I showed up to find record crowds. Last year there were only a third of the people compared to this year. That doesn’t include the people who gave up after a half hour of waiting in line after the caucus was to open. There weren’t enough chairs and there were not enough volunteers to handle the crowds. As I finished the paperwork and moved to where my caucus was supposed to be, there was no one there. After about twenty minutes people started showing up. I recognized the first trio who showed up as they were the neighbors with the cool dog Max. 17 people eventually showed up, five of which I recognized.
During the preliminary speeches I noticed this fellow recording the speeches. So after the event I asked him if he was going to post this to YouTube. He said he would as soon as he got home and told me what keywords we was going to use so that it would be easy for me to find the video. Here it is from a fellow who goes by RedBeardMathPirate.
The video demonstrates the average Joe and Josie participating. I was happy to meet new neighbors and be a part of the process. I did note that I was the only person who attended the last election caucuses. I also wondered about a caucus that could not be attended by anyone who worked on Saturday. There’s go to be a better way. Don’t forget to take a look at the other video that RedBeard posted which was taken at the Obama event Friday morning that filled the Sonic’s stadium.
The Bis Key Chronicles 
That event seems like a long and drawn out process, but it’s interesting to see this in action. How long were you there for?
2.5 hours. We spent almost 90 minutes waiting for everyone to sign-in. Then talks lasted another 15 minutes. The staff kept interrupting us to explain where come of the caucuses where not following the rules or filling out he paperwork correctly. I was the precinct captain for my group and I was given an eight-page script plus about 12 other sheets and forms to be dealt with.
Very interesting!
Very neat that you were involved in a caucus! Were you surprised with the results or is that what you expected?
Sounds like you had a long night, but a good one. Hugs Catherine
I wasn’t surprised with Obama taking the state. But then I wouldn’t have been surprised by Hillary doing the same. Both will be stellar presidents. Obama seems to be the favorite with young people, affluent types, and blacks. Hillary’s base seems to be elderly, women and Latinos.
I disagree with Hillary being a stellar President. In my opinion she is the same cloth of Bush and McCain. Same old Washington, nothing changed except who sits at the desk. Tomorrow is a pivotal day in the Democratic race with the Potomac primaries. We can disagree and still be friends, yes? 😉
Fortunately in this country, we can agree to disagree. But to compare Hillary to Bush does give one pause. Nuff said.