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d.amber Donating Member (126 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-06-08 11:55 AM
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60. Give them a break
Imagine for a moment that you are a Texas Democrat. Your vote didn't matter last time. You and 4 other people showed up to caucus. You all became the delegates and you were elected chair just because there was no one else.

This year you go and instead of 4 people you are greeted by 250 people. People who want to vote and want to get involved. Who want to be delegates for thier canidate.

Is it chaotic? Did you have enough papers? Did you book a big enough hall? Was it at a friends house? Will the fire marshall shut you down?

And you think this is bad? These kind of crowds are what make a strong party...especially in TX, where they might feel all alone before. How they see so many...

TX could come into play in the future or even this year. This is huge and it's not primaries that gets the ground work and the people involved in the party. It is caucuses.

What TX has done is fair and the turn out is amazing for the party as a whole.
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