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Why are the results so different in the primary and the caucus in Texas on the same day and what does that mean more generally about caucus results?

There are allegations of irregularities in the Texas caucus process: Clinton aides alleged that Obama allies locked Clinton supporters out of caucus locations and illegally signed up participants before the so-called precinct conventions opened the... Full Article at Althouse

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  1. San Antonio Express-News The cell phone of the Bexar County elections administrator rang at an odd hour. Call Ken Rodriguez at (210) 250-3369 or e-mail krodriguezexpress-news.net. Full Article at San Antonio Express

  2. "I was angered and I was upset," said Mykal Duquett, volunteer with the Clinton campaign. "No one signed in properly." Full Article at KLTV

  3. AUSTIN -- A key supporter of Sen. Hillary Clinton said Thursday that Texas' confusing primary-caucus hybrid should be scrapped so that delegates to the Democratic National Convention would be awarded based on the popular vote in the state's... Full Article at Fort Worth Star-Telegram

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    AUSTIN (AP) -- Fewer than half of Texas' voting sites had reported the results by Thursday from Democratic caucuses Tuesday night that were so chaotic and overcrowded by record turnout that police were called to some polling places. Full Article at Associated Press

  5. Inevitably there were problems, Nieto said. With such an unprecedented level of participation, there was no way to avoid them. Full Article at Houston Chronicle

  6. It wasn't the mayhem reported at some Democratic caucuses around the state, but local officials reported some frustration among the large number of voters who came out to caucus Tuesday night. Full Article at Longview News-Journal

  7. Chaos is how some voters described it. Bedlam and kookiness also came to mind. Full Article at Temple Daily Telegram

  8. Thousands of angry and frustrated Texas Democratic voters are testament to the need to change the way the state helps nominate presidential candidates. Tuesday night Texas Democrats encountered stuffed to overflowing caucuses. Full Article at Waco Tribune-Herald

  9. WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Election officials in Texas have resumed counting votes from Tuesday's caucuses after overwhelming turnout pushed the caucuses later than expected. Full Article at CNN

  10. DALLAS (AP) - The Hillary Clinton campaign in Texas says it may mount a legal challenge to the state's caucus results. Full Article at WOOD-TV

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