tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494384.post2766483095071854444..comments2024-03-04T04:09:01.839-06:00Comments on And Doctor Biobrain's Response Is...: My Recollections of a County CaucusDoctor Biobrainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01641661532899934766noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494384.post-79026647509732655892008-03-31T10:48:00.000-05:002008-03-31T10:48:00.000-05:00I'm right there with you. The rest of my precinct...I'm right there with you. The rest of my precinct wanted me to go to state; I politely but firmly refused. I cannot image three days of that kind of insanity. Of course, the county convention was supposed to last about six hours. Will the three-day state convention end up lasting a week?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494384.post-62597896800243481932008-03-31T09:11:00.000-05:002008-03-31T09:11:00.000-05:00Ha ha, John. My neighborhood got twice as many st...Ha ha, John. My neighborhood got twice as many state delegates as yours! And while the Hillary side had to use at least five alternates (including an alternate to an alternate, as one alternate disappeared), I think our side was less organized, as we had a delegate vanish right before voting started and had to use one last alternate who was waiting around just in case. Plus, I was of the impression that some of our delegates voted for the wrong people. I think they were looking at the wrong side of ths page and used the Plan A vote while we were using Plan B. I was fortunate, as I had to vote for the same guy no matter which plan we used. I can't believe democracy could get screwed over just for raising your hand at the wrong time.<BR/><BR/>Of course, we had over twice as many people as they did, so I guess it makes sense that we'd have more trouble rounding everyone up and voting properly. And luckily, we had such a numerical advantage that even a minor mistake on our part wouldn't have hurt us. <BR/><BR/>Plan A was designed with the idea that the Hillary people might try to get two delegates and we'd be able to grab all four, while Plan B was designed if they maximized one of their delegates and so we'd just grab the other three as well as all the alternate slots with our extra votes; which is what we did. I got the impression the Hillary people didn't even have a plan until they saw us discussing ours with our printed out sheets and realized they were about to get routed if they didn't get more organized. I think our people should have done that out of sight of the Hillary people. Oh well, we did as well as was to be expected. <BR/><BR/>Before it started, I had wished I was one of the delegates who went onto the state convention (which would have been easy, as it's here in Austin). But if it was anything like the county convention, I'm glad I wasn't picked.Doctor Biobrainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01641661532899934766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494384.post-89850534119217187252008-03-31T08:53:00.000-05:002008-03-31T08:53:00.000-05:00I don't know, Michael. I was of the opinion that ...I don't know, Michael. I was of the opinion that it showed the only people allowed to vote were those who should be committed; and the people I mentioned that to all agreed (though one older lady looked slightly offended when I said it). This was a crazyocracy. We even got rained on alittle while waiting to get our alternate badges. <BR/><BR/>When it was all over, with all those cars everywhere and everyone walking around in a daze, it looked like some sort of natural diaster had hit. But this one was all manmade.Doctor Biobrainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01641661532899934766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494384.post-52390238166361708532008-03-31T07:25:00.000-05:002008-03-31T07:25:00.000-05:00Hey, Doc, if it makes you feel any better, as of 7...Hey, Doc, if it makes you feel any better, as of 7:00 AM Monday morning, Collin County is STILL having its causus. It didn't start until Sunday, due to venue issues, but they've been at it for 24 hours. THAT is madness.<BR/><BR/>Denton County wasn't nearly as crazy as Travis (or Dallas, or Tarrant, or certainly Collin). It was seven hours of sitting around for 15 minutes of democracy, and yes, we could have managed to get it all done on March 4th just as easily. The upside was that the Clinton supporters from my precinct were disorganized and several didn't show up, so some Obama alternates were able to been seating instead. Because of that, Obama won both of our delegates, and they split the two alternates. So, that counts for something.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494384.post-19011933835040142782008-03-31T03:15:00.000-05:002008-03-31T03:15:00.000-05:00I think the purpose of this process is to show com...I think the purpose of this process is to show commitment, which you clearly did.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com