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Democratic Primaries

Blue_true

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7. Republicans had a real cluster-fuck in their 2012 Iowa Caucus,

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Mon Feb 3, 2020, 11:59 PM

Feb 2020

I think they went to marked ballots for the next one. We should drop caucuses all together and go to ranked choice closed primaries across the board.

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

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David Plouffe on MSNBC just now: We may be witnessing the last Iowa caucuses [View all] highplainsdem Feb 2020 OP

+1000 lapfog_1 Feb 2020 #1

They should have figured that out with the 2016 election!!! mysteryowl Feb 2020 #2

Why? Cha Feb 2020 #9

The 2016 democratic Iowa Caucus was pretty clean. Blue_true Feb 2020 #14

..... JoeOtterbein Feb 2020 #3

They really screwed the pooch... BlueIdaho Feb 2020 #4

Republicans did that in 2012 with a similarly large field of candidates. Blue_true Feb 2020 #17

Absolutely. BlueIdaho Feb 2020 #20

Yes, as I told my friend we may be witnessing history tonight. HarlanPepper Feb 2020 #5

Everything you said happened for republicans in the Iowa Caucus Blue_true Feb 2020 #21

A view from the north luvtheGWN Feb 2020 #38

Enjoy it while you can. HarlanPepper Feb 2020 #40

Hope so! Nt VarryOn Feb 2020 #6

Republicans had a real cluster-fuck in their 2012 Iowa Caucus, Blue_true Feb 2020 #7

I hope he's right. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2020 #8

so I shouldn't bdamomma Feb 2020 #15

No. Caucuses are always a mess. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2020 #18

GOOD. W_HAMILTON Feb 2020 #10

Mee too. sagesnow Feb 2020 #11

Hallelujah Jesus! democratisphere Feb 2020 #12

That would be brilliant! Cha Feb 2020 #13

Hey Iowa... Cornell Engineer Feb 2020 #16

Like this post tiredtoo Feb 2020 #22

Me too. I don't think caucuses are democratic at all because they PatrickforO Feb 2020 #19

They exclude SO MANY! Maru Kitteh Feb 2020 #31

Fine by me. It should be a primary, like every other state. . . DinahMoeHum Feb 2020 #23

AMEN! question everything Feb 2020 #24

Please Let It Be So!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Indykatie Feb 2020 #25

I prefer primaries PatSeg Feb 2020 #26

After a long delay, a dizzy system is on its way to the dustbin of history. oasis Feb 2020 #27

good. bye felicia caucus TeamPooka Feb 2020 #28

I CERTAINLY HOPE SO! Maru Kitteh Feb 2020 #29

HOORAY! budkin Feb 2020 #30

My first Iowa caucus jayschool2013 Feb 2020 #32

We did this in Washington state a few years ago.... Hulk Feb 2020 #33

What a disaster. James48 Feb 2020 #34

Good. Sheesh. eom sprinkleeninow Feb 2020 #35

I'm not even interested in a red states caucus, I mean, especially with the population yaesu Feb 2020 #36

IDP screws the pooch bigly. comradebillyboy Feb 2020 #37

They out-complicated themselves. Next. Skya Rhen Feb 2020 #39

I had to turn it off to watch a women's curling replay Awsi Dooger Feb 2020 #41

Rumor has it... Cornell Engineer Feb 2020 #45

From your mouth to God's ear and paper ledger, David. calimary Feb 2020 #42

Samantha Bee had a funny Iowa Caucus sketch last week..... BigmanPigman Feb 2020 #43

Lookin' Good, Iowa! Cornell Engineer Feb 2020 #44

We can only hope. n/t Tarheel_Dem Feb 2020 #46