If you're going to go by "the popular vote", you'd have to let the caucus states vote, wouldn't you?

rudy23

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Wed May-21-08 04:35 AM
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If you're going to go by "the popular vote", you'd have to let the caucus states vote, wouldn't you?

I mean, isn't that kind of obvious?

How do you guys in the caucus states feel every time someone mentions who's ahead in the popular vote?

I suppose another question would be, how do you feel about having caucuses? It seems like that's a lot of states to be detached from the process if you're going to go on and on about the popular vote being the determining factor.

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dkf

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Wed May-21-08 04:39 AM
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1. Rachel Maddow points out that if the Dems used the popular vote no one would have a caucus.

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izzie

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Wed May-21-08 04:55 AM
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2. Could it be the money it cost to run an election?

I think the party pays one way and the tax payers the other. I can not see some tax payers wanting to pay for the parties specially if they have these things on different dates. Gop one date and Dem. other. The system stinks if you ask me. It all should be re-done.

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Benhurst

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Wed May-21-08 06:05 AM
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3. Amen. First order of business after the election, win or lose, is to

reform the primary system for 2012.

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MaineDem

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Wed May-21-08 07:50 AM
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4. Any talk of popular vote annoys me

I'm so disappointed that the Clinton camp is using that measurement at all.

Of course it's bogus.

I actually like caucuses. Here in Maine we allow absentee ballots. We may even have some sort of hybrid next time where people can show up, register their preference, and leave if they want.

The Democrats gain a lot of information from our caucuses that we wouldn't get from a primary. It's what we use for our grassroots campaigning and GOTV efforts. It's why we win.

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4themind

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Wed May-21-08 07:53 AM
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5. When you have to argue your choice among others..

Edited on Wed May-21-08 08:00 AM by 4themind

I think it can encourage a more civically educated citizenry. THere's a tangible benefit for getting more involved in the process. (ALthough the access issues are still a concern, but I think an absentee ballot could help that along with a relative ranking of other candidates in case your favored candidate doesn't get the 15%)

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