Tomorrow's a Big Day!!

[Marilyn]

"On March 4, polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. Both Democratic candidates are also urging supporters to attend local precinct conventions beginning at 7:15 p.m. because 67 of Texas’ 193 delegates to the Democratic National Convention will be chosen in the caucus system." from the Austin Star Telegram

I love seeing all the Obama and Hillary signs around our republican town. We may actually attend the precinct convention to see what happens there.

Hubby and I plan to be there at 7 a.m., so guess I'd better get some shut-eye!!

You should have a great time!

[Janet]

Are the candidates going to be there also? Let us know what it's like.

[Marilyn]

Welp, we voted. Now just have to wait and see. I think it's disgusting that so many Republicans are crossing over for the wrong reasons, and Rush Limbaugh is encouraging them to do so. Here's alink to an article on CNN.com: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/

Here's a bit of the article.

"On his Monday show, several listeners appeared dismayed that Limbaugh was urging them to support the New York senator.
"Wouldn't you love to cream Hillary though…why are you so afraid of her? Look at how ineptly she has campaigned against Obama," Limbaugh responded to one listener who said she wanted to see Clinton out of the race immediately.
"I'm asking people to cross over, and if they can stomach it and I know it's a difficult thing to do, vote for Clinton," he also told Ingraham Friday. "But it will sustain this soap opera, and it's something I think we need and it'll be fun, too."
Several recent polls suggest Clinton is statically tied with Obama in Texas, and the New York senator's campaign has characterized Tuesday's vote as a crucial test of strength."

I believe you should support your candidate straight up, no manipulating of another party's race.

I did get a ticket to attend the convention at 7:30 this evening. The candidates won't be there unless a local one is in our precinct. These are small precinct conventions. There are 35 precincts in our county, and each will hold a convention tonight. A presidential caucus will be held at each convention. At the caucus, a delegate will be elected. Delegates from each precinct attend a district caucus on March 29th where Delegates will be elected to attend the state convention in Austin on June 6th. From the state convention 228 delegates are chosen to attend the national convention which will be held August 25-28. When the Clintons refer to voters in Texas voting twice, they are referring to voting at the poll and returning that evening to vote in the caucus.

[Marilyn]

Well, we attended the precinct convention following the primary and it was a very interesting experience. As a result of the caucus, hubby and I are both now Obama delegates to the county democratic convention on March 29th. We never expected this to happen. I doubt that we will progress beyond this convention. Wouldn't it be something though if we did get to the national convention. That would be quite an experience. They elected 16 delegates out of the 91 people in attendence. 7 for Obama and 9 for Clinton, based on the percentage of supporters supporting each candidate who attended the convention. We are in one of the two largest precincts in our county. I think I'm beginning to see how the caucuses can affect the results.

I can't believe Hillary is carrying Ohio and now may win Texas. I don't know that I could support her at the national level, and that could be a requirement of being a delegate beyond the local level depending on how our county convention goes.

Will just have to see what happens. Ain't life interesting!!

[pearl]

sounds fun, marilyn. hilary is just a bit ahead in texas now, but big numbers are still out in some big cities! i love sitting and watching numbers come in.
i went to the democratic caucuses in colorado for the first time, it was really interesting. kind of chaotic, but we got it done! huge turnout.
i'm going to be an election judge here in november.

my niece wants to be president. she's graduating from high school this year, she's actually chosen ohio as her state.