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KamaAina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-03-08 02:44 PM
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Iowans: Where are you caucusing this evening?
note: not "Are you caucusing?" Turnout is so low, and Iowa so small relative to the rest of the country, that a few hundred Iowa DUers actually get a chance to shape the process personally, so take it!

So, where is it? A school? Someone's living room? Is it in your town? The county seat?
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Pirate Smile Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-03-08 02:46 PM
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1. The elementary school in the neighborhood.
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cyberswede Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-03-08 03:12 PM
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2. the town Community Center n/t
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alteredstate Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-03-08 03:14 PM
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3. Cyberswede
I love your Cree Indian quote.
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RoadRage Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-03-08 03:15 PM
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4. What happens if so many show up to caucus..
That they don't all fit in the location? Is that a possibility with the popularity and expected turnout this year?

Unlike a Primary where you just cast your vote and leave (and wait in a long line if there is a high turnout).. what do you do if 1800 people show up and don't fit in the community center, etc?

Just curious!
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cyberswede Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-03-08 05:28 PM
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6. This sort of happened in 2004
Some schools were caucus locations for 2 or 3 precincts, so they had to improvise - some groups moved from the gym to the library or cafeteria, etc. Our whole town is only 3500 people, so even if every registered voter were to show up, we could theoretically cram them into the community center. Failing that, I suppose people could go outside. :) Larger towns have several precincts, and therefore several caucus locations.
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bhcodem Donating Member (110 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-03-08 03:29 PM
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5. local high school in Waterloo
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mruddy Donating Member (97 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-03-08 05:32 PM
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7. Community Center
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