Iowa caucuses. WTF?

[techs]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iowa_caucus

As near as I can glean from Wiki you need to go hang out for a bunch of speeches, elections for other offices, etc. Then, eventually, after about 1.5 hours,you get to vote for some people who will vote for some other people, to elect about half the delegates to the parties convention (Democratic).
I wonder if the 124,000 people who show up and wait around for an hour and a half are really ANY indication of what Iowans, or the country prefer? Heck, who has the time or the interest to invest 1.5 hours, plus travel time, to do the caucuses?
Seems to me New Hampshire is the first real test.

 

[NoStateofMind]

Originally posted by: techs
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iowa_caucus

As near as I can glean from Wiki you need to go hang out for a bunch of speeches, elections for other offices, etc. Then, eventually, after about 1.5 hours,you get to vote for some people who will vote for some other people, to elect about half the delegates to the parties convention (Democratic).
I wonder if the 124,000 people who show up and wait around for an hour and a half are really ANY indication of what Iowans, or the country prefer? Heck, who has the time or the interest to invest 1.5 hours, plus travel time, to do the caucuses?
Seems to me New Hampshire is the first real test.

Ron Paul supporters?

 

[Lemon law]

Its not about how long a given candidate has to stay on the day of the vote, its all about how much candidates have invested in Iowa to be judging the most attractive pig at the 4H fair. And as soon as Iowans vote, they will be on the nearest plane preparing for the last push in the New Hampshire primary. And so it will go until the demorats and the republirats have selected their Turkey of choice.

By then the American sheeple will be so repulsed by both choices, and once again select either the lesser of two evils or the most optimistic sounding pig.

 

[bamacre]

Originally posted by: PC Surgeon

Originally posted by: techs
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iowa_caucus

As near as I can glean from Wiki you need to go hang out for a bunch of speeches, elections for other offices, etc. Then, eventually, after about 1.5 hours,you get to vote for some people who will vote for some other people, to elect about half the delegates to the parties convention (Democratic).
I wonder if the 124,000 people who show up and wait around for an hour and a half are really ANY indication of what Iowans, or the country prefer? Heck, who has the time or the interest to invest 1.5 hours, plus travel time, to do the caucuses?
Seems to me New Hampshire is the first real test.

Ron Paul supporters?

:thumbsup: :laugh: :thumbsup:

 

[brxndxn]

Originally posted by: bamacre

Originally posted by: PC Surgeon

Originally posted by: techs
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iowa_caucus

As near as I can glean from Wiki you need to go hang out for a bunch of speeches, elections for other offices, etc. Then, eventually, after about 1.5 hours,you get to vote for some people who will vote for some other people, to elect about half the delegates to the parties convention (Democratic).
I wonder if the 124,000 people who show up and wait around for an hour and a half are really ANY indication of what Iowans, or the country prefer? Heck, who has the time or the interest to invest 1.5 hours, plus travel time, to do the caucuses?
Seems to me New Hampshire is the first real test.

Ron Paul supporters?

:thumbsup: :laugh: :thumbsup:

:thumbsup::laugh::heart::beer:

 

[GenHoth]

I'll be at my caucus waiting patiently for all 1.5 hours to cast my vote

 

[CADsortaGUY]

I'll be at my precinct. ...not caucusing for RP

 

[HeXploiT]

Originally posted by: techs
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iowa_caucus

As near as I can glean from Wiki you need to go hang out for a bunch of speeches, elections for other offices, etc. Then, eventually, after about 1.5 hours,you get to vote for some people who will vote for some other people, to elect about half the delegates to the parties convention (Democratic).
I wonder if the 124,000 people who show up and wait around for an hour and a half are really ANY indication of what Iowans, or the country prefer? Heck, who has the time or the interest to invest 1.5 hours, plus travel time, to do the caucuses?
Seems to me New Hampshire is the first real test.

New Hampshire IS the first real test as far as the Republicans are concerned but there is a very real danger that Ron Paul is going to take NH so the media is focusing on Iowa. Iowa picks corn, New Hampshire picks presidents.

 

[HeXploiT]

Originally posted by: CADsortaGUY
I'll be at my precinct. ...not caucusing for RP

We can't all be winners. If I see you in the gutter I'll toss you a nickel.

 

[JEDIYoda]

Originally posted by: Perry404

Originally posted by: CADsortaGUY
I'll be at my precinct. ...not caucusing for RP

We can't all be winners. If I see you in the gutter I'll toss you a nickel.

whats all this about ron whats his name???

