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GreenPartyVoter

(72,377 posts)
Sun Mar 6, 2016, 05:02 PM Mar 2016

Maine Caucus: Reporting from my tiny town.

I live in a town of about 700 people, not counting Maritime Academy students, who are gone on break right now.

We had 63 people come into Caucus today. Two folks under 25yo, a few in the 25-35 range, a few more in the 35-45 range (myself included,) but the bulk were over 55. (We have a lot of retirees here, and they are active in politics and civic events. Our chair was looking for a youngster to replace her, a youngster being someone under 75, she said. )

Vote-wise, Hillary had 18 from the absentee ballots to Bernie's 14. But when the attendees were sorted, she had 21 folks on her side of the room to our 42. So Bernie won my town 56-39!! Yay, Bernie!!!

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Maine Caucus: Reporting from my tiny town. (Original Post) GreenPartyVoter Mar 2016 OP
Thanks for reporting in!!! leftcoastmountains Mar 2016 #1
+ 1000000000000 !!!!!!!!!!! orpupilofnature57 Mar 2016 #2
Yay for your little town, my dear GreenPartyVoter! CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2016 #3
Thanks for caucusing Democratic for Bernie! Bluenorthwest Mar 2016 #4
ooh! I know which town you live in! Mbrow Mar 2016 #5
go Maine!! dana_b Mar 2016 #6
Thank you, tiny town in Maine! Rebkeh Mar 2016 #7
Every little step ... Trajan Mar 2016 #8
Thank you for participating MuseRider Mar 2016 #9
YAY! Dont call me Shirley Mar 2016 #10
Good work! Cleita Mar 2016 #11
Not Good Enough, GPV... Zorra Mar 2016 #12
Thank You For Sharing This Good News cantbeserious Mar 2016 #13
Congrats, GPV. nt Snotcicles Mar 2016 #14
Thanks! AzDar Mar 2016 #15
Sounds like Gwhittey Mar 2016 #16
Kicked and recommended! Yay, Bernie! Enthusiast Mar 2016 #17
There were a lot more young folks at my Maine caucus than last prez. caucus. jpak Mar 2016 #18
Thanks bunches, GPV! Duval Mar 2016 #19
Will the Maritime Academy students zentrum Mar 2016 #20
And strongly baby- boomer and seniors! JDPriestly Mar 2016 #21
 

Bluenorthwest

(45,319 posts)
4. Thanks for caucusing Democratic for Bernie!
Sun Mar 6, 2016, 05:08 PM
Mar 2016

Many local Green Party people are doing the same for our Primary. I love that!

Mbrow

(1,090 posts)
5. ooh! I know which town you live in!
Sun Mar 6, 2016, 05:09 PM
Mar 2016

Over the years I've work with a lot of people who went to school there. Good luck!

MuseRider

(34,111 posts)
9. Thank you for participating
Sun Mar 6, 2016, 05:20 PM
Mar 2016

in the caucus. They can be kind of a pain. Ours went way over time yesterday but it is what it is and you did great!

I hope this is what they are seeing all over Maine later on.

 

Gwhittey

(1,377 posts)
16. Sounds like
Sun Mar 6, 2016, 06:31 PM
Mar 2016

a bunch of BernieBros where there? Ha we can wear that with pride unlike Obama could the ObamaBoy crap. I mean calling black men Boy, even Trump is not that bad.

jpak

(41,758 posts)
18. There were a lot more young folks at my Maine caucus than last prez. caucus.
Sun Mar 6, 2016, 07:11 PM
Mar 2016

One young lady gave a speech that resulted in 2 undecided voters to switch to Bernie and gave him a 1 vote lead over Hillary.

Good to see....

zentrum

(9,865 posts)
20. Will the Maritime Academy students
Sun Mar 6, 2016, 07:36 PM
Mar 2016

…..be able to vote at home?

There's often a systematic non-inclusion of students because of where they reside at election time.

One of the things that needs to change is that students can register to vote in the state of their schools or really——that we start being able to vote online—so that young people can vote no matter where they are.

Thanx for the report!

JDPriestly

(57,936 posts)
21. And strongly baby- boomer and seniors!
Sun Mar 6, 2016, 07:59 PM
Mar 2016

Feel the Bern!

Seniors for Bernie!

We are a little left out by the complicated technology but we are doing everything we can to get him elected.

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