I was there at the crack of early to vote before work. Seemed like all the early arrivals there were (R).
While waiting for the polls to open I perused a ballot for something calling itself the "American Independent Party" and saw that one of their Presidential candidates was named "Mad Max Riekse." That was the most irregular thing all day.
School cafeteria in San Diego county. Left the house at 8:30am, walked in at 8:35am, walked out at 8:39am, home at 8:45am.
2004 caucus (my first) - 5 attended
2006 caucus - 3 attended
2008 caucus - 27 attended!
Straw poll results (in order of finish)
Romney
Ron Paul
Huckabee/McCain (tie)
Something else I've noticed about tonights nationwide results - Republicans take note
States that Obama has won, he won by a landslide in almost every instance.
States that Billary won: very, very close in almost every case.
If Obama is the nominee - we are in trouble.
I walked in. I showed my ID. I filled out a very brief card. I got my voting card, inserted it into the machine, voted and walked out. Total time, five minutes.
The local caucus, however was a disturbing affair. Half the people there were Ron Paul supporters; the other half were various precinct chiefs and elected officials, the only ones to actually vote.
There was no one to speak for McCain. Finally some one was dredged up. He really was a McCain supporter (I think), but his whole speech revolved around McCain’s failure to vote for the Bush tax cuts, McCain-Feingold, and McCain-Kennedy. The theme being that McCain stood up for what he believed no matter how much we all hated it and how wrong he might have been! Then he reminded us how McCain was likely to be our leader so we had better buck up.
As they broke for the vote, some Ron Paul took the podium and started into an antiwar screed, all about how our soldiers misdeeds had brought the wrath of the poor Islamics down on us.
I left believing we’re in for the biggest political slaughter of modern times. Once home I got a look at the Democratic turnout compared to the Republican turnout. Sad times for conservative Republicans. I’m almost glad it won’t be Mitt up there getting beaten in the general.
Nearly empty at 6 pm. Dropped off my mail-in ballot, so I was in and out in 10 seconds flat.
No irregularities here. Nearly everyone takes Metamucil on a daily basis....