Presidential Aspirants in Corpus Christi

In the last week or so Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Ted Kennedy, and Bill Clinton have all been to Corpus Christi, TX and its environs. The March 4 Primary Election in Texas is a bigger deal than usual. MJ has two friends who have gone to each of the four gatherings to see them. One of her friends showed me pictures she's taken. MJ went and saw Bill Clinton on Saturday morning, in a park near one of the malls. She got up at 6:30 am to go, even after getting home from a soccer game in San Antonio at 1 am(which is why she missed Barack Obama). She also went with her friends to see Ted Kennedy earlier in the week, but said that was quite boring.

It is interesting to see such big crowds showing up for these short speaking events. An AP article comments that: "Political insiders are unsure what to make of it all: No one has seen these kinds of crowds so long before Election Day." The girls say that this election is exciting with both a woman and a black man running for president. And I'm impressed that they are so interested.

I might vote in the Primary with early voting tomorrow.