I just got back from attending my first caucus ever, and I have to say that it was overwhelming. There were many cars arriving at the polling place (a retirement center), and people walking in from every direction. We very quickly filled the lobbies, lounges, meeting rooms, hallways, and just about every other available space on both the first and second floors, and there were still many people outside. It was clearly a "fire marshal" kind of moment, and alarmed the staff and manager of the center.
There was an attempt to move Clinton supporters to the second floor, and Obama supporters to the ground floor, after which it became clear that we really couldn't safely proceed in that space. Finally, we managed to agree to go outside, taking tables for signing in with us.
I'm not sure exactly how many people were there, but we numbered well over 600. (That's where I stopped counting.) It appeared to me to be about 65% for Obama and 35% for Clinton. We began signing in and were urged to leave unless we really wanted to advance an issue or participate in electing delegates.
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