Democratic Primaries

kurtcagle

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10. Is this the death knell for caucuses?

Tue Feb 4, 2020, 03:09 AM

Feb 2020

Washington State abandoned them in 2018 - they were unrepresentative, rancorous, tended to favor a very select slice of the population, and were frequently unorganized. Sanders won in 2016 at the caucuses to Clinton, but placed a distant second in the non-binding election testing the move towards a regular vote. Maybe 5,000 total voted in the Caucus, while there were more than a million votes in the election.

I honestly hope this will put a stake in the Iowa Caucus in particular. It's a relic, and a not particularly good one.

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

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Biden campaign questions Iowa results... [View all] pbmus Feb 2020 OP

Oh boy... HerbChestnut Feb 2020 #1

Well, at least we know Joe didn't fair well tonight. InAbLuEsTaTe Feb 2020 #7

Very funny. DURHAM D Feb 2020 #2

Let this be the end of the Iowa caucus. dalton99a Feb 2020 #3

+1 2naSalit Feb 2020 #4

i heard on one of chicago's local news reports orleans Feb 2020 #5

"Frustration, questions as delays hamper Iowa caucuses" orleans Feb 2020 #6

He and others are questioning as well they should. Instead of answers, they are hung up on. emmaverybo Feb 2020 #8

No it's frustrating to everyone not just Biden . He is not the problem tonight lunasun Feb 2020 #9

Is this the death knell for caucuses? kurtcagle Feb 2020 #10

Excellent post. There is no reason candidates need to R B Garr Feb 2020 #12

That's gaslighting from Abramson.. It's Not Just Joe Biden.. Cha Feb 2020 #11