“... According to Sebern, RNC rules instituted in 2012 said that any state that holds a preference poll in conjunction with their caucuses must bind delegates according to the results...”
This was eliminated in Colorado...
The public did NOT get a count this year...
Atrocious!!!!!
“The caucus system was not fundamentally changed. What was changed was that a meaningless straw poll was not conducted — one that wouldn’t bind the delegates anyway.”
With the national rules change now governing, Sebern helped to lead the fight to end the short-lived presidential straw polls to keep the power of selecting delegates with the grassroots. Sebern wrote in an op-ed about the change:
Colorado’s caucus system is the way grassroots activists — We the People! — participate in and impact our political system.
Colorado had a presidential primary in 1992, 1996, and 2000. We changed back to a caucus system and saved taxpayers $6 million dollars. Interestingly, voter participation declined during those primary years. Primaries may not be the only reason for a decline in voter participation (understanding the importance of civic engagement and quality candidates are certainly part of the “formula”), but they also don’t offer the neighborly experience that caucus does.
Questions to all about Colorado?
How many votes/caucuses/straw polls, etc. were conducted in Colorado?
Does any of these (or any combination thereof) equate to an actual “Primary”?
When were each of them scheduled to occur?
Were any of them scheduled that then did not take place?
If so, why?
If I was a regular Colorado registered voter that simply wanted to cast a ballot for my preferred candidate on “primary” day, would I have had a fair opportunity?
Please excuse my ignorance, but I’m not from Colorado and haven’t had the time nor the energy to sift through all the misinformation and partial truths to get at the raw facts. Thanks in advance.