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2016 Postmortem

Surya Gayatri

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14. The physical act of "caucusing", i.e. "separating the sheep from the lambs", renders one's

Reply to 99Forever (Reply #12)

Sun Mar 27, 2016, 03:41 AM

Mar 2016

choice public.

Don't know how your Dem. caucus is carried out, but in serveral I've witnessed, people are literally herded into separate corners of the venue, according to their preferred candidate.

THIS IS NOT A SECRET VOTE!

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Thank god Maryland is a primary and not a caucus [View all] UMTerp01 Mar 2016 OP

I don't think I could handle a caucus Ruby the Liberal Mar 2016 #1

I live in Washington state angrychair Mar 2016 #13

Our caucus was fantastic, Blue_In_AK Mar 2016 #2

I have mixed feelings after doing both. DamnYankeeInHouston Mar 2016 #3

+1 Art_from_Ark Mar 2016 #5

I can't imagine standing in a room with that many people Codeine Mar 2016 #4

So you would commit physical violence to someone because they disagreed with you? 99Forever Mar 2016 #6

Sure, a vibrant and frank exchange of views BEFORE the vote at the polling venue is fine. Surya Gayatri Mar 2016 #10

Our ballot was secret. 99Forever Mar 2016 #12

The physical act of "caucusing", i.e. "separating the sheep from the lambs", renders one's Surya Gayatri Mar 2016 #14

We filled out a ballot with NO identifying marks on them. 99Forever Mar 2016 #15

Did you intend to insinuate that I condone cheating? Or was your Surya Gayatri Mar 2016 #16

The establishment candidate's campaign clearly... 99Forever Mar 2016 #18

As I said, I expect no retraction... Surya Gayatri Mar 2016 #20

Lots of fail of the Hillary side yesterday. 99Forever Mar 2016 #21

.../... Surya Gayatri Mar 2016 #22

I wouldn't read a link from you if my life depended on it. 99Forever Mar 2016 #24

You don't trust Wikipedia? Or, is it beyond your powers of reading comprehension, perhaps? Surya Gayatri Mar 2016 #25

Ahhh. Personal insults. Isn't that special? 99Forever Mar 2016 #26

Yes, good bye. I've played with you enough. Ultimately, Surya Gayatri Mar 2016 #27

gracious! H2O Man Mar 2016 #7

I'm with you on that Dem2 Mar 2016 #8

An archaic throwback to early attempts at democracy... Surya Gayatri Mar 2016 #11

i doubt they will go away, we like our outdated methods - electoral college anyone? Amishman Mar 2016 #17

The secret ballot is a BASIC tenet of democratic governance. Surya Gayatri Mar 2016 #9

I totally understand and would not want anything to do with it myself. R B Garr Mar 2016 #19

Exactly. "Imagine being surrounded by people like that when all you want to do is vote." Surya Gayatri Mar 2016 #28

early voting here is the best bigtree Mar 2016 #23

The caucus in my Minnesota precinct MineralMan Mar 2016 #29

Nice attitude TransitJohn Mar 2016 #30

I never skip voting firebrand80 Mar 2016 #31