Difficulty voting in Iowa caucuses

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thornhappy -> Difficulty voting in Iowa caucuses (1/2/2008 9:17:16 AM)
Greetings folks-- Here's an interesting article about how it's tough for most Iowans to vote in the caucuses (too long for a quote). Among other things, it's early evening, you have to report at a certain hour, and you have to stay 2 hours. There are no absentee ballots. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/02/us/politics/02vote.html?ref=todayspaper thornhappy

popeye1250 -> RE: Difficulty voting in Iowa caucuses (1/2/2008 11:56:56 AM)
Caucuses are a throwback to the 1800's when most people were Farmers. They simply exclude too many people like the Army Captain on duty in Iraq who's from Iowa. You have to be there "in person" for up to 2 hours and local party business is also discussed and no absentee ballots are permitted. It will give somewhat of a developing picture of the race but the first Election is in New Hampshire.

camille65 -> RE: Difficulty voting in Iowa caucuses (1/2/2008 12:05:07 PM)
Caucuses baffle me, and after reading that article I am a bit more confuzzled than before. I just don't understand why they are so important especially in this day and age of immediate news and immediate results.I'm not stupid but this subject is one that I have always struggled to understand.

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