Comments on: What Is The Prize?

By: Bryan

Bryan — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 15:10:28 +0000

Hopefully, you aren’t going to get any “outside guidance” which normally doesn’t know anything about the people or process involved.

By: Steve Bates

Steve Bates — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 08:54:33 +0000

The caucus in my precinct ran very smoothly, despite hosting approximately twenty (20) times as many people as I’d ever seen before at a caucus. Then again, we had a seasoned veteran running the show… a man who in his youth faced all the things the Peace Corps had to throw at him, and lived to tell the tale. And he’s run quite a few primary-night caucuses before. Things never got even close to out-of-hand; he didn’t permit it.

Like Floridians, Texans aren’t keen on intervention by either campaign, and the state chair doesn’t have a reputation as a softie. Time will tell, but I have a feeling Texas will be a survivor in the process. Hey, at least we don’t have Howard Dean beating up on us… yet.

By: Bryan

Bryan — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 21:20:48 +0000

People keep chattering about the Texas caucuses being messed up, which isn’t exactly surprising given the number of people who decided to participate and the lack of trained people to deal with the problem.

Of course, if the FDP had attempted caucuses they would have ended up as circuses because we have no one who has ever run one and very few places to hold one, outside of football fields.

By: Steve Bates

Steve Bates — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 20:53:07 +0000

“Of course, there is still the problem of Texas, …” – Bryan

Which one? 🙂

By: Bryan

Bryan — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:49:45 +0000

Thank you for your kind words, Becki Jayne. Florida is an odd fish that requires some study to understand. Labels like Republican and Democrat don’t work well here without a geographical reference, i.e. a Panhandle Democrat or Palm Beach Republican.

Actually, Frederick, I would personally prefer enforcing the rules as written and punishing all that transgressed in the stated manner. That would not only generate some support for actually doing something about the primary rules, but restrict the power of super-delegates.

Your suggestion is probably the best that can be agreed to at this point, and it would give Edwards more power for good.

Of course, there is still the problem of Texas, which is apparently broken, so who knows.

By: Frederick

Frederick — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 13:19:03 +0000

It’s real simple. Seat the Florida delegates, everyone was on the ballet there. Seat Michigan , give Hillary what she got and give Barack the non-committed. The most cost effective fair way to do it.

By: Becki Jayne

Becki Jayne — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 06:43:22 +0000

Hi, Bryan,

Thanks for keeping me informed on what’s happening in Florida.

I’m really frosted at the DNC over Florida. The DNC approved a revote for Michigan. But WTF is wrong with Florida? Nuts!

They had better seat the FL delegates or… what’s that saying about snatching defeat from the jaws of victory?

Thanks for pointing me Anglachel’s post on the electoral college.

I’ve added you to my RSS feed to keep up with Why Now?