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2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumMy Washington precinct
Consisted of 42 people. And we were allotted 7 delegates. Of that total, 5 went to Bernie and 2 to Hillary. As precinct Commitee Officer, it still amazes me the power these 42 people had. They represented 7% of the state total. That alone is reason enough to eliminate the caucus process and move to an actual primary.
Don't misunderstand, I am a Bernie supporter. But based on the limited space we had for our Legislative District, there is no way we could include everyone who would have voted over those who caucused.
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My Washington precinct (Original Post)
floriduck
Mar 2016
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The delegates you elect are not national delegates. Your precinct did not represent 7% statewide
JonLeibowitz
Mar 2016
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PowerToThePeople
(9,610 posts)1. There are 27,000 precinct delegates
Your 42 votes are not 7% of the state delegates. My precinct only had 6 delegates, but we had 122 people show up.
JonLeibowitz
(6,282 posts)2. The delegates you elect are not national delegates. Your precinct did not represent 7% statewide
floriduck
(2,262 posts)3. My mistake, you are correct.
Sorry for the confusion. But I still would prefer a primary over a caucus.
JonLeibowitz
(6,282 posts)4. As would most of us.