Pierce County precinct in WA State at a middle school. I already was aware that Bernie is the savior of everything in WA--he will right all the wrongs according to all the hipsters and kids, but also conservatives who take him at his word about "what we've got to do" to fix the rigged economy. My local area is full of Fox News types who drive pick-up trucks, and they seem to be split between Bernie and Trump.
Arriving at the caucuses it was hard not to notice that it was a male crowd at least 2 to 1. It was assumed the moment we walked in that we were with Bernie. As we sat at our district table we filled out our form and right on the top is who we are caucusing for. Clinton caught attention right away. It was a very unwelcome place. I caught a glimpse of an older lady walking in and she was pointed to a table that was full. One guy and girl brought their kids--filling up the table and no-one made much effort for this woman to sit--I am guessing it was assumed she was there for Clinton.
The atmosphere was "Bernie, Bernie!" and a woman brought around Bernie stickers. When I declined she seemed surprised. The guys that were sitting at our table were pretty hostile when we got to the discuss our differences part. My husband and I fielded nasty questions of "why are we for Clinton" facing crossed arms and shaking heads in disbelief that we would try to "defend" her. Not one person knew what they were talking about and one guy was so in my face I cannot imagine how bad it would have gotten if my tough looking husband had not been right beside me. We refused to change our positions and so calculations were made. A coin toss was called for and the nasty guy who was the one who captained our table said he sure as hell wasn't going to trust a Clinton supporter with the toss. An older guy threw after calling heads for Bernie and tails for Clinton with 'Nasty Man' overseeing. His face went white when it was tails and he started complaining that it wasn't fair and wasn't democratic. As the result both my husband and I are elected delegates.
I doubt very much there were many others there elected for Clinton. Even if they walked in the door to stand for her it would have been very likely that they would have bowed to pressure right away. It was a very unpleasant experience. There was not much oversight, either. If they were there they weren't spotted except for one. Everyone left way too quickly, too. I can promise you that many Clinton caucusers today got intimidated in WA State.
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