2016 Postmortem

rhett o rick

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51. No one is disenfranchised in Wash the State. What better time to get together than

Sat Apr 23, 2016, 04:35 PM

Apr 2016

at a caucus? There were 300 people at the high school where we held about 28 precinct caucuses. We discussed our county and state platforms. We talked about local elections and candidates.

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I do not accept the results of any of the caucuses [View all] dlwickham Apr 2016 OP

I do not accept that I am almost out of tasty Pale Ales. FSogol Apr 2016 #1

I do not accept the fact that it's going to storm soon dlwickham Apr 2016 #2

I can buy more, we are going to need it! Agschmid Apr 2016 #9

Yup, that's true. n/t FSogol Apr 2016 #13

Here's a six pack rbrnmw Apr 2016 #32

Many thanks. FSogol Apr 2016 #35

I don't accept that I am out of Angry Orchards, either. moriah Apr 2016 #59

In response: FSogol Apr 2016 #60

Caucuses are straight up voter suppression. JaneyVee Apr 2016 #3

many caucuses are also closed Fresh_Start Apr 2016 #4

I agree caucuses are undemocratic and unrepresentative, they should be completely banned tritsofme Apr 2016 #5

lol AgingAmerican Apr 2016 #6

Post removed Post removed Apr 2016 #10

My mother died in 1998 AgingAmerican Apr 2016 #12

you're welcome dlwickham Apr 2016 #14

It isn't projection... It's something else. Agschmid Apr 2016 #11

I don't accept that we keep getting snow in New England Corporate666 Apr 2016 #7

will he use unicorns or that damn bird to impliment the ban dlwickham Apr 2016 #8

You don't accept the results of any Caucuses because bvar22 Apr 2016 #15

So who can't participate? rhett o rick Apr 2016 #16

Handicapped, the aged, those who can't get off work for hours, college kids who might have classes Dem2 Apr 2016 #17

That's all a bunch of crap. One can vote absentee. At least in Washington the State. rhett o rick Apr 2016 #21

I think it's much much easier to manipulate a caucus Dem2 Apr 2016 #22

I have participated for many years and what you say is untrue. I ran a caucus. I oversaw the rhett o rick Apr 2016 #37

Washington state is borderline unique in permitting that dsc Apr 2016 #23

I am going to have to guess your point. So those states that use the caucus system, rhett o rick Apr 2016 #39

amazingly enough we don't have to rely on speculation dsc Apr 2016 #46

We like that people get out to participate in the process. We discuss party platforms rhett o rick Apr 2016 #47

you can do that without disenfranchising people who can't afford to spend that time dsc Apr 2016 #48

No one is disenfranchised in Wash the State. What better time to get together than rhett o rick Apr 2016 #51

I am glad they offer absentee ballots dsc Apr 2016 #56

Maine caucuses have absentee voting too. PotatoChip Apr 2016 #49

I am glad they do that dsc Apr 2016 #57

Most caucuses have no mechanism for absentee voting. nt Codeine Apr 2016 #38

And you think those states that don't care to count absentees for caucuses rhett o rick Apr 2016 #40

Of course they would. Codeine Apr 2016 #43

It would be much easier to introduce absentee to their current system but they won't rhett o rick Apr 2016 #45

I do not accept that this blind dude is a master swordsman. Codeine Apr 2016 #18

I don't accept that you accept that. griffi94 Apr 2016 #30

And I bet you can rationalize away the deaths of American troops (none from the almighty Ruling rhett o rick Apr 2016 #31

A wildly inappropriate response to a Zatoichi joke. nt Codeine Apr 2016 #34

Very funny. I work with the homeless and think the hubris of those that support the rhett o rick Apr 2016 #36

I think the entire primary process is undemocratic Bjorn Against Apr 2016 #19

I don't accept our entire election process for that same reason. cui bono Apr 2016 #20

Washington has a caucus, the Democratic Party sued the State to be allowed to have one... Bluenorthwest Apr 2016 #24

In that case, let's look at what happened in IA. sadoldgirl Apr 2016 #25

Agreed... Mike Nelson Apr 2016 #26

.... wildeyed Apr 2016 #27

While I'm not a big fan of caucuses, we all knew the rules going in. musicblind Apr 2016 #28

So you don't accept ANY of the states? northernsouthern Apr 2016 #29

Totally agree beedle Apr 2016 #33

K & R. Thanks for posting. Surya Gayatri Apr 2016 #41

Bwahahahaha... 99Forever Apr 2016 #42

I WANT A PONY! MoonRiver Apr 2016 #44

I DON'T ACCEPT YOUR PONY!!! Codeine Apr 2016 #50

I know!!!!!! MoonRiver Apr 2016 #53

That little girl stole it. Codeine Apr 2016 #55

OMG, I'm going to have to put out a pony abduction alert on that kid! MoonRiver Apr 2016 #58

A small, yet humble suggestion.. Bohemianwriter Apr 2016 #52

Caucuses are A LOT harder to steal. Though not impossible as Iowa and NV have shown. Skwmom Apr 2016 #54

I do not vote based on the results of primaries or caucuses. Tierra_y_Libertad Apr 2016 #61