Nevada & Iowa Will Offer Tele-Caucus Option In 2020

Living in Nevada for 15 years, I've been quite vocal about my criticism of the caucus system.

This might help up involvement.

From the AP:

Democrats in the early presidential contest states of Iowa and Nevada will be able to cast their votes over the telephone instead of showing up at their states’ traditional neighborhood caucus meetings next February, according to plans unveiled by the state parties.

The tele-caucus systems, the result of a mandate from the Democratic National Committee, are aimed at opening the local-level political gatherings to more people, especially evening shift-workers and people with disabilities, whom critics of the caucuses have long said are blocked from the process.

The changes are expected to boost voter participation across the board, presenting a new opportunity for the Democratic Party’s 2020 candidates to drive up support in the crucial early voting states.

In the last presidential election cycle, my neighborhood's caucus was held on a Saturday morning. If you didn't attend, you didn't get to weigh in with your choice for Democratic nominee.

If you had to work, too bad. If you had to take care of the kids' weekend activities, too bad. No other options were available.

Plus, it was a bit of a mad house, and it took over two hours.

And, some campaign supporters can be pretty suppressive. The guy below was at my caucus representing Bernie Sanders in 2016.

He claimed he was there to make sure there weren't 'irregularities.' Instead, he was something of a bully stepping in and interfereing a few times.

Gee, can you imagine why some folks don't bother to be involved? I really wish we would just have a primary over several days like we do other elections.