2016 Postmortem

SheilaT

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21. In 2008 my caucus location was a church.

Sat Mar 5, 2016, 07:21 PM

Mar 2016

Not a great big huge mega church. We started lining up an hour or so before the doors opened, and after a while the pastor of the church came by and said it could only hold 300 people and the rest of us needed to leave. We explained politely that it didn't work that way. In the end, they let people in in groups of 300, divided up into groups, counted, then let the next batch in. The doors were opened at about 6, and the entire thing wasn't over until after 11pm.

At the place where my son and some other friends caucused today, the crowd was so huge the Bernie supporters wound up outside to be counted. The final tally at that location was Sanders 944, Clinton 488. At least one other caucus location had over 4,000 people, I'm told. These are in Johnson Country, KS, by the way.

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Check this OUT! Bernie Brings Out The Crowds in Kansas & Nebraska! Unbelievable! [View all] sabrina 1 Mar 2016 OP

A few friends in Kansas have already said SheilaT Mar 2016 #1

I heard they are turning people away in these states away. Not sure that should be happening sabrina 1 Mar 2016 #2

Turning people away who want to caucus? CoffeeCat Mar 2016 #6

:( where did you read that? Arazi Mar 2016 #19

It was posted on twitter so wouldn't take it as gospel. Will have to wait for more people to sabrina 1 Mar 2016 #24

thanks. Pretty shitty if true Arazi Mar 2016 #27

People that arrived after the registration line was closed were turned away Omaha Steve Mar 2016 #66

Thanks, Steve. Calms the paranoia. HubertHeaver Mar 2016 #70

Thank you for participating! Arazi Mar 2016 #71

Thanks Steve. Someone else in the thread mentioned this also. Isn't wonderful though that sabrina 1 Mar 2016 #80

So we need to find the rules Mike__M Mar 2016 #101

Yup. Had the same problem at Woodstock. Too many people, no place to park. Almost FailureToCommunicate Mar 2016 #104

In 2008 my caucus location was a church. SheilaT Mar 2016 #21

"The final tally at that location was Sanders 944, Clinton 488." sabrina 1 Mar 2016 #36

Our caucus had a rule MuseRider Mar 2016 #60

Thank you for that information MuseRider. Good to know it was well organized. Maybe that is sabrina 1 Mar 2016 #65

BERNIE WON KANSAS! senz Mar 2016 #97

And Nebraska. He's CRUSHING IT. Lol! Corp media barely mentions it, plays Hillary speech while sabrina 1 Mar 2016 #98

God damn the corporate media. nt senz Mar 2016 #99

Who you gonna believe? dchill Mar 2016 #3

294 out of 300 for Bernie? I fear I'm gonna wake up! thereismore Mar 2016 #4

Yes, that's huge. But the Corp media is claiming she will have 'absentee ballots' that could change sabrina 1 Mar 2016 #28

Absentee ballots in a caucus? Matariki Mar 2016 #32

Nebraska is allowing them this year BuelahWitch Mar 2016 #39

They better check the authenticity of those ballots. I trust nothing the current Leadershp sabrina 1 Mar 2016 #62

I agree BuelahWitch Mar 2016 #75

I hope they do. Duval Mar 2016 #81

We need to verify these!! aspirant Mar 2016 #33

and Bernie won't? dana_b Mar 2016 #52

They flipped it in my precinct hibbing Mar 2016 #94

Does anyone know when results will CoffeeCat Mar 2016 #5

Gawker reported first results at 5:42 Iol59 Mar 2016 #8

Corp Media is waiting for Hillary's 'absentee ballots' which 'could change the results' WTF?? sabrina 1 Mar 2016 #30

pfffffffffffft!!! yourpaljoey Mar 2016 #68

They're waiting for the shocking numbers... dchill Mar 2016 #86

Apparently according to the Corp Media shills, Hillary 'could do it with absentee ballots' Really? sabrina 1 Mar 2016 #10

How the heck do you have 'absentee ballots' to a caucus? Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2016 #14

I don't know didn't think you could do that with caucuses. Maybe the DNC made a 'new rule' sabrina 1 Mar 2016 #20

They did make a new rule BuelahWitch Mar 2016 #40

Damn what an easy way to cheat if it looks like it might be necessary. Cant stand what sabrina 1 Mar 2016 #63

What makes no sense is... tex-wyo-dem Mar 2016 #78

We have an absentee option and I am considering using it. LisaM Mar 2016 #108

Do click on that link people it's worth it! thereismore Mar 2016 #7

Ha! Go Bernie! oregonjen Mar 2016 #12

Yes, it is definitely worth clicking that link. Lol! I couldn' embed it but it's worth the click. sabrina 1 Mar 2016 #22

It wouldn't let me play it... Dont call me Shirley Mar 2016 #106

This is great. They are obviously blue areas. I guess we'll see how the states do soon. Gregorian Mar 2016 #9

No it's both. I am thrilled with how it is going and I am confident, absent any dirty tricks sabrina 1 Mar 2016 #15

Those absentee ballots are starting to look like possible dirty tricks Matariki Mar 2016 #43

