Carl,
What is most interesting about the various kinds of voting systems in
different states is that really, the primary voting is not at all uniform.
Caucuses are so different from straight machine voting. It seems a rather
disorganized way to choose a presidential nominee, especially when you then
add on these super delegates. We do have a truly weird election system.
Miriam
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Good Easter Morning, Miriam.
I can't really draw any broad comparison between our very rural region and
the much denser populated urban areas. My son said they had over 3,000
people show up for the Democratic caucus, but his precinct had only 14
voting members. But in that part of the Seattle sprawl, the population is
pretty much working class families, with a wider distribution of ages and
ethnicities.
Of interest to me was the difference in numbers of people who turned out.
In our precinct we had 41 ballots cast, sending 2 Sanders delegates to the
county convention. In James' precinct only 14 ballots were cast, but they
sent 4 Sanders delegates to their county convention. That would seem to
indicate that 14 people spoke for twice the number as did the 41. But in
any case it tells me that there is less interest in the presidential contest
than in the next year's Super Bowl.
Carl Jarvis
On 3/27/16, Miriam Vieni <miriamvieni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Carl,people.
The question was for you. I was just curious because everything I've
read says that Sanders does better with young people than with older
lot at their local high school.
Miriam
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Sent: Sunday, March 27, 2016 1:17 AM
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Miriam, not sure if your question was for me or for Frank. But if it
was regarding our local caucus, those attending were a cross section
of all ages. I was the only one there with a visible disability,
although I did wonder about several folks who stood up and begged us
to remember Clinton's vast experience. My son reported later that his
precinct sent 4 delegates supporting Sanders, to their county
convention. That was 4 out of 4. He said that there was 3,000 folks
attending the caucus. Took him 45 minutes just to get out of the parking
If it were up to Washington State, President Sanders would be seated
in the Oval Office.
Carl Jarvis
On 3/26/16, Miriam Vieni <miriamvieni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
So these were older white folks?having 9,250 people.
Miriam
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Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2016 3:59 PM
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Subject: [blind-democracy] Sanders landslide in the making?
Congressional District #6, Legislative District #24, precinct #103.
Final vote on Saturday, March 26, at 11:00 A.M.
Bernie Sanders 34
Hillary Clinton 6
Undecided 1
Over 300 citizens gathered at the Quilcene high school this morning
at 10:00 A.M. to determine delegates to the Jefferson county convention.
Precinct #103 is a very rural precinct in a very rural county on the
North Olympic Peninsula.
A very large county covering most of the Olympic mountains and
stretching from Hood Canal, West to the Pacific Ocean. The county
population is about 30,000 persons, with the county seat of Port
Townsend
The population is mostly White, retired, low income and small businesses.
The majority of the small businesses are family owned with one or two
employees, working from home.
Carl Jarvis
