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12. We should get rid of caucuses AND superdelegates

Sat Dec 9, 2017, 08:08 PM

Dec 2017

Superdelelates can swing the vote by 15%.

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Why caucuses are bad -- because they deny participation to many. [View all] pnwmom Dec 2017 OP

It's obvious greeny2323 Dec 2017 #1

YES, it is! tonyt53 Dec 2017 #2

Caucuses are very undemocratic 4now Dec 2017 #3

Part of it is the party's fault but a primary requires state law. LiberalFighter Dec 2017 #16

Absolutely agree Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2017 #5

I like caucuses dflprincess Dec 2017 #8

I wasn't aware that we who show up at caucuses are all "privileged". dflprincess Dec 2017 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author GulfCoast66 Dec 2017 #25

Sounds like you guys turn it into a friendly get together GulfCoast66 Dec 2017 #27

Campaigns bring new people into the party. LiberalFighter Dec 2017 #17

And campaigns get people to the caucuses dflprincess Dec 2017 #23

We should get rid of caucuses AND superdelegates aikoaiko Dec 2017 #12

Super Delegates are not the problem. LiberalFighter Dec 2017 #18

Bullshit LiberalFighter Dec 2017 #32

K&R mcar Dec 2017 #13

There was an absentee option ahead of my caucus last year. PatsFan87 Dec 2017 #14

There is at Minnesota caucuses as well nt dflprincess Dec 2017 #24

That's a good point. PatsFan87 Dec 2017 #19

Big k r UTUSN Dec 2017 #21

Because Obama might be president right now if they didn't exist Awsi Dooger Dec 2017 #31