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Big turnout in our precint (Original Post) Bluzmann57 Feb 2016 OP
Was one side or the other trying to change people's minds? lady lib Feb 2016 #1
I can answer for our caucus rurallib Feb 2016 #2
Mostly the Hillary people and us left each other alone Bluzmann57 Feb 2016 #3
We had a big turnout too. 47of74 Feb 2016 #4
Wellman precinct, Washington Co. slumcamper Feb 2016 #5
Great turnout in my precinct Cairycat Feb 2016 #6

rurallib

(63,207 posts)
2. I can answer for our caucus
Tue Feb 2, 2016, 06:12 AM
Feb 2016

and it was a resounding no on that question.
I gave them time but they stood on opposite sides of the room and no one moved.
There was some taunting that started and i told them to quit it. So not in our caucus.

Bluzmann57

(12,336 posts)
3. Mostly the Hillary people and us left each other alone
Tue Feb 2, 2016, 01:28 PM
Feb 2016

There was some talking back and forth but mostly just socializing I think. Both sides tried hard to get the O'Malley people to their sides though. In the end, Gov. O'Malley had one supporter and we got the rest of them, resulting in a win for Bernie. None of them went to Hillary's side.

 

47of74

(18,470 posts)
4. We had a big turnout too.
Tue Feb 2, 2016, 07:06 PM
Feb 2016

Just over 100 people. Pretty much split right down the middle in support. We got five of the O'Malley/undecided people. In the end I think it was like 48 to 53. We're sending two Sanders people and three Clinton people to county next month.

slumcamper

(1,729 posts)
5. Wellman precinct, Washington Co.
Wed Feb 3, 2016, 12:36 AM
Feb 2016

Deep red county, all-Cruz, but Wellman Dems went 70 Bernie to 65 HRC. As Bernie captain I couldn't be happier.

I played this same role for O in 2008 and found it much easier to communicate with supporters. Not so this time. It seems that this time we were a rag-tag group of show-ups who happened to outnumber the HRC folks.

Cairycat

(1,761 posts)
6. Great turnout in my precinct
Wed Feb 3, 2016, 02:19 PM
Feb 2016

372 - Was around 150 in 2004, more like 200-250 in 2008. But wall-to-wall people in 2016!

The split was 70% Bernie, 30% Hillary. So it was a real bummer when I turned on the tv at home and it wasn't like that in every precinct.

One of the best parts of the evening for me was sitting with a family that I'd known for years - conservative, evangelical Christians - who were solidly for Bernie, and enjoying their first Democratic caucus. They were sick of the PAC money and billionaires buying elections. Their 17 year old son took the opportunity to try to convince the O'Malley/undecided people, and then later to be a delegate to the county convention. I was a delegate to county in 08, and will be this year too.

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