How exactly do elections in this country work? I voted for Santorum for President, but I selected Paul's people as the delegates to the RNC representing DuPage county (on the basis that this forum seems to think they're going to cause some sort of ruckus at Tampa). I then voted for Santorum's people as the alternate delegates. So who did I give the advantage to?
The dude said that turnout at my polling place was "steady" (probably because my neighborhood is full of rich white people) but pretty miserable everywhere else.
As I understand it, the actual primary is just a beauty contest. The Congressional district-level delegates are being elected separately. The statewide delegates will be selected by a party convention later on.
