DesiPundit

I early voted in the primary but I also caucused after the polls closed at 7 p.m. CST tonight (Tuesday). This dual primary-caucus system is unique to Texas and is often described as the Texas Two-Step. At 7:15p.m. you sign in and declare which candidate you are caucusing for. You have to caucus for a candidate in the same party as the person who you voted for earlier in the primary. However, there is nothing preventing you from splitting your “two votes” among two candidates if you choose to.

After yesterday’s primary results, we seem to be headed into two more months of tamasha. To help you understand what exactly the hungama is all about, Abhi at Sepia Mutiny gives you a first-hand account of the primary and caucus processes in Texas which is as complicated as it gets.

Barack Obama will hold up the result as an indication that he has eaten into the Hillary Rodham Clinton (HRC) vote base even in Ohio and Texas, where she was prohibitive favorite even three months ago; HRC will claim that the results indicate that the electorate is taking a fresh look at Obama and seeing plenty of style, but not much substance, and that the battle is still very much on.

But it isn’t enough to simply win in these primaries; you have to spin them to your favor. Prem explains how a win cannot necessarily be a win. Doesn’t the horse-trading in Indian politics now seem so pure and simple?

Just to round off the discussion, Amit Varma has a bunch of links that explains the various issues that are being spun around these candidates. Quite interesting stuff, these primaries. And entertaining too.