Hey, Wanna Caucus Again?

Washington State Caucus
Tomorrow is the day that the delegates and alternates we elected in last month's caucuses will get together and go through the whole thing all over again. Wheeeee!

You don't have to be a delegate or alternate to attend, so if you're as transfixed with the process as we are, feel free to show up. If you don't know where to go, you can find your legislative district caucusing location here. It starts at 10 a.m., but you should get there early to sign in. (Remember how insane it was last time at the sign-in tables?)

If you're an alternate, you should really show up, or else you risk the chance of your candidate of choice losing a delegate. If you don't want to stay, once you've established that your candidate is getting all the delegates they should have, you can go home. Or you can run to be a delegate to the state level. If you want to do that, you should make a little flier tonight that states your case, and have a 30-second speech ready. Every caucus will be a little different in how they handle that, so just sit tight and be patient.

We know, it's all very convoluted and somewhat confusing, but that's the joy of our little democratic republic, folks. We'll be there for the Fightin' 43rd still loud and proud for Hillary Clinton, damned campaign or no. Are you going? Have you changed your mind about who to vote for?

Thanks to Seattlest Flickr user zoomar for that lovely photo of people caucusing!

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By Kim Ruehl in Miscellaneous on April 4, 2008 2:30 PM

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romulus

Oh, so "I've been a progressive liberal since I knew what those words meant" probably didn't go over well down in Federal Way.

Kim Ruehl

yeah, you're supposed to talk about why you're supporting the candidate. people are voting for the candidate, but they're also voting for the reasons you support the candidate, so that they can gauge whether you're going to represent your district appropriately when it comes to things like resolutions and whatnot (i believe).

i'm really no expert on the topic, but that's what we were told at caucus training.

romulus

I'm still not quite sure what to put in a delegate speech. Do you go on about the candidate (or the other one)? Do you go on about yourself (why)? Do you go on about why you support the candidate (makes most sense to me)?

GroundedGirl

I'm a delegate and I've volunteered for the credentials committee. We had our training last night. It's going to be a ZOO, people. Doors don't open until 9 but once you're there, prepare to engage in full body contact democratic process. I had been planning to run for national delegate, but I don't have that much patience for speechifying. I'm offering to tally votes instead. Pack a lunch. (Look! I totally refrained from talking up my candidate! And no, I haven't changed my mind about who I'm supporting.)