9 Mart 2008 Pazar

[Dems2008] Re: *? 2 ALL: OBAMA WINS WYOMING - WHAT ARE YOUR COMMENTS?*

--- OK Now I get why WY uses them. 2004 only 675 people in the
entire state voted in the primary. Slightly different last Saturday.
Sandra

In Dems2008@yahoogroups.com, "raschueller" <raschueller@...> wrote:
>
> --- In Dems2008@yahoogroups.com, isabelle <isabelle_ms@> wrote:
> >
> > Caucuses completely exclude the military deployed
> > overseas and anyone else who would otherwise be able
> > to vote by absentee ballot. How is this possibly
> > indicative of the will of the people?
> >
> > --- nancy m gibson <nmgibson@> wrote:
> >
> It makes no difference to me but here is why caucus are used.
>
> They are ALOT cheaper especially in states that have very few
members
> of a party it makes less sense to spend taxpayer dollars on
primaries.
>
> They do the parties buisiness in a way that brings people for a long
> term into the party fold. Think parent night and the PTA.
>
> It rewards those who work hard in the party.
>
>
> It helps eliminate crossover voting. (Especially like wacky states
> like Wisconsin which is REALLY amazing)
>
>
> Again I am not defending the caucus system, but there are reasons
why
> it is used.
>



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