Democrats ask: Do you want a primary or caucuses in 2020

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

The state Democratic Party is asking supporters whether it should go with a presidential primary election or stick with precinct caucuses in picking national convention delegates who will choose the party's 2020 presidential nominee.

The party's central committee will decide at a meeting on April 7, after this week's votes by the Legislature to move up the primary date to the first Tuesday in March, and require that voters declare a preference of which party they support.

Gov. Jay Inslee will be watching the result closely. Inslee is running for President in a state where Sen. Bernie Sanders has a big following among committed activists on the party left.

Democrats have clung for years to caucuses. The gatherings yield lists of names for fundraising and recruitment. They also favor committed activists from the party left who are willing to turn out and endure a labryinth of rules.

In 2016, for instance, the caucuses did a Bern -- with more than 70 percent of attendees supporting insurgent Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont.

When the primary was held in May, however -- a "beauty contest" ignored in delegate selection -- Hillary Clinton was the winner.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/democrats-ask-do-you-want-a-primary-or-caucuses-in-2020/ar-BBUt00f

I don't think most people have the time to attend caucuses. You're usually talking two or three weekends if you want your vote to count.

[ebbie15644]

1. primary

people will go vote easier then attend a caucus

[old guy]

2. Primary.

Caucuses can be too easily manipulated by stacking. Never have been a fan of them and never will be.

[redstatebluegirl]

3. I like primaries.

I have seen people bullied at caucuses in the past when I worked some in other states. It might be different now, but it seemed that some people cared more about what people would think when they caucused with someone. Voting should be a private affair.

[montanacowboy]

4. NO Friggin Caucuses

Boy Howdy do we ever need to be over this shit

[KT2000]

5. Years ago, I held caucuses in my home

a good turnout was 20. Last time there were so many people interested, all caucuses were held in public buildings. There were masses of people at our local school and all we had time to do was vote on the presidential preference. We just pretty much OK'd the list of delegates who volunteered.
There has always been a problem with caucuses because the low vote candidates are deleted and people who voted for them must vote for who is left. Another precinct could have an opposite result and other candidates are deleted. The state result totals are then skewed.
Primaries make every vote count. Delegate elections could be held through the county Democratic organization with the precinct committee person an automatic delegate.