Daily Archives: 10/25/2008

(Community Matters) FiveThirtyEight.com

This is not the time when John McCain can afford a bad polling day. And yet he’s had perhaps his worst one of the year.

As a result of all of this, there is now no perceptible rebound for John McCain; in fact, the race may still be trending toward Obama, although the safer assumption is that it’s flat. Meanwhile, Obama’s electoral position appears as strong as ever. John McCain’s chances of winning the election have dwindled to 3.7%, down from 6.5% yesterday.

(Community Matters) Headed to the KDK Ranch this evening/overnight with Amy & Kirk Rudy to celebrate Kent Mayes’ 50th birthday.

(Community Matters) I may have a new favorite house in Texas. Carla & Tony Martinez hosted an Obama fundraiser in Brownsville last night with Juan Sepulveda and Secretary Henry Cisneros as the honored guests.

Obama campaign’s Adrienne Donato and Tony & Carla Martinez

This is the entertaining building on their full block compound

Juan addressing those gathered

Nick Garza runs the campaign in Brownsville and was until very recently an Olympic contender for the decthalon

Michael Montoya (Juan’s right hand man in the Obama campaign) and Eric Rodriguez (who runs the Obama office in McAllen)

Randy, Secr. Henry Cisneros and Mercedes

about 100 people attended last night, including Rio Grande Valley heavy weight Alanzo Cantu and lots of electeds