Empty Voting Booths

++Not since Thomas Jefferson voted has Virginia seen as great a voter cast his ballot. Yes, I voted all alone in Alexandria. No one was inside the hall or waiting outside. I cast a ballot for the Love Revolution. The only other name than Ron Paul was Willard Romney called "Mitt" on this occasion. If Paul's ballot placement will affect anything, then it is a landslide.

++The Washington Post/ABC poll out this afternoon shows what effects the long Republican primary has had on the candidates. Among independents,Republicans are drooping. Ron Paul has a 38% favorably, Mitt Romney at 32%, Santorum at 30% and Newt Gingrich, who had no one to vote for in the state of his residence today,21%. Among Democrats, Newt has a 11% favorable reading--this probably from nostalgic baby-boomers.

++Joe the Plumber looks like he will win the nod as Republican nominee for the new Ohio congressional seat. He is running against a local auctioneer.

++Maybe it really doesn't matter about all the people the Republicans have alienated, there will be $3 billion in attack ads for the general election.

++Rush has lost 26 advertisers by this time and more to follow. Brent Bozell has created "I Stand by Rush" website.

++President Obama held his first press conference since January and spell out his plans to aid drowning homeowners among other things. He did take a shot at the Republicans campaigning on war with Iran. "If they think we should go to war in Iran, then let them say so." Mitch McConnell today offered that the Senate must approve an attack on Iran. Obama who decried all the loose war talk pointed out that Romney has offered up nothing more than Obama has done for the last three years.

++Actually Romney conflated the Cold War and Iran and invoking President Reagan said he would create the antimissile shield. He opined that Reagan stood down the ayatollahs after Jimmy Carter was cowed by the hostage crisis. I don't know about you but I remember this differently--something called Iran-Contra. In fact Ronald Reagan pledged that the United States would never invade Iran. I wonder how much that agreement still holds.

++Ann Romney joked that some people brag about a lover in every port, but she has a horse in every port. Naturally, she never thinks of her as rich. Democratic strategists have wondered why Romney actually polls so low. Bruce Barton found out that voters unconsciously resent Romney's wealth and that is reinforced by all of Romney's statements on the economy.

++Will Ron Paul win anything tonight? Let's pretend and say Idaho.

++Angus King has announced for the Senate seat in Maine. Angus was a popular governor famous for campaigning around the state by riding his motorcycle from town to town. Independent he was seen as a straight shooter. He currently leads the polls. I wonder whether he is simply too old for the race.