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Donkees

(31,418 posts) Mon Feb 3, 2020, 07:17 PM Feb 2020

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Some of Bernie's Iowa staff, caucusing at a satellite caucus location in Des Moines

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If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

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Some of Bernie's Iowa staff, caucusing at a satellite caucus location in Des Moines (Original Post) Donkees Feb 2020 OP

The satellite caucus goers in Des Moines are chanting ''Bernie Sanders'' Donkees Feb 2020 #1

Sanders with a clear lead after the first alignment in the Drake University satellite caucus. Donkees Feb 2020 #3

How is that possible? Skidmore Feb 2020 #2

Satellite caucuses start earlier. Donkees Feb 2020 #4

Donkees

(31,418 posts)

1. The satellite caucus goers in Des Moines are chanting ''Bernie Sanders''

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Mon Feb 3, 2020, 07:28 PM

Feb 2020

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If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

Donkees

(31,418 posts)

3. Sanders with a clear lead after the first alignment in the Drake University satellite caucus.

Reply to Donkees (Reply #1)

Mon Feb 3, 2020, 07:35 PM

Feb 2020

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If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

Skidmore

(37,364 posts)

2. How is that possible?

Reply to Donkees (Original post)

Mon Feb 3, 2020, 07:31 PM

Feb 2020

Caucus sites don't start until 7 pm?

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Donkees

(31,418 posts)

4. Satellite caucuses start earlier.

Reply to Skidmore (Reply #2)

Mon Feb 3, 2020, 07:36 PM

Feb 2020

Many of the early sites include universities, hospitals, retirement homes and union halls in and outside of the state. They’re aimed at allowing the elderly, students, patients and shift workers to still participate in the caucus if they can’t get out to their local precinct caucus at the specific 7 .p.m. start time.

The satellite caucuses are the party’s effort to expand the accessibility of the caucus process. After the DNC nixed the IDP’s efforts to include a virtual caucus option, the state party looked to expand the satellite option they tried out in a limited fashion in 2016.

“The goal of these changes to the 2020 caucuses is really to expand participation in the process, expand accessibility for people to get to the caucuses and to make them more transparent and efficient. And all of those things really work hand-in-hand,” said IDP spokesperson, Mandy McClure.

https://iowastartingline.com/2020/01/16/iowas-satellite-caucuses-could-provide-early-result-clues/

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primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

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