KoKo
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Sat Apr-17-04 06:26 PM
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NC DU'ers! We had our first Caucus today what was your turn out? |
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Wake Country Here: Less than 5% of Democrats showed up at the polls. There was very light turnout in African-Amercian Districts, Heavier turn out in "newer organized precincts (Dean-Kucinich voters were organized and covered the "thrown together" Caucus sites. (NC has NEVER had a caucus, so this was a new thing.)
Anyway here are the numbers: Sharpton, 33 votes; Dean 155 votes; Kucinich, 165 votes; Kerry, 345 votes and Edwards 1,074 votes.
We were there working for our Dems all day. First at the polls where NC'linians voted a straight vote by "paper ballot" at our polling place.
Then off to the "Wake County Convention," where we Precinct Chairmen/Ladies...et all were to vote on the Resolutions we had proposed from our meeting a month ago where we would vote on resolutions we wanted to propose.
Our Anti-War Resolution got trashed because "States don't have the right to "declare war." Dean and Kucincich were recognized for "Energizing the Party" over Edwards.
A Resolution to "Recommend a Kerry/Edwards Ticket for PRES/VP" got trashed and voted Down....with STRONG ATTACKS by Dean/Kucinich activists.
For NC's "Favorite Son" this had to be a BIG "WAKE UP!"
I'll leave this here....because most folks don't want to read over three sentences or a paragrap about this stuff on DU anymore.
But, hopefully, I'll hear from other NC DU'ers about how the "rest of the state went." :-)'s
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Sun Apr-18-04 01:26 AM
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1. My thoughts are that it went fine except for... |
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lots of missing names on the list. Including mine. More would have come out if they had known or as most for Kerry just didn't show up. I think most thought it was already a done-deal. For 100 counties and the few polling places scattered throughout the state. It was hard for some to get there anyway.
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Sun Apr-18-04 09:50 PM
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2. Yes...it all got screwed up with Repug Redistricting and Iowa and NH |
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voting so early it was all over except for the tweeting birds....:-(
Still we managed to accomplish alot yesterday and get our opinions out and in Conservative NC that counts for alot for a new beginning...:shrug: So few polling places, so well concealed and put out at the last minute didn't help at all. Everyone thought it was a "done deal" though and the Dems don't have the big money in states like the Repugs. Still, they should have tried to do better, I think..
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