gavinj
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The rules of the Texas primary, generally considered to favor Obama, are in fact going to swing the election to Clinton in my opinion. Now that the first weekend of early voting is over, I can tell you that the trend of Republicans turning out to vote for Obama we've seen in other states isn't happening here. They are turning out in big numbers to vote for Clinton. Probably in large enough numbers to tip the scales in her favor in terms of the popular vote and most saying they are returning to caucus March 4th for her to help sew up the remaining delegates. They are all pro-McCain and the ones who seem 'in the know' are gleefully and unapologetically voting Hillary because they believe that 1) she is the weaker opponent for McCain and 2) a drawn out fight for the Democratic nomination favors McCain as well. Just thought I'd give a heads up to the politicos interested in the election. In a certain early voting location here in Dallas in the middle of the most Republican part of the city, of 1000 voters on Saturday - 730 Democrat ballots vs 270 Republican ballots. Usually this location's numbers would be exactly the opposite of that. It's a crazy swing that is being misinterpreted by most as a sign of Obama's support among some Republicans/Independents as well as an anti-Hillary vote. In fact, informal exit polling is showing those votes going to Hillary by a huge margin. Thought some of you might find this interesting.