The Flaw with Sen. Clinton’s "Operation: Texas Firewall"

[courtesy of The California Majority Report]

OK, I’m a big Obama supporter, and have worked whole-hog on his campaign over the past 6 months.

I’m for him because of his opportunity to take the Country, Presidency, and tone of politics in a fundamentally different direction.

Further, I’m upbeat on our Ohio/Texas/Pennsylvania prospects based on our recent momentum, cutting into the Clinton support base and posting huge victories.

However, upon reading today that Sen. Clinton congratulated Sen. Obama on his recent victories, but said, "Tell him to meet me in Texas -- we're ready," I began to think more about her "Operation: Texas Firewall" and her comparisons with the California vote, specifically the Latino vote.

After doing a little research with "the Google", I found that Texas, with 228 Delegates at stake, poses several questions into the firewall hope.

• There is reason to think that the Texas Latino vote may not align like the California Latino vote, but may look like the Latino vote from Arizona and New Mexico, or even the Virginia Latino vote, where Sen. Obama actually outpaced Sen. Clinton among this key voting bloc.

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