College Democrats at St. Edward's University

Some of the analysis I read contends that Obama has little confidence in getting a candidate into the Supreme Court and has thus picked a candidate that gives as few reasons not to be rejected as possible. Garland is very conservative except on a few views such as the first amendment and the environment. He's also the oldest potential nominee on his final shortlist. Overall, this is a tactical move that will either force Republicans to relent on the blockade of nominations against Obama or to face leave themselves open to serious political pressure in the upcoming election.
-Anthony

Obama to nominate Merrick Garland to Supreme Court The 63-year-old judge has built a reputation as a moderate who is well-liked by Republicans.

I think the misleading point that the news likes to make about the presidential elections is making a point of saying "Sanders won this state" and "Clinton won that state" in order to sensationalize the races and get more likes and clicks on their headlines. However, putting the races that way is inaccurate. The delegate system, aside from the super delegates, is one of proportional representation, so for all of the states so far, Sanders and Clinton have been splitting the vote. This short news blip explains the current situation in the most accurate way because of this. What do you think of the race so far?

-Anthony

http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/270179-clinton-leaves-nevada-with-expanded-delegate-lead-over

Clinton leaves Nevada with expanded delegate lead over Sanders Her resounding lead in superdelegates continues to put her over the top.

Early voting for the primaries continues from the 16th until the 26th and the primaries election day for Texas is on March 1st. Don't forget to bring a valid form of voter ID!
- Anthony

Central Texas early voting locations Voters don't have to wait until March 1 to vote -- early voting in Texas starts in a few days on February 16 and ends February 26.Map of early voting locations in Central Texas:List of mobiletemporary early voting locations in Williamson County:Jarrell Mem

Recently, Justice Antonin Scalia passed away at the age of 79. The New York Times has done an excellent piece on his history as a Justice and the critical decisions he's made.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/14/us/antonin-scalia-death.html

President Obama has already released his shortlist of potential nominees to send to the senate. UCLA professor and former Secretary of Labor, Robert Reich predicts that he will nominate Sri Srinivasan, who was near unanimously nominated to the DC Court of Appeals before, and would be the first Indian-American on the court. His unclear viewpoints, however, would make him a very safe pick but also a gamble for the democratic establishment if they want to gain ground in the Supreme Court.

I personally think he'd make a great justice for that very reason. Most people see the SCOTUS as too political nowadays and maybe Srinivasan would help to break down that atmosphere. What do you think?

-Anthony

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/India-born-Sri-Srinivasan-may-become-judge-in-US-Supreme-Court/articleshow/50989266.cms

India-born Sri Srinivasan may become judge in US Supreme Court - Times of India As Democrats and Republicans square up for a titanic fight over the replacement for deceased SC Justice Antonin Scalia, political partisans in America are scouring records to check the ideological orientation of Sri Srinivasan, the Indian-American who President Obama is widely expected to nominate t…

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has marked their targets for new Democratic House Seats in this Politico article. The only one in Texas, however, is Congressional District 23 which encompass some of outer San Antonio and the Valley, excluding El Paso. While they're using they're campaign data to make the decisions, I think they might be ignoring the potential of Sanders' ability to get students and other people out to vote, when most don't.
All six of the Republican-controlled districts that cut into Austin are heavily weighed against a democratic candidate since those districts encompass much of the other parts of rural Texas, but I think there's a possibility to make something happen, given the momentum. What do you think?

-Anthony

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/02/house-democrats-republican-targets-219118?cmpid=sf

House Democrats pick top Republican targets They've got their eyes on 19 GOP seats in particular.

While on face, this can be seen as a simple reminder that the last democratic debates and the New Hampshire primary were all in the last week, the article says that Trump got the most amount of interactions on the day of the primary. I think this means that people are having a more serous discussion about the merits of Sanders vs Clinton this race than before, when Hillary seemed to be the unanimous decision according to the headlines.
What do you think?
-Anthony

Clinton and Sanders knock Trump off his Facebook pedestal For five days out of the past week, either Clinton, Sanders or both took up a larger percentage of the conversation on Facebook.

The democratic debate just ended a few minutes ago. Who do you think won the debate and why?

-Anthony

The 6th Democratic debate is happening RIGHT NOW!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o56pLqPYcEo

PBS NewsHour Democratic Debate WASHINGTON, D.C. – PBS NewsHour will host the fifth Democratic Presidential Primary Debate sanctioned by the Democratic National Committee on Thursday, Febru...

Don't forget to tune into tonight's democratic debate at 7pm on PBS or live-streamed on Youtube.

In the mean time, this is a great article that talks about where the candidates currently stand in the Democratic primary and how that might affect the upcoming debate

-Anthony

Democratic debate: Clinton, Sanders likely to focus on minority voters’ concerns The one-on-one debate comes ahead of contests in Nevada and South Carolina.

Preparing for the Involvement Fair tomorrow on Ragsdale Lawn! College Democrats will be there from 11:00 - 1:00. Make sure you stop by and see us!

The closest location to St. Edward's is at the HEB on South Congress! If you haven't voted already, grab a couple friends and go together!

It's the Texas three-step, y'all. j.mp/1wfBUTL

Get ready to vote! From tomorrow to October 31st, you can skip the long lines on election day and vote early! Check out the link below to find your nearest polling place!

Travis County - Early Voting Locations To find a polling place near you, enter your address in the search box below. Once your location is displayed on the map, you can zoom out to see the polling place closest to you.