I haven't posted a diary in almost 15 months. Yes, my last diary was the day after election day, Nov. 8, 2006. By I have to say:
Caucuses suck.
No really. That a party of Democrats would permit the use of an arcane voting procedure that disenfranchises people - workers, parents without babysitters, shut ins, people without transportation, people out of town.... - is simply ridiculous.
Two major caucuses in this campaign and already we have allegations of the sort that are not just embarrassing but (if true) stomach-turning.
Let's be clear: the only way to conduct an election is by secret ballot and over a long enough period of time (including vote-by-mail) in which anybody who wants to vote can vote.
And, by the way, Instant Run-off Voting.
I realize that state parties decide how to conduct their own elections. But perhaps it's time for the DNC to put pressure on state parties to get rid of caucuses and move to primaries.