[Fedora]

One of the big events while we were there was the "state convention", where we all gathered together in a hall to vote for candidates for state offices, such as governor, attorney general, etc. Since almost none of the candidates were known to every "city", the practice of vote trading was quickly discovered... reps from each city began visiting other cities, making offers like "Vote for our candidate for attorney general and we'll vote for your candidate for secretary of state."

ROFL! Reminds me of when I was reading LBJ's biography recently and it was describing how he'd handle the Senate and the DNC!

[Bear_in_RoseBear]

I thought the attendees had shown a remarkably instinctive grasp of politics...