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In reply to the discussion: Hash tag NO CAUCUSES! Caucuses equal DEMS BASE VOTER SUPPRESSION. [View all]NewJeffCT
(56,827 posts)74. Thank you for remembering this
Rush Limbaugh's operation chaos generated a lot of (R) voters voting in Democratic primaries to cause chaos in both 2008 and 2016. Mission accomplished in 2016!
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Hash tag NO CAUCUSES! Caucuses equal DEMS BASE VOTER SUPPRESSION. [View all]
Madam45for2923
Aug 2017
OP
If you need a babysitter to go caucus that means your babysitter is SOL. He or she cannot go.
Madam45for2923
Aug 2017
#6
They get to get in and out. Plus some states got early or absentee voting
Madam45for2923
Aug 2017
#99
Absolutely. Only DEMS choosing the DEM candidate. Wanna vote? You are free to REGISTER
Madam45for2923
Aug 2017
#3
absolutely !!! Especially after Red Don ... why is this even a question? thx in advance
uponit7771
Aug 2017
#51
That's an easy one. If the repugs had had superdelegates, they wouldn't have avoided trump...
brush
Aug 2017
#66
Good, but not every state reguires you to register as a member of a political party.
FSogol
Aug 2017
#10
There aren't enough rat fuckers to warrant disenfranchising genuine left-leaning independents.
aikoaiko
Aug 2017
#15
The point is Democrats voting in Democratic primaries. Not ratfuckers try to influence our...
brush
Aug 2017
#73
"Open primaries and caucuses gave us the divisiveness we experienced in 2016"
aikoaiko
Aug 2017
#126
Short memory? The caucuses that Sanders won were a point of divisiveness. They were...
brush
Aug 2017
#149
LOL! That's not what "disenfranchising" means. The price one pays for the vanity of...
NurseJackie
Aug 2017
#19
Oh, stop it! As it applies to THIS topic, there is NO "disenfranchisement" going on when...
NurseJackie
Aug 2017
#52
If they're allies let them vote Dem in the general. Democrats should pick Democratic candidates.
brush
Aug 2017
#75
I don't think requiring D membership is going to stop dirty tricks in primaries.
aikoaiko
Aug 2017
#125
I especially liked how you supported your premise with objective, peer-reviewed analysis
LanternWaste
Aug 2017
#53
I suppose I shouldn't expect fierce Democratic party loyalists to understand the ambivalence
aikoaiko
Aug 2017
#144
I'm fine with getting rid of caucuses but closed primaries are a terribly short sighted idea
phleshdef
Aug 2017
#12
You mean people that register on the way in & change their registration on the way out. NO THANKS
Madam45for2923
Aug 2017
#59
Bolding my posts and using a lot of caps doesn't strengthen your argument in the slightest.
phleshdef
Aug 2017
#67
Nah I was just impressed with your tactics. Reminded me of a wonderful year called 2016
Madam45for2923
Aug 2017
#79
Your fairy tale is "lets rely on a base of 31% of Americans" to win elections.
phleshdef
Aug 2017
#65
My argument is very convincing for those that actually understand Obama's 2008 victory. You do not.
phleshdef
Aug 2017
#112
I wouldn't mind a open primary, but changing the Commonwealth's election law is much
FSogol
Aug 2017
#81
*NO* caucuses, ABSOLUTELY!1 They are a drag on the process, are indeed SUPPRESSION
UTUSN
Aug 2017
#22
I caucused for Obama in 08 and Sanders in 16. Both benefited from the caucus system. Yet I still
TacoD
Aug 2017
#43
Agreed on all but ending super delegates. If the repugs had had super delegates...
brush
Aug 2017
#77
i used to defend out states caucuses. I loved them..so grassroots...but after last year...
samnsara
Aug 2017
#42
While I agree with the OP, I think it will be difficult to achieve, since states choose how they
still_one
Aug 2017
#45
Yes, but important to let it known that caucuses are suppressing our base voters who work, etc
Madam45for2923
Aug 2017
#49
No doubt about it. It discriminates against people who are not mobile or who cannot get to the
still_one
Aug 2017
#82
I agree that caucuses make it difficult for many people to participate.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Aug 2017
#55
I couldn't join the party if I wanted to. My state doesn't have party registration.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Aug 2017
#137
Time makes a difference of whether you bring your kids or not. Or need non-voting babysitter.
Madam45for2923
Aug 2017
#89