"Caucus Rustling." Or, How to Do the "Texas Two-Step." Or, Not.

• Does anyone know if there will be a "second ballot" at the caucus, like in Iowa? This from CNN: "In the first round of Iowa's Democratic precinct caucuses, starting Monday at 6:30 p.m. CT, voters divide into groups to register their support for a particular candidate. A candidate's group must have at least 15 percent of the people in attendance for the candidate to be considered 'viable.' Supporters of candidates who are not considered viable must join another group." Does Texas have this "viability" provision? I ask because I may want to vote for one of the other candidates on the Dem ballot, and NOT Hillary or Obama. I plan to do this ony if there is a second ballot provision in Texas. I want to do this to give a shout out to one of the other Dem candidates that I think should have gotten more support. Plus, it'll make an already-complicated process even more so. Heh.

• Is if funny that Hillary might experience another "Big Black Caucus" tomorrow night?

• Don't listen to the Election Clerk. Just go to: http://www.dontvote.org/. If you pass their election primer, then you're suitable to vote. So much simpler than doing research and ensuring you go to the correct polling site. I don't have time for all that fancy stuff.

• Anyone who has never attended a precinct convention should read that article. Come to think of it, even people who have attended in the past might get a little refresher course with it. I just sent it to my precinct chair. Do you think the media has finally figured out that we don't elect the "remaining 42 delegates" at the precinct conventions but in fact select thousands of delegates for the senate district convention, then on to the state convention where we finally, actually pick those other 42 folks? I'm working the whole day as a clerk and hope we don't have a huge long line at 7 (please come early!) so we can get the polls closed and start the convention asap. It'll definitely be more lively than in the past, that's for sure!! And lastly, as a clerk, may I please request the patience of voters tomorrow!? Because of the expected high turnout, and so many never even having voted in a primary before, we'll probably have a lot of voters who are not "the perfect voter"--i.e. who don't have their voter certificate with them, who have moved, who are showing up at the wrong precinct, etc. These folks will delay things because we can't process them as quickly. If you can lay your hands on your card, bring it. And take one minute to look up your polling place at http://www.dalcoelections.org before you assume that the school across the street is the place you vote. Every election, there is someone that comes only at the last minute to the wrong polling place, does not have time to get to the proper polling place and thus forfeits his franchise for that election because he did not inform himself in advance. Do not be that voter! PLEASE look up your polling place online tonight!!!!

• Bob left out the parts about electing a precinct chair and allocating those sign in preferences (votes). Oh, and the part about adopting amendments to the state party platform and choosing delegates from your precinct to go to your Senate District convention. It is not so simple, unless you want it to be.

• All this handwringing over the convoluted Texas Democratic Party delegate selection process brings to mind learning to drive a car. You don't have to know how internal combustion engines and all that electronic equipment function in order to drive a car. All you have to know is how to open the door, sit down, put the key in the slot, turn it, and it starts. Then put it in drive, and go. Tuesday night, you don't have to know how delegates are apportioned--just go vote before 7 (if you haven't already), and then show up at your precinct polling place by 7:15 and sign in for your preferred candidate. That's it, folks. Not rocket (or automobile) science. You did more complicated things in high school (I hope).

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