From Campaign Spot reader Maureen:

I voted this morning in the same precinct in Dallas where I have been voting since 1996. In no other primary have I seen someone voting on the Democrat side–it’s always been just Republicans. Today, as with many Texans, I crossed over and voted in the Democrat’s primary. Interestingly, there was only one person voting Republican at the time, but 4 people voting and 5 in line for the Democrat primary when I arrived. And, all voted quite quickly, indicating they are casting only one vote and not continuing to vote on the down ballot races on a rather lengthy ballot. We use a scanner for ballots and you can see what number voter you are for the day. Normally when I vote in general elections, I vote shortly after the polls open and there have usually been 25 to 30 people ahead of me. Today, there were already 23 Democrat votes ahead of me when I voted (which was my normal voting time).. I plan to attend the caucus this evening, assuming there are not many people still in line waiting to vote at 7 p.m. It is definitely going to be an interesting evening.

We’ve seen some rather crazy excuses from Team Hillary during their losing streak… “That state has a lot of African-Americans… That state is a red state, and will never vote for a Democrat in a general election… That state is a caucus, it’s not representative…” If Hillary wins Texas, I wonder if we’ll hear Team Obama say, “She won it on the backs of Republicans.” UPDATE: While I suspect most Republicans crossing over will vote for Hillary, I shouldn’t have presumed Maureen was voting that way. There are more than a few Texans who think Obama will be easier to beat in the general election.