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Oerets 01-12-2024 05:51 AM

Caucuses V Secret Ballot?
 
For the life of me can not figure out why a Caucuses in Iowa carries so much interests. We vote in secret ballots for good reason. To keep from having others influence or bully our vote.

Something about having a room filled with loud excited voices seems intimidating. Less then a showing of the true feelings of the voters who do vote.

When was the last time Iowa picked the evidential GOP candidate BTW?

Dondilion 01-12-2024 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Oerets (Post 427177)
For the life of me can not figure out why a Caucuses in Iowa carries so much interests. We vote in secret ballots for good reason. To keep from having others influence or bully our vote.

Something about having a room filled with loud excited voices seems intimidating. Less then a showing of the true feelings of the voters who do vote.

When was the last time Iowa picked the evidential GOP candidate BTW?

Probably Iowa has a mature culture.

donquixote99 01-12-2024 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Dondilion (Post 427194)
Probably Iowa has a mature culture.

I think they are stuck in the past. A caucus is just a big 'smoke-filled room.' The main concession to progress has been the smoke.

Oerets 01-12-2024 02:47 PM

Iowa has quite effectively monetized the caucus and can not afford to lose all the attention. They must be first....

Look at the money the caucus brings into the state.

Without it they would have just what to replace it?

Pio1980 01-12-2024 06:04 PM

It's to be publicly compelled to follow the magamoron flock.

finnbow 01-12-2024 07:32 PM

At least the Democrats are smart enough to have shit-canned the anachronistic caucus in Iowa. It truly is dumb, but it's steeped in tradition.

RickeyM 01-12-2024 08:52 PM

If you have it they will come, I guess.

bobabode 01-12-2024 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Dondilion (Post 427194)
Probably Iowa has a mature culture.

You're funny, Dondi. Iowa has culture? (grin)


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