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I agree with you Peigan68 Jul 2016 #1
+1 bluedye33139 Jul 2016 #2
I agree!! skylucy Jul 2016 #3
Aren't most delegates longstanding party members? citood Jul 2016 #4
No - delegates are elected to represent the voters, by the voters auntpurl Jul 2016 #6
Yes, but they normally just don't walk in off the street, citood Jul 2016 #14
When they are working in campaigns for long time Dems that tends to be true... bettyellen Jul 2016 #37
How many? /nt tonedevil Jul 2016 #52
Look it up? Interesting how much fetching people been asking me to do, on Sanders behalf..... Nope. bettyellen Jul 2016 #75
You are the one with the unsubstantiated... tonedevil Jul 2016 #76
Delegates, yes. But OP is referring to Primary voters. randome Jul 2016 #7
But the OP referred to those disrupting speeches yesterday citood Jul 2016 #8
Were they Sanders delegates? randome Jul 2016 #11
There are no "ticket-holders" like a sporting event. The convention is for delegates, not BobbyDrake Jul 2016 #15
I confess to being ignorant about Convention details. randome Jul 2016 #20
There are other attendees. Alternate delegates, staff, press, MineralMan Jul 2016 #25
Never doubting your knowledge on this but where does Susan Sarandon fit into those categories? randome Jul 2016 #73
However, the delegates to the convention have to pay their own way including all expenses. politicaljunkie41910 Jul 2016 #74
Yes, and caucus voters, as well. MineralMan Jul 2016 #12
... handmade34 Jul 2016 #9
No, not really. Delegates are chosen based on the vote MineralMan Jul 2016 #10
Agreed. And I hope Washington State will move to a primary from a caucus state. The contrast floriduck Jul 2016 #21
Yes. Washington is an excellent example. MineralMan Jul 2016 #23
And another reason for eliminating caucuses is that there will never be adequate facilities to floriduck Jul 2016 #29
Absolutely. Our caucus was held in a high school classroom, which MineralMan Jul 2016 #38
Washington has a Primary, the Democratic Party of Washington sued the State to be Bluenorthwest Jul 2016 #27
I'll research that. Assuming you are correct, I'll take this up with my local party officials. floriduck Jul 2016 #34
From the State SOS office: floriduck Jul 2016 #43
In general, they are either elected or chosen by the campaigns frazzled Jul 2016 #18
Not necessarily - as soon as I joined the local Democratic Executive Committee csziggy Jul 2016 #50
Agree nt auntpurl Jul 2016 #5
Absolutely agree.. time to move from the caucus group vote Peacetrain Jul 2016 #13
Well, Minnesota will switch to presidential primaries for the 2020 election. MineralMan Jul 2016 #16
Hoping we can switch Iowa.. Peacetrain Jul 2016 #17
I hope you can do that, too. MineralMan Jul 2016 #19
Or the elderly and/or handicapped who can't exactly spend hours standing around and waiting. calimary Jul 2016 #26
Here in Denver, my caucus was cordial, respectful, and we were all happy to be there. kstewart33 Jul 2016 #33
I'm glad its gone. Scruffy1 Jul 2016 #60
Amen! Cryptoad Jul 2016 #22
Oregon has a Primary that is both closed and very easy to participate in, Bernie won it by Bluenorthwest Jul 2016 #24
My reasons for discontinuing caucuses isn't about who wins or loses. MineralMan Jul 2016 #30
We get this tiny bit of say every couple of years, or imagine we do. Let's put a stop to it. merrily Jul 2016 #28
Who are "we?" MineralMan Jul 2016 #36
"We" in the beginning of my post refers to all citizens. The beginning of my post was sarcastic. merrily Jul 2016 #41
Politics has always been like that. Scruffy1 Jul 2016 #63
Hmmm. I am going to link to you to my reply on that thread. Please read it. merrily Jul 2016 #64
I agree! workinclasszero Jul 2016 #31
KnR Hekate Jul 2016 #32
National delegates are elected at the state conventions Omaha Steve Jul 2016 #35
The details vary from state to state, actually. MineralMan Jul 2016 #39
NE & IA are the same Omaha Steve Jul 2016 #49
There are 48 other states. MineralMan Jul 2016 #61
You missed my OP on this (If you’re not a party insider, how do you become a delegate?) Omaha Steve Jul 2016 #65
A fair subject for discussion Uponthegears Jul 2016 #40
K&R! stonecutter357 Jul 2016 #42
I don't think open vs closed has anything to do with disruptive delegates. thesquanderer Jul 2016 #44
Great post. Lucky Luciano Jul 2016 #47
Most voters have good intentions. Lucky Luciano Jul 2016 #45
National well-being first, party second. Honest democratic processes. Neither party... TryLogic Jul 2016 #46
K&R! DemonGoddess Jul 2016 #48
Democrats should be able to pick the nominee of the Democratic Party redstateblues Jul 2016 #51
I *totally* agree with you, MM. Closed primaries will go a long way in preventing trolls from BlueCaliDem Jul 2016 #53
The problem we face is that while the political parties pay for caucuses stopbush Jul 2016 #54
Somebody got 'em to Philly, and I don't think it was Trump or Rove. Orsino Jul 2016 #55
I don't believe those people ever were Democrats, nor will they ever be Democrats. AlbertCat Jul 2016 #56
I think a mixed one is best Lithos Jul 2016 #57
Closed primaries are fine, as long as you're willing to accept same-day registration. bullwinkle428 Jul 2016 #58
Perhaps a bit short-sighted and reactive bekkilyn Jul 2016 #59
As a Bernie supporter I agree. Remember Limbaugh's Operation Chaos? nt tblue37 Jul 2016 #62
No way. I am for same-day voter registration across the country. Gore1FL Jul 2016 #66
The large increase in the number of people registered as Democrats Android3.14 Jul 2016 #67
I agree with you analysis Gothmog Jul 2016 #68
Thanks. MineralMan Jul 2016 #69
A perfect example! yallerdawg Jul 2016 #70
Agree! NM LeFleur1 Jul 2016 #71
They're conventions. They're crazy. mountain grammy Jul 2016 #72
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