Austin, TX
i just got back from voting in the primaries. I live in a golf course community, so it probably makes sense to have the primaries at the golf course but it sure seemed strange. The elections are normally held two blocks away at an elementary school. The school is on the main road, not down a side road; everybody knows where it is and I think a lot of people would feel more comfortable there than in the clubhouse of a golf course.

Democrats would certainly feel more comfortable not getting their “voting code” (for the Diebold voting machine) from a guy who proudly wrote “Republican” on his name tag.

I’m probably just being paranoid but I would really like to know why the election wasn’t held in the same place as the last few have been? This is my first time voting in a primary. Is it usual for it to be held at a different location that regular elections?

Update: Austinites, check the Democratic primary results herre.

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Here’s a Democratic marketing idea: hand out rubber stamps that have an elephant crossed out (using the standard circle with a diagonal line through it). The message: Republicans are rubber stamps for their party leadership and/or Bush.

It’s gimmicky. People love gimmicks. Just look at the purple band-aids that Republicans wore in 2004. Sure the stamps won’t denigrate the service of every purple-hearted veteran but that’s okay. We’ll leave that to the Republicans.

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