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22. There're undoubtedly many who are not willing or able to take part in a very long and public process

Tue Feb 26, 2019, 02:21 AM

Feb 2019

Romanticization of caucuses aside, they disenfranchise people.

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

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I hate the Iowa Caucus [View all] RandySF Feb 2019 OP

As you should question everything Feb 2019 #1

caucuses BannonsLiver Feb 2019 #2

On top of that, Iowa (like NH) is not reflective of our electorate. Garrett78 Feb 2019 #3

Yeah, Iowa and NH are old news Cha Feb 2019 #4

Oh yeah, Iowa and NH are Cha Feb 2019 #7

Right. Some years back several Secretaries of States wanted rotating regional question everything Feb 2019 #10

Who doesn't like hot sauce on Cha Feb 2019 #5

Trump. What's a "green"? nt JustABozoOnThisBus Feb 2019 #12

How would absentee ballots work? JustABozoOnThisBus Feb 2019 #13

Here are a couple of articles about it: Garrett78 Feb 2019 #15

You don't really get it SharonClark Feb 2019 #11

Caucuses disenfranchise voters. MrsCoffee Feb 2019 #14

You're falling for sterotypes SharonClark Feb 2019 #16

Some changes in the procedures for the Iowa caucuses should help Gothmog Feb 2019 #17

Personally, I'd still prefer that we went to a primary Bettie Feb 2019 #20

And what does this comment have to do with the Iowa Caucus? brooklynite Feb 2019 #18

This question was not at a caucus Bettie Feb 2019 #19