Caucus, what the heck is a caucus?
Yesterday was Super Tuesday. My state is a caucus state. What the heck is a caucus? I had a general idea. I pictured it as a room full of people with a dividing line between the supporters of each candidate. Lots of arguing and trying to convince the others to come to the their side. I knew the democratic caucus for my precinct would be small since I live in a redneck, Trump loving, Republican county. This is how small. Yes, seven participants. (See the lady in the Bernie shirt? Isn't that cool?) We were on our own with only a packet of instructions. Nobody had been to a caucus in recent history. The first order of business was to elect a Caucus Chairman and a Secretary. The man in the cowboy hat, Gordon, became the chairman mainly because he was the first one there and he received the packet. I became the secretary. Then we had to read two pages of rules, then a straw poll was taken. 4 for Bernie/3 for Hil...