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In reply to the discussion: Would you support the general elections be held in caucus format [View all]Fenris
(30,414 posts)39. Not ever
Too long, too intimate, past experiences can generally discourage people from participating. Also mixed company with the GOP would be volatile.
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Would you support the general elections be held in caucus format [View all]
La Lioness Priyanka
Apr 2016
OP
oh, i'm completely against this idea, but people seem to be pro caucus at du
La Lioness Priyanka
Apr 2016
#16
once this election is over, the democratic party should have a debate
La Lioness Priyanka
Apr 2016
#21
then they will support the position that allows their candidate to win
La Lioness Priyanka
Apr 2016
#27
Lots of times. But they have been Political Party affairs, not general elections.
stone space
Apr 2016
#52
yup. it's crazy to expect most people to make such sacrifices to vote
La Lioness Priyanka
Apr 2016
#11
You make an unproven assumption that we support caucuses just because they favor our choice
LostOne4Ever
Apr 2016
#44
how do you think an eighty year old person would do, if she had to caucus all day
La Lioness Priyanka
Apr 2016
#23
Yeah, we can see the stealing as it is done. At one precinct, a delegate is worth 10 voters votes.
pnwmom
Apr 2016
#32
The caucuses should be completely eliminated and replaced with primaries. So, no. n/t
pnwmom
Apr 2016
#29
the caucus results are more transparent, making the theft of electronic votes seem possible
J_J_
Apr 2016
#35
why would you want a process that is inherently subject to manipulation
La Lioness Priyanka
Apr 2016
#47
Because it is also good for collaboration/consultation the way it is conducted some places.
Yo_Mama
Apr 2016
#58
Caucuses are internal Party affairs. How would a caucus even work in a general election?
stone space
Apr 2016
#51
some elements of what already exists could be replicated in a two party system
La Lioness Priyanka
Apr 2016
#53
so its ok to disenfranchise voters in the primary, just not in the general?
La Lioness Priyanka
Apr 2016
#56
Oh, FFS. A political party can choose its slate of candidates anyway they want to. Whereas
madinmaryland
Apr 2016
#63