Today is our local primary election, the day when registered Republicans and Democrats in the District head to the polls to decide the outcome of the more or less symbolic general election (seriously, if you actually care about local politics and you’re a registered Independent, you ought to think about picking a party just for the sake of having your vote matter).

My precinct in Shaw only had one other voter in it besides me at 10:25 a.m., and my paper ballot was #145 to be scanned through the machine. A brief glance at the stack of party affiliation cards showed about ten Republicans had voted there, zero Statehood Greeners, and the rest all Democrats. The process of getting my ballot, marking down my choices and turning it in all went as smoothly as possible.

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