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Flying Squirrel

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10. I caucus in WA

Reply to oberliner (Reply #3)

Mon Feb 1, 2016, 06:05 PM

Feb 2016

It's a fun and uplifting experience, much better than the more impersonal filling out of a ballot. I just can't understand why people are always knocking caucuses - maybe it's because they have never participated in one?

And when you think about it, it's not much different than people being subjected to tv ads, barroom or family conversations, and social media before casting their vote. Either way you have people doing their best to try and influence you. And vice versa.

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Go Bernie Go cantbeserious Jan 2016 #1

I guess there is no such thing as a secret ballot? I really didn't know how this worked. Thanks. libdem4life Jan 2016 #2

It is truly an awful system oberliner Jan 2016 #3

I caucus in WA Flying Squirrel Feb 2016 #10

I think people ought to be able to vote in secret oberliner Feb 2016 #15

Understandable Flying Squirrel Feb 2016 #16

Good points oberliner Feb 2016 #17

Fun fact retrowire Jan 2016 #4

Then maybe they should have done it RoccoR5955 Jan 2016 #7

The plural is capitalized?? Beartracks Feb 2016 #8

Them's mah peeps! gregcrawford Jan 2016 #5

I think I watched the Iowa caucus on C-Span in 2008 LiberalElite Jan 2016 #6

Thanks for the link. The owner of a local business I patronize regularly valerief Feb 2016 #9

"Why do the parties do things differently?" Donkees Feb 2016 #11

He left out the coin flip part. jalan48 Feb 2016 #12

That's because no one would be stupid enough to choose a presidential candidate based on a coin flip tclambert Feb 2016 #13

It's easier than fixing the voting machines. jalan48 Feb 2016 #14

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