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You can caucus for whoever you want to caucus for

By eridani
Fri Feb 01, 2008 at 01:04:16 AM PST
Section: Diary Topic: Democrats

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It does NOT matter if your preferred candidate has dropped out of the race or not.

What I would suggest--

Sign in for your first choice. You might wind up with an LD delegate or two. If not, then coalesce with everybody else in that situation and vote for the anti-money candidate Uncommitted.

You can always weigh in on the Obama/Clinton contest at the CD convention. Meanwhile, you can make a stand against the corporate, MSM and money domination of our elections.

Caucus states offer us a unique opportunity to do this. Here's a little history from 2004.

http://en.wikipedia.org...
http://www.thegreenpapers.com

Dean Caucus states

Maine 7
Washington 24
Michigan 24
DC 3
Iowa 2
Kansas 1
New Mexico 4

Nevada
Idaho
North Dakota
Nebraska
Wyoming
American Samoa
Colorado
Minnesota
Alaska
Hawaii
North Carolina

65 pledged delegates from caucus states

Dean Primary States

Wisconsin 14
New Hampshire 9
Vermont 9
Arizona 3
Democrats Abroad 2.5
Pennsylvania 1
38.5 pledged delegates from primary states
63% of Dean Delegates from caucus states

Kucinich Caucus states

Alaska- 6
American Samoa-1
Colorado-14
Minnesota -9
Maine-6
North Carolina 4
Hawaii-8
Washington 6

Michigan
Nevada
Iowa
Idaho
North Dakota
Nebraska
Wyoming
DC
New Mexico
Kansas
54 pledged delegates from caucus states

Kucinich Primary States

Oregon 6
Ohio 4
All other primary states 0
10 pledged delegates from primary states
84% of Kucinich Delegates from caucus states

What this means is that supporters of candidates forced out by the money game can still have a voice. We can sign in for our chosen candidates. If that doesn't get us LD delegates, we can coalesce around the anti-money candidate Uncommitted.

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You can caucus for whoever you want to caucus for | 21 comments (21 topical)

Correct

I still plan to sign in for Richardson, and I'm sorry you don't like him eridani :)
In the end, if even Uncommitted isn't viable, I'll go with Obama. But, it is under protest. In the last end, I'll vote even for Senator Clinton.

Dave Gibney Pullman

by gibney on Fri Feb 01, 2008 at 02:54:22 AM PST

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This year things are not at all like in 04. by Particle Man, 02/01/2008 09:27:29 AM PST (none / 0)

Look, I know that I will likely exit the caucus by gibney, 02/01/2008 12:47:33 PM PST (none / 0)

VOTE FOR HUCKABEE by jaybolt, 02/03/2008 12:10:06 AM PST (none / 0)

If you don't mind getting Repub spam for years by eridani, 02/03/2008 06:55:03 PM PST (none / 0)
Huckabee? by ktkeller, 02/03/2008 10:25:51 PM PST (none / 0)
You can't by ivan, 02/04/2008 12:07:36 PM PST (none / 0)

PM: This is helpful by noemie maxwell, 02/01/2008 12:57:05 PM PST (none / 0)

For me that will depend on 2/5 by eridani, 02/02/2008 09:31:58 AM PST (none / 0)

I defered in 2004 and at my first caucus ever in by gibney, 02/02/2008 11:57:58 AM PST (none / 0)

I agree with you, Noemie. by DWE, 02/02/2008 09:54:14 AM PST (none / 0)

What Obama said yesterday by dinazina, 02/02/2008 10:30:26 AM PST (none / 0)

Thanks for the quote. by DWE, 02/02/2008 11:40:41 AM PST (none / 0)
Now if he'd just ignore his insurance co. donors by eridani, 02/02/2008 03:40:36 PM PST (none / 0)
Yes he does by raincity calling, 02/04/2008 09:27:07 AM PST (none / 0)

And Edwards wouldn't be pushing the issues-- by eridani, 02/04/2008 08:44:29 PM PST (none / 0)

Don't Underestimate the Impact of Percentages by ktkeller, 02/02/2008 01:49:55 PM PST (none / 0)

We won't know until 2/5 by eridani, 02/02/2008 03:42:06 PM PST (none / 0)

I'm in a similar position by eridani, 02/01/2008 12:05:02 PM PST (none / 0)

Mostly agreed by shoephone, 02/02/2008 03:10:04 PM PST (none / 0)

None of the Above

As I have recently posted at The Left Shue, it is as if Baskin and Robbins has come to Washington.....except that they are only selling Rocky Road.

Being left with no "choice", I shall be voting accordingly - None of the the above.

Peace,
Chad (The Left) Shue

by The Left Shue on Sat Feb 02, 2008 at 04:49:24 PM PST

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