Today I went to my party's caucus meeting. I haven't ever been to one before, so I wasn't sure what to expect. Democrats are few and far between in this red state, which is a shame. Even if you don't subscribe to the national party line, it seems dangerous to have a virtual one party system in local politics.
So we met all together first for an introduction and then we split up into our precincts. I sat down at my precinct's table and patiently waited for the cohorts of my precinct to join me and tell me how this is all done. I kept waiting. When nobody else came to my table I started to feel like the last one picked for dodge ball. How appropriate that this was in an elementary school gym/cafeteria!
I dully drove home after the meeting thinking, "what have I done!" I vaguely recalled something about becoming precinct chair and delegate... something about a dodo and Alice running around in circles... did I just win a caucus race?
How did this happen? I ignorantly went to this meeting just to "check it out" and left feeling like I had just enlisted in the Army.
I guess it's like they say "the world is run by those who show up." Let's just hope that those who show up know what they're doing.
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I was the precinct chair and hosted our caucus last night-no homemade treats though. No one wanted to be the chair or a delegate and usually we have a pretty lively precinct. My dad and I ended up being chosen as the state delegates and he'll be the vice chair for our precinct. Dave might have gone with you if that was our precinct. He's got some strong democratic leanings and probably would be willing to switch parties.
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