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The Caucus System Works Just Fine
Am I the only one who sees value in our caucus system? I hope not, because our caucus system
provides values that a primary simply cannot deliver. The most important is that the caucus
provides opportunities to have reasoned, political discourse with immediate
neighbors. So Ralph Munro doesn’t like
caucuses because they force neighbors to talk with each other about politics. So what!
Shouldn’t we be talking with our neighbors about important offices and
the people we would like to see in them?
Should we all remain silent, vote in secret, and never make our concerns
known to others?
We hear charges that “Caucuses are quaint gatherings that are
unwelcoming to the military, the disabled and a variety of other voters who
don't want to sit around with their neighbors and hash out the decision” [Joni
Balter, Of Primary Concern, Seattle Times, February 17, 2008]. Well, precisely who should hash out the
decision? Party bosses from
Further, are the caucuses really unwelcoming to the disabled, and a variety of others? I don’t believe so! The area caucuses had a broad spectrum of people including people of color, disabled people, elderly folks, youngsters participating for the first time, and ethnic minorities. Nobody was disenfranchised except by their own decision not to participate, although it is certainly the case that more effort could be made