Reply #93: Some observations [View All]

[wabeewoman]

My first caucus ever in Washington. Pierce County. It was so crowded. The democratic chairman (paul berndt) said on KOMO radio that it might be as high at 200,000 which would be 5x the normal turnout!! My precinct had 6 Dean and 1 Kerry. The Kerry person was a Dean at heart but had been convinced by our media that Kerry couldn't win. Also had a republican for Dean who had voted republican since Eisenhower. Interesting process. My husband attended a different precinct and found much the same. Kerry supporters had been Dean but had been convinced Dean was unelectable. EVERYONE was very negative about bush. All 7 in mine were lst time caucus goers. The Dean people were totally behind his positions while the Kerry folks didn't agree on his war vote or his support of the patriot act or NAFTA but believed he could beat bush and that the the main reason they supported him. IF Dean could turn that one thing around, he could still win this. Electability....