The other day out in the Tri-Cities, in Central Washington, an unusual bulletin appeared from a local chapter of the Republican Party.
"Don't vote early!!!" read an alert, from the Benton County GOP in Richland.
Encouragement not to vote, if just at certain times, is a risky move for a political party when it comes to its own members. So what was the vital reason given that voting early for the Aug. 2 primary would be a problem?