My Gawd. Watching Iowa on CSPAN

[matcom]

THIS is "Democracy"?

I should have set up a lemonade stand outside :rofl:

oh hell this is funny!

[Catherine Vincent]

1. They probably look better than the Ratpublicans. nt

[Ilsa]

3. The Ratpublicans probably give the

women and minorities only a half vote.

[2rth2pwr]

21. All I see are white people on cspan for the Dem caucus. nt

[Ilsa]

23. I saw a few African Americans. Wonder what % of total population

in Iowa is African American, Hispanic, Asian, etc?

[Kucinich4America]

14. The Pukes are on C-Span 2, if you want to take a look.

The channels are right next to each other on my cable system, so it's easy to flip back and forth.


However, some of these Iowa folks know their shit. I just heard a lady comment on the REALITY that Senators don't win Presidential elections. I believe she's a Richardson supporter, which makes sense, given those comments.

[alteredstate]

2. Are they ever gonna vote?

[Ilsa]

5. Gotta narrow it down to "viable" candidates, first, that is,

those that draw 15% or more, from what I saw a minute ago.

[K Gardner]

4. I couldn't watch it anymore. I'm just getting DU updates :-)

[Ilsa]

9. I bet I'll wear out quickly enough as well. I need ACTION! :-) nt

[sandnsea]

6. Looks like my Dem club

Only younger. Yeah, it's true. Wrap your head around that one.

:rofl:

[JackBeck]

7. But "Deal or No Deal" is on.

Get your priorities straight, man.

[alteredstate]

8. Didja see the woman with the Richardson sign get in the Obama line?

[ncrainbowgrrl]

12. Interesting.

I can't see well on my stream... and Keith is on the TV, so we're watching that... Interesting info,,,

[Clintonista2]

16. LOL I SAW THAT

[ellisonz]

10. Record turnout.

[annie1]

11. this is wild. it's kinda cool.

[bicentennial_baby]

13. This is fascinating...

:o

[Adelante]

18. I love it

It's too bad it wouldn't be practical for all states to do it this way. I'm always jealous on caucus night.

[Nutmegger]

15. I'm very fascinated by this process.

Glad the Span is there to cover this.

[MadBadger]

17. Where was that big cheer from?

[ellisonz]

19. 161 for Obama initial out of 375.

[eablair3]

20. Doesn't seem like a good democracy to me

Everyone knows who you vote for? who you support?

I guess employers and others in the community will know that you perhaps supported a more progressive candidate? I've seen many employers take note of these types of things.

Isn't a good democracy supposed to include the ability to cast your ballot without others knowing who you voted for?

[dflprincess]

22. Caucusing with your employer would be more apt to happen in rural areas

than in the urban and suburban areas. And, in a small town everybody probably already knows who's a Democrat and who's a Republican. If you're attending the same caucus as your boss, at least you're members of the same party so, unless your boss is a real ass, s/he will probably forgive you your trespasses.

I love the caucuses and would hate to see Minnesota give them up. Yes, it is democracy - think of them as town hall meetings. What gets over looked is that issues play a much bigger role in caucus states that in primary states. I hope CSPAN sticks with the caucus it's reporting from when the issues debates start.

[eablair3]

24. thanks

thanks for the response. I've never participated in a caucus before, as I've only lived in states with primaries where people go into an enclosed voting booth and are allowed to cast their ballot with privacy.

I wouldn't like the caucus method where everyone knows who you vote for. I'm sure some employers (and others in the community) watch this kind of stuff -- not only which party caucus you show up at, but which group you go to stand in. To think otherwise, is naive (and that's not meant as an attack).

Casting your ballot in privacy has got to be fundamental to any functioning democracy.