Why we have a caucus AND a primary. (reprinted from 2004 )

[Ken]

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Damn whiners.

The caucus was paid for by the parties. The primary is a legacy of the Republicans panic when the religious right nuts took over the caucus system and nominated Pat Robertson. They put together a signature drive and created the “blanket primary”. Over the next few elections the Republicans became less enamored with the primary and used it less each year for delegate selection.

When the local Dems (who NEVER used the primary to select delegates) helped the crazier Republicans nominate Ellen “Jesus rode a Dinosaur” Craswell to the Governors race, the republicans had finally had enough and joined the Dems in a court battle to regain control of the nominating process for organized parties. The courts agreed. A last ditch effort to saddle the state with a “Louisiana primary” so demented that they don’t even use it in Louisiana anymore, was altered by the Line Item Veto (don’t you wish we had left that out of the Govs toolbox?) into what we have today.

http://www.secstate.wa.gov/elections/pdf/2008PP/Nominating%20the%20President%20of%20the%20United%20States.pdf

So read the above history and remember to fill in the blanks in Sam Reed’s ideological memory.

Then go to the primary and vote for your choice. The TV pundits will still report it as if it is relevant.

If the expense bugs you, talk to the Republicans.
Any time they don’t use it for delegates, the legislators will cancel it and save us 7 to 9 mil.

And sign the “pledge”. It will probably get you on a mailing list at max.—- — me

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