Like a good American citizen, I went this morning and voted in the primary election. Also like a good American, I did my part to infiltrate and influence the other side. I am what you might call an unmotivated Republican voter. That is, most years I enthusiastically support the Republican candidate, but since I am no longer all that interested in politics, I only casually support them. Of course, my vote still counts the same regardless of the passion with which it was cast.
Texas is one of those states wherin you are not required to register with one party or the other. That means you are allowed to vote in either party's primary. This is where my little act of subterfuge comes in. For the first time in my voting life, I voted for a Democratic candidate. Specifically, I voted for Hillary Clinton.
John McCain has the Republican nomination locked up, so there really was no sense in voting for him. My goal now is to ensure that McCain faces a candidate that he can beat. And that candidate is Hillary. Besides that, as I have said before, Obama is an empty suit and would be a terrible president.
I felt like a secret agent of the OSS being parachuted behind enemy lines to blow up railroad lines and steal maps. In a very real sense, that's what it was. You see, Lubbock is the conservative capital of the US. Bar none. I could clearly see that by the time I had voted (at 7:52am) that the Republicans had filled up at least three pages, while the Democrats managed just half of one page. And the scar on my temple made it all seem that much more dangerous. I was really afraid someone I knew would see me voting in the Democratic primary and blacklist me. I called my dad and told him he should do the same thing. He said he would, but only if he could wear his George W. Bush t-shirt I gave him some time ago.
I'll be interested to see how it turns out. What are your opinions on what I did?
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My grandfather was in the OSS during WW2, btw. He parachuted into Berlin and other places I haven't been told about.....
ReplyDeleteI can see the point of what you did. Very strategic of you.
I'm an Independent. With that said, I'd rather see Hillary win over Obama and win the Presidency overall. If Obama gets the nomination, I'd rather see McCain win in the end.
Biting hard on tongue.
ReplyDeleteI'm with Carey. I can't believe you would admit to this. No matter, another vote for Hillary is a vote closer to her in the White House.
ReplyDeleteNot necessarily. In national polls, McCain trails Obama, but leads Clinton. It's really about putting a Democratic candidate out there that the Republican has the best chance of beating. In this case, it's Clinton.
ReplyDeleteWe have an open primary here in Wis as well. My wife and I crossed over to the dark side and voted for Billary as well. Following the line of thinking she'd be easy to beat than Obama. I'm not sure anything can stop the Obama train at this point though....unless the media turns on him.
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I'd do the same, if Maryland were one of those states.(funny thing is,when I lived in Virginia,I had absolutely no interest in voting in the primaries) But I'd vote for Obama(just the mere thought of Hilliary in a presidential race sends shivers up and down my spine.) Regardless, we may end up with an Obama/Hillary or Hillary/Obama ticket + all this will be inconsequential. I think beating either will be tough.
ReplyDeleteActually I think the combined ticket will be the easiest to beat.
ReplyDeleteI am most interested in who McCain picks as his running mate. He is a pretty liberal Republican and I am betting his v.p. will be to his right, but who knows!
Dude the irony of having 007, a loyal subject of her majesty, voting in a us primary is funny.
ReplyDeleteIt's politics, I expect nothing less. Of course I'd much rather you vote for a democrat in earnest, but I know that'll happen when hell freezes over. ;)
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