Why DO you folks have caucuses AND non-binding presidential primaries?

[Ken Burch]

Whose idea was that, and what purpose is it meant to serve?

[pscot]

1. Bipartisanship

They all agree on the importance of not being primaried, ever, while maintaining the illusion of participatory democracy..

[Ken Burch]

4. I'm talking about the presidential primaries and caucuses.

The primary for state and local offices in Washington doesn't happen until August.

[WhiteTara]

2. Who are "you folks"?

Aren't you a Democrat? Or are you asking about voting in Washington State?

[Ken Burch]

3. I meant your state.

Thought I'd made that apparent by posting in the Washington forum.

[WhiteTara]

6. Sorry, I didn't read the forum. I'm not from Washington

so they aren't "my folks"

[Agnosticsherbet]

5. This explains it.

http://frontloading.blogspot.com/2015/07/washington-state-will-have-2016.html

[eridani]

7. Te Republican SOS insisted. Replace her with Tina Podlodowski n/t

[Ken Burch]

8. You've got a Republican SOS who insists on WASTING taxpayers' money?

How surprisingly unsurprising.