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To: JBW1949; captmar-vell; PghBaldy; Cboldt

Thank you all for your comments. so at the risk of sounding politically ignorant (which I am)why do the caucus thing at all? I heard DT refer to it as a “tradition”. Sounds to like nothing more than one more poll to try to sway voters to one candidate or another AND give the media something else to beat into the ground for days on end. Just my 2 cent.


78 posted on 02/02/2016 5:25:07 AM PST by V_TWIN
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To: V_TWIN
The parties have to pick a nominee somehow. Before 1921, there weren't even any primary elections (or caucuses open to the general public).

Conducting of voter participation events like primaries and caucuses is a tool to fool the public into thinking it has more power over choosing its leaders, than it really has.

One of the pillars of our current system, "universal suffrage," is shown, historically, to be a death sentence for any country. Give the public the privilege of voting (it isn't a right), and it will eventually vote money for itself out of the public treasury. We're there.

85 posted on 02/02/2016 5:31:11 AM PST by Cboldt
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To: V_TWIN

In my opinion, the caucus is a waste of time...Even the two parties do the caucus differently...

Just do a primary vote like other states do...It’s clearer and simpler...


96 posted on 02/02/2016 5:55:06 AM PST by JBW1949
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