I kid Iweejuns. I kid. I love you. Even though your state is flat, your peculiar odor can be smelled in Chicago, and like Minnesota you are one of the last bastions of absurdly complicated organizing: the caucus.
In today’s Washington Post, there is a great article about the people hired by Presidential campaigns to oversee their Iowa operations.
This sums up the process:
“Of the state’s 2 million registered voters, a hard-fought battle in either party typically brings out no more than 125,000 participants, who must show up at a specific time on a midwinter Monday evening and are expected to stay at least two hours. The process can drag on even longer, particularly on the Democratic side, where voters must disclose their candidate preference publicly and where complex rules for apportioning delegates can result in revotes.”
It is a really great article and is worth your time. And I promise there will be Minnesota content later today.
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Iowa caucuses are very, very carefully organized. I’ve caucused in three states (Washington, Iowa, Minnesota) and Iowa easily tops the list for organization.
But not for bucolic moments. In 1984, our Washington caucus was held at a private residence. Around 10:30PM, our host (a guy who had never met at least 3/4ths of the people filling up his living room) announced he was going to bed because he had to get up early. His final request was that, when we were done, someone should turn off the lights and let the dog out in the backyard.
Really obnoxious post and especially the pic to go with it. Cheap shot.
Iowa caucuses can be complicated with the 15% needed for viability but having actually voted in Iowa caucuses 1984-2000, most went an hour for the presidential part then people were free to go.
Of course there’s none of this Franken-Clinton-Clean Air-Hands off my Uterus Subcaucus nonsense that’s at MN conventions and no endorsement process forcing candidates to pander to extremist type activists. Oh, and they have elected a Democratic governor for three straight elections. MN now has the longest dry spell in failing to elect a Dem governor in the country.