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To: ClearCase_guy

I have no clue what you mean. I’ve asked for someone form Iowa to tell us how these caucuses work, and I hear nothing.

What is it? People come, go to their corner then vote? Or do they talk and argue for three hours?


99 posted on 01/26/2016 2:39:53 AM PST by nikos1121 (December 25, 2016 will be the merriest Christmas of all for me.)
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To: nikos1121

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election_in_Iowa,_2016

Apparently, the Republicans in Iowa will caucus in what I consider a traditional way — there is a paper ballot, you indicate which Republican you want, and someone tallies those votes.

The Democrat caucus is different. They meet and discuss and debate and harangue each other. Eventually they split into groups and the biggest group wins. In this sort of method, I think name-calling (”You’re a racist!”) and aggressive debating styles could bully some people into switching their votes. My understanding is that the Obama people did precisely this in 2008.

I had originally assumed that the Republicans did it the same way as the Democrats and that this might have implications for Trump and Cruz. I now know that the Republicans use a paper ballot, so I do not expect so much drama.


100 posted on 01/26/2016 2:47:37 AM PST by ClearCase_guy (I don't know what Claire Wolfe is thinking but I know what I am thinking.)
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