the State Line. Welcome to Texas, now go home. It would be wonderful Tom if you stayed in Florida with the rest of the yankees, we don't want you here anyways.
No minority in Texas or this entire country should have an ounce of faith that a Supreme Court that decided Republican corporations are "people" and can spend as much to buy elections as they so desire will come to a fair decision on an issue as integral to the sustainability of the United States as the right to vote. This is nothing but the Texas GOP and Rick Perry calling in a favor with the right-wing crooks on the court to keep the Hispanics "down." http://www.sunstateactivist.org
I guess that none of the Democratic Corporations are going to spend millions to re-elect their puppets. Maybe you should do some soul searching matt, a lot more corporations back the democrats more than they do the GOP. But make sure that you get your entitlements, vote Democrat?
you said it. just imagine that big mean jeff immelt running GE, why he probably donates most of his money to those nasty republican corporations. OOOppps, forgot that he is barry's business advisor. that must make him a wonderful human being regardless of his membership in the 1% and not a nasty old CEO!
I think we should give Texas and Kentucky and South Carolina to China as payment in full for the money we borrowed so far ! And throw in Newt...Romney ...just so we don't have to hear them whine anymore !
Aw jeez, give me time to pack my stuff.
Say -- do you hate America so much that you can make such an outlandish comment? how embarrassing for you.
Say,
Shouldn't we give them Hawaii, since it is part of Asia?
Give Hawaii to Japan ! lol
There they go again! The Rabble-rousing TEA-GOP-Republicans throwing wrenches into the Primary mix! The primary elections are run by state and local governments, while caucuses are private events run by the political parties. A state primary election usually is an indirect election: instead of voters directly selecting a particular person running for president, it determines how many delegates to each party's national convention each candidate will receive from the state. In many states, only voters registered with a party may vote in that party's primary, known as a closed primary. It is tantamount and expressly important that every registered voter get involved in their state's electoral process and make an effort to clean out the Toxic Erratic Activist(TEA) who are hell-bent on subjugating the population.