In a heavily republican county in WA: 15 republicans caucused and 160 Democrats caucused!

[Mrs. Overall]

from KOMO News:

On the Republican side, turnout was lighter. Even in heavily Republican Lewis County, the Republican caucuses at W.F. West High School in Chehalis drew only about 15 people, compared to more than 160 at a Democratic caucus elsewhere in the school.

http://www.komotv.com/news/15440961.html

Numbers like this make me confused as to how McCain can possibly be ahead or almost tied with either Hillary or Obama. I think the Democrats who vote will completely outnumber the republicans in Nov.

[WCGreen]

1. All that means is the GOP caucus goers are satisfied with McCain...

There really isn't a contest so why shuld they bother...

I'm just trying to be realistic...

[Mrs. Overall]

2. But the contest was close: McCain 26%, Huckabee 24%, Paul 21%.

And the Huckster isn't conceding because he is looking into "legal issues" with the process. So I guess those confident McCain supporters who sat on their asses and didn't caucus might lose.

I just find it ironic that all the repubs. that I know constantly talk about pride in America, patriotism, supporting the government and "our president" and yet they don't show up to caucus.

[WCGreen]

12. The more they fight...

The more they keep even with us...

[lumberjack_jeff]

3. Holy shit.

I live near Chehalis. It is the most right-wing chamber-of-commerce bunch of freakshows I've ever seen. It reminds me of a tiny little Salt Lake City. This is the place where the American Legion opened fire on the wobblies during an armistice day parade.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centralia_Massacre_(Washington)

What better way to celebrate peace, right?

If this is true, this election is not going to be as close as people think - but I'm resisting the urge of getting overconfident.

[kikiek]

4. McCain isn't going to be able to overcome Bush.

He will get the democrats out voting. Especially with the economy continuing to tank. Maybe that is Bush's plan. If we are ALL homeless they won't let us register to vote.

[ctaylors6]

5. McCain's a done deal to most republicans; only those really fired up against him got out to vote

I know some republicans here in texas who aren't going to vote at all. They're happy with and/or resigned to mccain. The only one I know who's voting is a big Ron Paul supporter.

[Mrs. Overall]

6. But McCain didn't solidly win WA--Huckabee is within 2% and is looking into "legal issues" this am.

[tritsofme]

7. The point still stands. The only people still going out voting are those that hate McCain

and actively campaign against him.

The vast majority of Republicans now believe the media when they say the race is over.

[Mrs. Overall]

8. But I want to believe that this is a good omen as to turnout in November--

the republicans just seem lethargic and uninspired.

[TwilightGardener]

11. Right--why show up for two hours on a Saturday when you know who

the nominee is going to be, unless Jeebus and your Pastor told you to go vote for Huck to save all the little fetuses, or unless you just wanted to poke a stick into McCain's eye out of revenge for making Romney drop out?

[TechBear_Seattle]

9. Keep in mind, there is a HUGE difference between the parties wrt the caucuses

Technically and legally, Washington is a primary state; our primaries will be held on Feb. 19. However, the state Democratic Party has never -- not ONCE since our first primary in 1988 -- paid any attention to the primary results: they have always used caucuses to determine the make-up of the state delegation to National. The Republicans split the delegates between caucuses and primarys, with half being pick by the results of each (and the caucus results being used to break ties.)

So the stakes between each party are fundamentally different. A Republican voter can decide on the primary rather than the caucus, or do both. If a Democrat wants to have a voice, they MUST attend the caucus.

[Mrs. Overall]

10. Ok, the realists with the facts have rained on my parade.......oh well, I still love the looks

of those numbers--15/160.