Hash tag NO CAUCUSES! Caucuses equal DEMS BASE VOTER SUPPRESSION.

[GaryCnf]

78. For the daily rehash

Couldn't we just as easily have gone with "We blame Bernie" or "How dare Bernie" (the SOLE object of bullet points 1,3,4 and 5) and "Oh, yea, and we'll throw in a point about caucuses excluding oppressed groups -- which they do -- AND make that our OP title so we can FALSELY accuse "the left" of not caring about our base."

Btw, primary elections are better than caucuses when it comes to encouraging participation BUT, when it comes to oppressed groups, whether it's 1 hour to get to the polls to vote, or 5 hours to sit around at a caucus, TRULY oppressed groups don't have the time and/or opportunity to participate in EITHER process -- just like they don't have the time or opportunity to participate in the GE.

This isn't about the oppressed groups. If it were, we'd be advocating that primaries elections be run with the same openness we are demanding for general elections. Same day registration, automatic registration, vote by mail, remote location voting, et cetera. (You know, ENCOURAGING turnout.)

Stop trying to act like it is.