Today I attended the South Portland Maine Democratic caucus, which is the first caucus I’ve ever attended. I have to say, I never really understood the whole caucus thing. It seems to me that a primary makes more sense. And now, after having attended a caucus, I am even more convinced that a primary is the way to go. Perhaps a caucus makes sense in really small towns, but even in a small city like South Portland, with a population of about 20,000 or so, it seemed to me that a caucus is just not very efficient. I can see why a lot of people don’t bother doing it.
According to official totals, there were 1,052 people that voted.
I found the whole thing rather chaotic and confusing. It was hard to hear what the speakers were saying and even the “leaders” seemed confused about things at times. And the extreme time commitment also doesn’t make this something everyone can easily do. I don’t know how to get it changed, but I’d really like to see Maine switch to a primary instead.
Oh, yeah: Obama won.
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