I agree. Looking at the one sample, seeing a few for Bernie, guess that would be necessary sabrina 1 Mar 2016 #84

I thought Red States don't count? itsrobert Mar 2016 #11

Wherever it's Blue, Bernie wins. Not to mention HE can bring out the crowds. sabrina 1 Mar 2016 #13

Blue states don't count Qutzupalotl Mar 2016 #17

Do you need to post this in every single results thread? TheFarseer Mar 2016 #23

Since polls clearly show Hillary unable to win the General, we're fighting for the General right now Gregorian Mar 2016 #45

Polls? Polls show Hillaryclearly beating Trump itsrobert Mar 2016 #48

Yes we are and if the DNC LOSES us the WH by manipulating this election, sabrina 1 Mar 2016 #64

I believe it, also. I am already turned off by their crap. nt Duval Mar 2016 #95

YES!!! Wow! riderinthestorm Mar 2016 #16

I just waited in line in Johnson County Kansas and the line was 40 minutes. I saw mostly Bernie..... Logical Mar 2016 #18

Which location in JoCo? SheilaT Mar 2016 #26

Blue Valley Northwest HS. nt Logical Mar 2016 #37

Very good. SheilaT Mar 2016 #41

CNN exit poll KS xloadiex Mar 2016 #25

Holy Shit! SheilaT Mar 2016 #29

Wow, that's a blowout for Bernie! 61-39? sabrina 1 Mar 2016 #31

Corp Media is LYING about the Delegate Count, claiming Bernie 'is struggling' while Hillary is sabrina 1 Mar 2016 #46

That looks like how it was at my caucus site in Kansas Sky Masterson Mar 2016 #58

Exactly, THIS is why we're seeing so many attempts at convincing us to give up.n/t arcane1 Mar 2016 #34

This! NWCorona Mar 2016 #38

YES! YES! YES! Colorado Rambler Mar 2016 #35

Excellent news! Plucketeer Mar 2016 #42

Amazing. madfloridian Mar 2016 #44

May I politely say "FUCK 538". Elmer S. E. Dump Mar 2016 #49

He's just doing his masters' job. Go easy on him! sabrina 1 Mar 2016 #61

Sublime Iwillnevergiveup Mar 2016 #47

WOOOOO nt retrowire Mar 2016 #50

Did Iowa and Nevada have absentee ballots counted too that we overlooked aspirant Mar 2016 #51

No, I don't think so. A few people in t this thread said this was a 'new rule' put in place sabrina 1 Mar 2016 #79

Go Bernie! Arazi Mar 2016 #53

great! kgnu_fan Mar 2016 #54

That was what it was like MuseRider Mar 2016 #55

Wow, thank you. bernie brings out the votes. Which raises the quesiont, why is the DNC trying to sabrina 1 Mar 2016 #82

Exactly MuseRider Mar 2016 #85

Beautiful! AzDar Mar 2016 #56

I left my Caucus in Roeland Park Kansas Sky Masterson Mar 2016 #57

Huge turnout is being reported everywhere and most of it for Bernie. HE IS going to be our sabrina 1 Mar 2016 #88

Way to go Roeland Park... Dont call me Shirley Mar 2016 #107

My caucus in Kansas MissDeeds Mar 2016 #59

Obama lost 21 states. Hillary stayed in until June Jopin Klobe Mar 2016 #67

Hillary has a habit of declaring victory way, way before she should. Did it in 2008 also. It has sabrina 1 Mar 2016 #100

I caucussed in Topeka deminks Mar 2016 #69

I like the symbolism of that 'they had to ask the Hillary people to the autitorium so we could sabrina 1 Mar 2016 #83

Where were you in Topeka? MuseRider Mar 2016 #87

I was at Landon. deminks Mar 2016 #89

I was on my phone MuseRider Mar 2016 #90

They did an amazing job at Landon. deminks Mar 2016 #91

It looks like Bernie CRUSHED Hillary in Kansas, don't have the final numbers yet. sabrina 1 Mar 2016 #92

I haven't found the numbers yet either. deminks Mar 2016 #93

68 to 32, wow! deminks Mar 2016 #102

No wonder we couldn't find the numbers! Lol, I kept checking the Corp Media, all night, even when sabrina 1 Mar 2016 #103

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Mar 2016 #72

Wonderful. k/r AtomicKitten Mar 2016 #73

Still, I wish we had zentrum Mar 2016 #74

+ 1000000000000 !!!!!!!!!!! History not Hysterics . orpupilofnature57 Mar 2016 #76

Thank you, sabrina.n/t Jefferson23 Mar 2016 #77

BERNIE WON IN KANSAS! senz Mar 2016 #96

Uuuuh, not remotely "unbelieveable" Darb Mar 2016 #105

The crowds in Kansas and Nebraska were huge, bigger than in 2008. Same thing today in Mich. sabrina 1 Mar 2016 #111

At my location Cheap_Trick Mar 2016 #109

The 'Heartland' is in for for Bernie! Take that George W Bush. 'The Heartland' puleeeze. YOHABLO Mar 2016 #110