It is time for the Texas primary election. Early voting started this week. I have been reviewing the candidates for all the spots. Strange as it seems, I actually research most of them. I have some friends that have lots of political contacts and therefore, I often call them and get feedback on their actual encounters with select political want-to-be’s.
You might be interested that I find out about health conditions some have. I also find out who has enough education and experience to actually do the job they are running for. Trust me, there are a lot of candidates that just couldn’t do the job.
But, back to the reason for this drivel - early voting. In years past, I have voted early a few times. Usually, this was because I would be out of town on election day. Sometime voting early can be a real experience. In our little district, I have gone to vote at one location that I felt like I needed someone to give me cover fire as I made a run to the polling place. Another location offered a room smaller than a voting booth to accommodate a horde of people.
This year, I thought about early voting, but I plan to wait until election day for several reasons. The obvious is that any given candidate might get arrested before election time.
To me, voting early means you have to take the time to call all the candidates you vote for and tell them not to do something stupid before the elections. I really hate losing my vote because the candidate is in jail.
After the elections, it’s okay to do stupid stuff.
PMO
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