Nebraska Democrats consider ditching 'difficult' presidential caucuses [View all]

LINCOLN — Nebraska Democrats are weighing whether to scrap their decade-old practice of holding presidential caucuses.

The Nebraska Democratic Party’s platform committee voted with no dissent Friday at Southeast Community College to advance a resolution calling for the elimination of presidential caucuses before the 2020 election.

When the resolution was introduced, there were cheers from the group, and several people exclaimed that they dislike the caucuses.

The resolution now will come before all the delegates at Saturday’s state party convention.

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