By Dori Glanz, proud Texan & Harvard graduate student. The race between Hillary and Obama is too close to call in Texas. Who wins will depend on a lot of things—which voters are informed about the bizarre “Texas Two Step” which allows voters to vote in the primary and caucus this Tuesday, where the Hispanic vote goes (I still insist it will go to Hillary by a significant margin), how women respond to Hillary’s constant references to Barbara Jordan and Ann Richards, and how new youth voters influence the process with their hours of volunteering or with their votes. Polls are tricky in a state with so much demographic and geographical diversity and statistics show that despite polls, Hillary closes stronger, carrying more voters who make their candidate choice on the same day they vote.. Remember California, New Jersey, and Massachusetts? But, one thing I am sure of is that this election on Tuesday will change the face of the state for years to come.

by Dori Glanz, proud Texan & Harvard graduate student Everyone knows that there is nothing a Texan enjoys more than talking about her state. And with Texas emerging as a critical state in this year's Democratic presidential primaries, this time we might well be justified in talking big. Texans will go to the polls on March 4th, and 228 delegates are at stake. That's the most of any states left to vote. Conventional wisdom among pundits seems to hold that Hillary Clinton has a built-in advantage in Texas because of the Hispanic population. But in the race between Senators Obama and Clinton, we have all learned that conventional wisdom means little in the face of momentum, new voters, and fast money. Who wins obviously depends on who votes, so let's delve into that a little. In my experience, there are four kinds of Democratic voters in Texas we should consider.