Wednesday, February 6, 2008

Just in case...

you were confused about the caucus vs. the primary - luckily Judy Sugg, one of our teachers here is very involved in the caucus on saturday and gave me the following info:

For the 1st time in many years Washington State Residents will get a full say in the nomination of the next Democratic Candidate.

What many people don't know is that in order for your voice to be heard you MUST attend a caucus to be apart of that decision. You may have heard that we have both a caucus and a primary election here in Washington. Only the February 9th caucus (not the primary election scheduled for 10 days later) will help determine the Democratic nominee for president. The primary on February 19 has no relevance for the Democratic Party. (however, you should still fill out your primary ballot, and send it in - because it may still be used if there are undecided delegates down the line.)

So if you are like many including mys elf and have never attended a Presidential Caucus here is what you do:

1 - Mark - Saturday, February 9 - 1:00 - 2:00 pm on your calendars
2 - Visit the link below, type in your name and zip code, scroll through the names and find yourself, click on your name it will tell you where your caucus will be held. They are in 100's of locations throughout the city.
http://www.wa-democrats.org/caucusfinder
3 - Attend your caucus, listen to the candidates representatives, and vote

Over the last month 100's of Thousands of people have been actively participating in this process, now is our time! Also, this is not just pertinent if you are a democrat - 1/2 of the Republican delegates will be designated through the caucus.

you can also go to
http://spokanedemocrats.org/ for more information.

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