 

[Jinru]

Originally posted by: brxndxn

Originally posted by: bamacre

Originally posted by: PC Surgeon

Originally posted by: techs
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iowa_caucus

As near as I can glean from Wiki you need to go hang out for a bunch of speeches, elections for other offices, etc. Then, eventually, after about 1.5 hours,you get to vote for some people who will vote for some other people, to elect about half the delegates to the parties convention (Democratic).
I wonder if the 124,000 people who show up and wait around for an hour and a half are really ANY indication of what Iowans, or the country prefer? Heck, who has the time or the interest to invest 1.5 hours, plus travel time, to do the caucuses?
Seems to me New Hampshire is the first real test.

Ron Paul supporters?

:thumbsup: :laugh: :thumbsup:

:thumbsup::laugh::heart::beer:

ROFL :beer:

 

[Mardeth]

Originally posted by: Jinru

Originally posted by: brxndxn

Originally posted by: bamacre

Originally posted by: PC Surgeon

Originally posted by: techs
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iowa_caucus

As near as I can glean from Wiki you need to go hang out for a bunch of speeches, elections for other offices, etc. Then, eventually, after about 1.5 hours,you get to vote for some people who will vote for some other people, to elect about half the delegates to the parties convention (Democratic).
I wonder if the 124,000 people who show up and wait around for an hour and a half are really ANY indication of what Iowans, or the country prefer? Heck, who has the time or the interest to invest 1.5 hours, plus travel time, to do the caucuses?
Seems to me New Hampshire is the first real test.

Ron Paul supporters?

:thumbsup: :laugh: :thumbsup:

:thumbsup::laugh::heart::beer:

ROFL :beer:

I dont get it...

 

[Fern]

The Repub & Dem causus rules are very very different from one another.

Basically, the Repub rules allow for one straight up secret ballot, then go home.

The Dems, OTOH, have some very complex rules, and a very time consuming process. It's been explained on TV many times. I feel bad for the Dem caucus voters all the BS they've gota put up with. They've got to train for hours days ahead just to be able to vote in the Dem caucus.

Edit: It's a rather small number of people who vote, but they are complete political freaks who study & know everythng about the candidates

Fern

 

[IvanAndreevich]

Originally posted by: Mardeth

Originally posted by: Jinru

Originally posted by: brxndxn

Originally posted by: bamacre

Originally posted by: PC Surgeon

Originally posted by: techs
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iowa_caucus

As near as I can glean from Wiki you need to go hang out for a bunch of speeches, elections for other offices, etc. Then, eventually, after about 1.5 hours,you get to vote for some people who will vote for some other people, to elect about half the delegates to the parties convention (Democratic).
I wonder if the 124,000 people who show up and wait around for an hour and a half are really ANY indication of what Iowans, or the country prefer? Heck, who has the time or the interest to invest 1.5 hours, plus travel time, to do the caucuses?
Seems to me New Hampshire is the first real test.

Ron Paul supporters?

:thumbsup: :laugh: :thumbsup:

:thumbsup::laugh::heart::beer:

ROFL :beer:

I dont get it...

Making it hard for all people to vote will give RP supporters a higher representation.

I.e. if there is no wait time, everyone will vote. Wait an hour, some people will leave. 2 hours more will leave. 3 hours more will leave. But all RP supporters will stay. Or if there is a blizzard or something along those lines, they will still make it there. Some people less inclined might turn away. Make sense?

 

[techs]

Originally posted by: Perry404

Originally posted by: techs
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iowa_caucus

As near as I can glean from Wiki you need to go hang out for a bunch of speeches, elections for other offices, etc. Then, eventually, after about 1.5 hours,you get to vote for some people who will vote for some other people, to elect about half the delegates to the parties convention (Democratic).
I wonder if the 124,000 people who show up and wait around for an hour and a half are really ANY indication of what Iowans, or the country prefer? Heck, who has the time or the interest to invest 1.5 hours, plus travel time, to do the caucuses?
Seems to me New Hampshire is the first real test.

New Hampshire IS the first real test as far as the Republicans are concerned but there is a very real danger that Ron Paul is going to take NH so the media is focusing on Iowa. Iowa picks corn, New Hampshire picks presidents.

When Ron Paul gets totally whipped in New Hampshire will you post an apology for wasting our time with your bogus Ron Paul posts and polls?