http://www.arounddesmoines.com/what-a-crowd/ Blogging Des Moines Iowa Thu, 14 Jan 2010 11:52:06 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 http://www.arounddesmoines.com/what-a-crowd/comment-page-1/#comment-1689 Iowa caucus photos Sun, 06 Jan 2008 18:21:13 +0000 http://www.arounddesmoines.com/what-a-crowd/#comment-1689 [...] first here then here Jim L. M.R. Field Brett Jodi Sam D. Claire Share this with friends: These icons link to social [...] [...] first here then here Jim L. M.R. Field Brett Jodi Sam D. Claire Share this with friends: These icons link to social [...]

]]> http://www.arounddesmoines.com/what-a-crowd/comment-page-1/#comment-1616 Brenda Friedrich Fri, 04 Jan 2008 14:52:43 +0000 http://www.arounddesmoines.com/what-a-crowd/#comment-1616 Jim, Thanks for your easy-to-understand summary of the caucus process! My experience last night was similar to yours. Our meeting area was jam-packed and I'm proud to say that my own street was well-represented. ( I spoke with one neighbor about the contrast between Pakistan and their current struggles toward Democracy and the guarantee of fair elections we have in the U.S: it makes you want to take advantage of our process.) Like you we had a "leakage" problem, but on the other hand we voted to allow a young voter in who was several minutes late to encourage her continued involvement in Democracy. Several years ago I had been very disillusioned about politics in America, but last night I walked away feeling great about our choices and excited about this new spirit of inclusiveness that's emerging! Jim, Thanks for your easy-to-understand summary of the caucus process! My experience last night was similar to yours. Our meeting area was jam-packed and I’m proud to say that my own street was well-represented. ( I spoke with one neighbor about the contrast between Pakistan and their current struggles toward Democracy and the guarantee of fair elections we have in the U.S: it makes you want to take advantage of our process.) Like you we had a “leakage” problem, but on the other hand we voted to allow a young voter in who was several minutes late to encourage her continued involvement in Democracy. Several years ago I had been very disillusioned about politics in America, but last night I walked away feeling great about our choices and excited about this new spirit of inclusiveness that’s emerging!

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