2016 Postmortem
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Caucuses are different from primaries in one crucial way: Neighbors gather together in the same space to debate the policies and relative merits of candidates, instead of just checking a square on a ballot. It was the way that parties used to choose candidates before ballots became widely adopted in the interest of making the democratic process more open and fair. While it may seem that the caucus system is an impractical holdover from our days as a frontier nation, low advertising costs in these largely rural areas and a voting process framed as a neighborly discussion means that the attention campaigns give to voters in caucus states can pay off big time on the national stage.
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http://www.bustle.com/articles/138406-how-many-states-have-caucuses-instead-of-primaries-heres-exactly-what-to-expect-from-each-one
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I'll take a primary any day.
dogman
(6,073 posts)They could use online, snail mail, caucus, whatever they choose.
pat_k
(9,313 posts)WI - Open primaries
WY - Closed caucuses
NY - Closed primary
CT - Closed primaries. Unaffliated my change by Apr 25
DE - Closed primaries. Deadline to change passed.
MD - Closed primaries
PA - Closed primaries
RI - Semi-closed primaries
IN - Open primaries
WV - Semi-Closed primaries (Dem or undecl)
KY - Closed primaries
OR - Closed primaries
PR - Closed caucuses
CA - Semi-closes (Limited to Dem or "no party pref"
MT - Open primaries
NJ - Closed primaries. Undeclared can change election day.
NM - Closed primary
SD - semi-open primary (no repubs)
ND - Open caucuses
DC - Closed primaries