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68. Primaries in general seem to be better and more Democratic than caucuses.

Here's why:

1.) In a primary, one can mail-in their vote.

You can't do that in a caucus. You must be physically present at the caucus location.

2.) In a primary, you have nearly all day to vote, from around 9:00am to 8:00pm, with slight changes to the start and end times depending on state.

In a caucus, you only have 4 hours or so to have your "vote" counted.

3.) In a primary, every candidate can receive votes from their supporters.

In a caucus, if a candidate doesn't reach a 15% threshold, their supporters will have to choose and re-align with another candidate.

4.) In a primary, the results are given in actual vote tallies.

In a caucus, the results are given in precincts won and then delegates. With a precinct being anywhere from 20 to 20,000 votes, it is difficult to gauge the true vote count.


One problem with open primaries is that you can have people that aren't Democrats and don't subscribe to liberal progressive policies (i.e. Republicans and right-leaning "Independents&quot voting to affect the results, and skew them such that the results favor the GOP in the general election.