Reply #7: Your article made me think of something that is very strange about the [View All]

[grantcart]

caucus system - it only becomes a 'problem' if a) it counts b) it excites hundreds of thousands of people


Everyone was delighted with the system when it was 3 couples sharing cookies in Bill and June's living room.


There are problems from failure and problems from success. This is a problem only because so many people want to join into it.

If we go back to real precinct caucus systems it is a tremendous way to build party strength.


Also for some states - especially with lower populations, there is no alternative.

There is no legal requirement that a state have a primary election. If they have other election issues pending for an election (like California) then adding a presidential primary is not a big thing. States have their normal primaries usually in June - This is way to early to have primaries for anything but the Presidential race. If a state isn't having an election and the people don't want to pay for a primary election (which for rural areas can be a needlessly costly expense) caucuses are an inexpensive way to do it and they also can decide when they are going to do it.