Shocking Primary Turnout
Could this be a shocking year for primary turnout? The local public radio station today said that the voter registration booths at University of Texas at Austin were a mob scene, with people clamoring to get their registrations in before our primary vote on March 4th. It's odd for we Texans to think of ourselves as ever mattering, but if multiple candidates in each party emerge with hopes alive after tonight, then Texas is going to matter. We're very excited about this possibility. Having a vote that matters outside of the local elections is a fresh, exciting thing for many of us. For me, it's like the first taste of a really expensive wine, though not quite at the level of your first orgasm in the presence of another person. (I'm not that much of a political junkie.)
What I don't get is who are all these Republicans voting for McCain? Everywhere I turn, I hear nothing but disparagement of him from his own party. The mainstream media types call him a maverick, but they collectively have what? 2,000 votes? Not enough to swing an election. McCain voters appear to finally, after all these years, be the official silent majority.
Could this be a shocking year for primary turnout? The local public radio station today said that the voter registration booths at University of Texas at Austin were a mob scene, with people clamoring to get their registrations in before our primary vote on March 4th. It's odd for we Texans to think of ourselves as ever mattering, but if multiple candidates in each party emerge with hopes alive after tonight, then Texas is going to matter. We're very excited about this possibility. Having a vote that matters outside of the local elections is a fresh, exciting thing for many of us. For me, it's like the first taste of a really expensive wine, though not quite at the level of your first orgasm in the presence of another person. (I'm not that much of a political junkie.)
What I don't get is who are all these Republicans voting for McCain? Everywhere I turn, I hear nothing but disparagement of him from his own party. The mainstream media types call him a maverick, but they collectively have what? 2,000 votes? Not enough to swing an election. McCain voters appear to finally, after all these years, be the official silent majority.