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Democratic Primaries

Peacetrain

(24,293 posts) Tue Dec 10, 2019, 12:28 PM Dec 2019

I have to have a candidate committed to me as much as I am committed to them! [View all]

Someone asked a question in a post I put up this AM that really got me to thinking. It has to with the caucuses. You see in Iowa, you cannot participate in our Democratic caucus, unless you are a registered Democrat. You have to be a member of the party. You have to make the commitment to support the party before you get a say in who will represent us.

Its a big deal. Members of other parties, or independents do not get a say in our business as we go about selecting candidates. Because we commit to our candidates and we need them committed to us.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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I have to have a candidate committed to me as much as I am committed to them! [View all] Peacetrain Dec 2019 OP

With all due respect, caucuses are are exclusionary and restrict... brush Dec 2019 #1

Also you can vote absentee PatSeg Dec 2019 #2

Yes, another reason to switch to primaries. brush Dec 2019 #4

Here is a question for you.. Peacetrain Dec 2019 #5

That's mostly an appocryphal story that rarely if ever... brush Dec 2019 #6

22 closed. 17 open, the rest modified primaries Peacetrain Dec 2019 #7

And what if they do, which I doubt is nowhere near widespread? brush Dec 2019 #8

I'm more about having a candidate who supports policies I can agree with. MineralMan Dec 2019 #3