[Iowa-dx] Quick caucus report

[Kelley Putman]

So whom did you and your son eventually caucus for in the second alignment 
in your respective precincts?
Kelley



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Johnson" <panther78@gmail.com>
To: <iowa-dx@gp-us.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 8:48 PM
Subject: [Iowa-dx] Quick caucus report


> Burlington - Precinct 2 - 10 delegates to county convention
> Total turnout: 199
> 1. Obama - 96 (5 delegates) - picked up 8 from starting count of 88
> 2. Clinton - 56 (3 delegates) - only picked up 2 from starting count of 54
> 3. Edwards - 43 (2 delegates) - picked up 8 from starting count of 35)
> 4. Undecided - 4
>
> The convention was truly disorganized.  Over 200 folks (including
> observers, reporters and youth) were crammed into a room designed and
> rated to hold 75.  Terrible planning.  The count of 199 was a best
> guess by the campaign precinct captains and the caucus chair.  The
> voting took over an hour.  Once the results were announced everyone
> left...except me. :-)  I submitted 6 platform planks, and the caucus
> chair said they would all be sent on to the county convention.  They
> were:
>
> 1. Resolution supporting optical scanned ballots
> 2. Resolution supporting post-election audits
> 3. Resolution supporting passage of the Fair Elections Now Act (US
> Senate File 1285) and Voter Owned Iowa Clean Elections Act (Iowa House
> File 805 & Senate File 553)
> 4. Resolution opposing amendment to outlaw same-sex marriages
> 5. Resolution supporting local control over siting of factory farms
> 6. Resolution supporting even-handed US role in Israel/Palestine
> conflict, and condemning blatant favoritism of past administrations
>
>
> Burlington Precinct 1 - 312 attendees (my son attended there)
> 1. Obama - 111
> 2. Edwards - 102
> 3. Clinton - 96
>
>
> After standing for Kucinich and being declared non-viable, my wife and
> I were two of the most popular folks in the room.  One of the Hillary
> workers approached us and saw my Green Party button, swallowed hard,
> and tried to court us to her side.  This is the same woman who
> accosted me at the county fair last summer when I was distributing
> literature near the Democratic booth, calling me a traitor and that I
> was responsible for the mess we had in Bush.  Tonight, I smiled at her
> and let her do her best to try to persuade me.  It was fun!
>
> I had a couple of folks talk to me about the Greens as we were waiting
> for the caucus to start, and one of them took a card I had with the
> website information (business cards are the cheapest publicity piece
> ever).  A couple of others talked with me as we were waiting for the
> counting to take place.  I was pleasantly surprised that this many
> folks actually were interested in what we were doing in the state.
> Not a bad night, all things considered.  Now I just need to wait a few
> days and then re-register as Green!
>
> On another note...who do we have working the Story County area
> (outside of ISU)?  I have a friend up there who asked about our
> caucus, and is very interested in learning more about us.  I would
> LOVE to pass her off to someone local.  This woman has a huge amount
> of energy and would be a good asset for a local chapter if her
> interest is strong enough.
>
> Rick Johnson
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