Sunday, March 18, 2012

Post Caucus Thoughts

If you go to a caucus with intention of "making a difference" you are too late. This is what those "establishment" people understand and why they are upset. Our elections are sponsored by parties and to make a difference through the political process you have to work though your party. Are you a member of a local political club? Do get involved in your community? Do you go to city or school board meetings? Do you find candidates and support them for these positions. Do you make phone calls for your candidates? Hold coffees for them? Go door to door? Do you run for public office? If your local political party is inactive, what are you doing to change it? Do you go to your local Lincoln Days to meet candidates? Do you go to your state Lincoln Days to meet candidates? These "establishment" people are actually elected to their positions. They work for months to put the caucuses together and put together delegate slates and can only work with people they know. When, you show up at a caucus to make a difference, it is too late.

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