Daily Archives: 09/19/2012

(Community Matters) Excerpts from Pew survey analysis: Obama’s overall advantage – he leads 51% to 42% among registered voters – does not narrow significantly when looking only at those most likely to vote. Among 2,192 likely voters, Obama leads Romney, 51% to 43%.

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(Community Matters) I can’t stop grinning just thinking about how happy this is making her.

The public dedication ceremony of Bettie Naylor Street is this Saturday, 9/22 at 10:30 a.m. at the corner of 4th Street and Colorado in downtown Austin.

(Community Matters) I didn’t expect to read that the base is so disenchanted they wouldn’t even go to the polls (they’re too enthusiastically against Pres Obama to not vote) but this line might be as devastating in this close an election: “a Republican election officer who was so put off by the convention that he said he would vote for Romney but not go door-to-door to corral others to do so.”  Frank Rich’s column, My Embed in Red

(Community Matters) L Style G Style is expanding and looking for a sales representative with experience selling to agencies and small businesses. Preference given to regional experience (Austin, Dallas, Houston) as opposed to national (NY, LA, CHI).

(Community Matters) “The WinShape Foundations [Chick-Fil-A] is now taking a much closer look at the organizations it considers helping, and in that process will remain true to its stated philosophy of not supporting organizations with political agendas.” if this is true and really means not donating to NOM, Family Research Council and the like, it’s a super & positive step

According to Wikipedia, The WinShape Foundation is an American charitable endeavor of the fast-food restaurant chain Chick-fil-A and its founder Truett Cathy and his family

Hat Tip: Towelroad

(Community Matters) Media reports Wall Street money is restarting a flow to Pres Obama’s reelection – a sure sign of at least hedging bets.