Reply #91: Activist TX DU'ers want to keep the caucus

[TexasThoughtCriminal]

Texans: Would you prefer a pure primary system in 2012,
...or to keep your mixed primary/caucus system?
www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=180x50204

What people in other states don't realize is that unless they vote in a Democratic primary, Democrats in Texas are invisible. There is no such thing as a "registered Democrat" or "registered Republican" in Texas. We do not register by party on our voter registrations. We cannot identify our loyal Democrats who dutifully vote in the general but not in the primary. So this huge primary turnout is a goldmine for future party building that will continue to bear fruit long after we've forgotten which candidate won or lost Texas's caucus. How can you run a 50-state strategy if you don't know your base?

Is it fair to those who cannot make it to the caucus? In a pure caucus state, that's a compelling argument. But in Texas the primary accounts for two-thirds of the delegates and the caucus only one-third. A nice compromise, I think.

Thank you, txaslftist, for saying what needed to be said.