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Many Democrats saw the unruly 1968 convention in Chicago as one of the reasons they lost the presidential election to Richard Nixon that year.

That defeat and a landslide loss four years later led the Democrats to change the way they approached conventions.

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Several local Democrats are making their final preparations before they head to the national convention, which begins in Denver on Monday.

With leaners
Obama - 47%
McCain - 46%

Without leaners
Obama - 45%
McCain - 42%

Pretty much the same numbers as yesterday, but McCain did gain one in the “with leaners” numbers.

Some notes on favorability and the Dem convention…

Obama is viewed favorably by 56% of the nation’s voters, McCain by 55%.

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Barack Obama has lost ground among some of his strongest bases of support, including young people, women, Democrats and independents, according to a new ATV/Zogby poll.

While the Do-Nothing-Democrats are on recess, Rep. McCaul (R-TX 10) is still working on energy independence. (via UrbanGrounds)

The Travis County Coordinated Campaign plans to register its 1,000th Democratic voter this week, more than two months before the registration deadline for the November presidential election.

The Austin-based campaign focuses on supporting Democrats seeking re-election in competitive races and winning seats on the local, state and national levels in the November elections.

With the 2008 Presidential campaign in full swing, some Democrats in Texas are already looking ahead to the 2012 election.

This found via TPM…

With 23 Republicans up and only 12 Democrats, if the GOP holds onto what they currently have now it’ll be a miracle.