What about Texas? I read recently neither

[shraby]

Obama nor McCain had their names on the ballot because the conventions were too late to put them there. Has that been fixed or not? I haven't seen anything more about it.

Here's the article on it.
<http://www.bobbarr2008.com/press/press-releases/122/obama-mccain-fail-to-qualify-for-texas-ballot/>

[PM7nj]

1. I hope Texas doesn't bend the rules.

That' 34 electoral votes McCain won't get! The only problem is if Obama doesn't get to 270 either.

[Happyhippychick]

2. I sure as shit hope it hasn't!

[rooney]

3. I live in Texas and I have

not heard that. I have been making my donations to Rick Noriega D, who is running a good race against John Cornyn, I think, and pray.
I don't think that about names not being on the ballot has been circulated or I would have heard it.

[TexasObserver]

4. A Republican governor, two GOP US senators, Dubya's home state, and you have to ask?

They'll be on the ballot.

[Kdillard]

5. Both McCain and Obama are on the ballot just go to the

website for the SOS of Texas

http://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/candidates/general/2008gensbs.shtml

[Undercurrent]

6. I think some of this story started on the New York Times blog

by Floyd Norris. But it looks like they got around the problem.

September 5, 2008, 11:13 am
Disenfranchise Texas?

If it is true Wall Street favors Republicans, which is the traditional analysis, then here is a reason for share prices to be falling. John McCain might not carry Texas.

How could that be? Evidently a Texas law requires a political party, in order be on the ballot, to file the names of its presidential and vice presidential candidates at least 70 days before the election. This year, that fell on Aug. 26, before either Senator McCain or Senator Barack Obama was formally nominated.

more...

http://norris.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/09/05/disenfranchise-texas/

[rwheeler31]

7. Ron Paul wins, what a hoot.