I was an election judge in TX-28 in yesterday's primary (albeit in Bexar County, not Webb). NCWeb is completely accurate in his description of how the Texas primary system works. There is, however, one theory I've been hearing that I want dispel as soundly as possible.

While it is technically true that "real" Republicans could choose a Democratic ballot and vote in favor of whatever candidate they choose, this is certainly not the case here or in virtually all elections.

The level of political sophistication required to foresee the effects and "cross-over" vote is so extraordinarily high, the effect of "dishonest" primary voters is virtually nil. Certainly, a handful of insightful Republicans here and there voted for Cuellar but it is absurd to suggest that they were numerous enough to throw the election in his favor. What's more, a widespread, systematic "cross-over" voting effort is literally impossible to execute.

On the ground, I saw not one voter at my precinct that would have fit this bill.

The reality is Cuellar was able to bring out the "homeboys" in Laredo and surrounding counties and that, not "cross-over" voting that lost the election for Rodriguez.