Comments on: Caucus Crush Challenges Both Parties

By: caphill

caphill — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 15:59:25 +0000

Having just gone on the Colorado Democratic Committee website last night, the process of finding my caucus site couldn’t have been easier! There were also handy materials explaining what to expect at the caucus. I’m in my 50’s, have never been to a caucus, and can’t wait to experience it. Living in one of the most politically active neighborhoods of Denver, I’m expecting a “crush” so I’m arriving early to wait in line (like my old concert-going days!).

By: urthpigg

urthpigg — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 18:29:16 +0000

This is the first election that I can remember where voters in Colorado have an opportunity to have some small say in who will be the Republican or Democratic nominee for president. In past years, the nominee was determined long before our votes could matter. Unfortunately, however, I cannot vote for my earlier choice, Bill Richardson, or others who better represented my point of view, because they have already dropped out of the race. I still vote, even though I don’t believe my vote can make any real difference, especially when my vote gets erased by the antiquated Electoral College, if my vote is counted at all, which there is not much reason to believe that it will. By the end of the next president’s term, corporations will still control the government and our troops will still be mired in Iraq and Afghanistan and probably in Iran, an endless war which will continue to enrich many of the controlling corporations while spreading death and misery. We are still a long way from “government by the people.”

By: Wildflower

Wildflower — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 23:02:30 +0000

I don’t believe my vote has ever counted in this state’s presidential election either.
My husband got the call for his Dem caucus place today, finally. He asked if someone not a registered Dem could observe, the guy said something to the effect “we would make it hard for ‘em to get in”..(although I have been of the understanding observation was o.k. unless it was crowded)
I guess I won’t bother then, although I’m sure I have been as good of a democrat as anyone over the years, I’ve always voted dem, and I supported Kerry last time as a matter of life and death (for our soldiers and for our country)..I pressed “send” quite a lot of times for Gov. Dean as part of his online donor committee in 04 and 06 as the dems tried desperately to match the Bushites tit for tat. Sure, I could have given up my status as an independent by Dec. 5th, but the Dems running around the country campaigning instead of continuing to try to end the war left me no desire to do so. I understand New Hampshire and Calif. allow independents to vote, sounds great, although I understand why parties might not want to allow them to.
So I’ll wait it out while the good ‘ol boy clubs play their games and vote for the remnants as I always do.

By: U.s. Presidential Primary » Caucus Crush Challenges Both Parties

U.s. Presidential Primary » Caucus Crush Challenges Both Parties — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 10:58:28 +0000

[…] Jim Spencer wrote an interesting post today on Caucus Crush Challenges Both PartiesHere’s a quick excerptShe’d prefer to see a single national primary on the same day, since she thinks Iowans and folks from New Hampshire don’t know better than the rest of us who’s presidential material. That said, she plays the hand she’s dealt. … […]

By: Old Bogus

Old Bogus — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 20:04:19 +0000

My wife has asked me to drive her the 18 miles to her caucus in Cotopaxi. I plan to take a book since the Dems have made it clear on their website only registered Dems will be allowed in.

Wildflower is right about the purpose of a caucus; theoretically this how a party picks their best candidate for the rifraff to vote for the following November. The caucus system was a method of keeping the party bosses/elites in charge.

A primary election using “fixed” voting machines would be a much better system. :]