DNC Chair Wants to End Caucuses

[RandySF]

DNC Chair Tom Perez said that the handful of 2020 presidential caucuses should be the last the party ever holds, the AP reports.

“He didn’t specifically name Iowa, which for decades has led off the nominating calendar, but his position would represent a seismic shift in the party’s traditions.”


https://politicalwire.com/2020/08/17/dnc-chair-wants-to-end-caucuses/

[NurseJackie]

1. Hallelujah!

[Wounded Bear]

2. I agree...

it's a 19th Century holdover that really doesn't work in the modern world.

[RockRaven]

3. Caucuses are deeply disenfranchising... The Democratic Party should recognize that

they should not engage in something so undemocratic.

[Phoenix61]

4. Yeah! Glad to hear it. nt

[I_UndergroundPanther]

5. Yaaay democratic party

Looking at how unfair the system really is!

Now to change it.

[helpisontheway]

6. And Iowa should not go first! Nt

[Talitha]

7. It's about time.

[Celerity]

8. caucuses are inherently anti-democratic and non-inclusive

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

9. I personally love caucuses, but I fully understand why

they really need to go away.

[Awsi Dooger]

10. Hillary might have been the 2008 nominee without caucuses

I think Obama's net delegate advantage from caucuses was greater than his net delegate advantage overall. I'm not going to look it up. I just remember he won an extraordinary number of delegates per actual voter in those caucus states. Essentially Obama won the nomination via dominating the par 3 states while Hillary dominated the par 5 states.

I lived in Nevada for 24 years and never participated in a caucus. I do regret it now but at the time I was so busy betting sports for high denomination it would have felt like opportunity cost to give away an entire day during college basketball season.

[question everything]

15. Yes. And Sanders may have folded earlier to never come back after 2016

had caucuses been eliminated for 2016.

[DSandra]

11. Caucuses are much less fairly representative than primaries

Thus I support the idea.

[tritsofme]

12. Caucuses are an undemocratic anachronism. Every Democratic voters should be ensured a secret ballot

primary. If people want to meet in caucuses and discuss politics, have fun, but they should never again be used to select a single Democratic delegate, they are a disgrace.

[UTUSN]

13. They're anti-democratic, intimidate, suppress, violate secret ballot, etc etc!

[question everything]

14. About time

But why stop there? Move to rotating regional primaries.

Yes, money. Candidates spent $300 million in Iowa and got absolutely nothing.

[DenverJared]

16. Finally!!

This will prevent bullying by energized supporters of a candidate who lacks popular support and taking over the primaries.

[brooklynite]

17. He can't....

...in he sense that he can't make the Iowa Government implement a State Primary. The only option is to have a Party sponsored event that works like a Primary.

[Hekate]

19. Hallelujah. Caucuses have outlived whatever usefulness they may have ever had. nt