Politics, Culture, and Other Wastes of Time

Tuesday, March 4, 2008
1:10:00 PM EST
We start this entry by saluting Ken Zornes of Austin, Tx., who cast his vote at 6:40 a.m. because: "I love democracy," according to Ralph K.M. Harwitz of "The Austin American- Statesman."
The same newspaper reports that record turn-out is expected in Texas, which is holding the most important Democratic primary of the day.
High turn-out is also expected in Rhode Island even though it is raining there today. The state is expecting 30 percent turn-out today.
Prof. Darrell West of Brown University told "The Providence Journal" that high turn-out and few voting sites could spell problems for election officials.
The same publication reports that Lori Dorsey, 53, of Cranston, RI, a social worker, managed to vote in spite of troubling back problems which made her think about giving up, but election officials gave her a chair to make her more comfortable so she could cast her vote.
Chelsea Clinton will be holding a rally at a Providence shopping mall this afternoon.
Vermont is also expecting high numbers. "The Burlington Free-Press" reports that Sen. Barack Obama, who is expected win big there, spent $360,000 on tv ads in Vermont compared with $80,000 that was shelled out by the Hillary Clinton campaign.
In Ohio, "The Columbus Dispatch" reports that Tom Roberts of Hillard, Ohio, took his two children Sarah, 19, and Brett, 17, to the polls to vote for Obama.
Sarah said: "I don't know much about the elections," but she added that both her and her family really like Obama.
Lynda Calabres, 46, of Powell, Ohio told "The Dispatch" that she was voting for Obama for a different reason. As a Republican, she does not want to see Hillary in the White House.
But, her fellow Republican, Kristi Thompson, also of Powell, said she was voting for the former first lady out of her personal admiration for her.
Political blogger Chris Cilliza of "The Washington Post" said Clinton must win the popular vote in both Ohio and Texas today to stay competitive in the race.
On the GOP side, John McCain is expected to wrap the nomination. Neither his campaign, nor his rival Mike Huckabee, had offices in Vermont, which is considered to be one of the most liberal states in America.

Useful Links:

http://www.projo.com

http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com

http://www.washingtonpost.com



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