1500 People who showed up to caucus TURNED AWAY

[kathy88]

http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/washin...rned-at-least-1500-away-from-wash-caucus.html

Benegas said it quickly became apparent there weren't enough volunteers to check everyone in — which in most cases involved looking up their voter registration on a list provided by the county auditor and helping them find their precinct number, and that the rooms they booked were filled to capacity.

And the party was under pressure to finish by 11:30 so that results could be tabulated and turned over to the state party.

"We did pull the leadership aside and said, 'What are we going to do?'" Benegas said.

The only choice apparent was to close the doors and turn an estimated 1,500 people away, he said.

"I am extremely sorry we could not accommodate everyone," he said. "I apologize to those folks who we had to turn away. We fit in as many as we could, but we had more than we could physically fit in the rooms."



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This is so fucked up on so many levels.

 

[DrHendricks]

This is a joke right?

 

[kathy88]

Someone in communication with Doug needs to GET THIS INFO to the campaign NOW.

 

[kathy88]

This is a joke right?

Doesn't appear to be. The GOP is the most unorganized, crooked, sorry bunch of assholes God ever grouped together.

 

[SCOTUSman]

You cannot have people put in danger. There is a legal liability issue. If you fill in way too much, what else can you do?

They should have planned ahead and had multiple caucus times for areas like that, but once they didn't plan ahead, there is nothing they can do. I would have done the same, as I would want zero legal liability by having that many people in one place at once.

 

[kathy88]

You cannot have people put in danger. There is a legal liability issue. If you fill in way too much, what else can you do?

They should have planned ahead and had multiple caucus times for areas like that, but once they didn't plan ahead, there is nothing they can do. I would have done the same, as I would want zero legal liability by having that many people in one place at once.

Bullshit. They cited pressure from the State Party to get votes in. The State Party can wait. They could have done two caucuses back to back. People would have waited.

 

[kathy88]

Also, state officials were projecting this kind of turnout. So they should have been better prepared.

 

[SCOTUSman]

Bullshit. They cited pressure from the State Party to get votes in. The State Party can wait. They could have done two caucuses back to back. People would have waited.

You know how much complaining there would have been???? "Why do these people get to vote now, and not us" There would be such a shitfest, you don't even know.....

and it isn't bs. It IS a legal liability issue. You can't have 200% capacity. So how dare you call that bull shit.

 

[SCOTUSman]

Also, state officials were projecting this kind of turnout. So they should have been better prepared.

Agreed, but they didn't. That doesn't mean bad planning means putting people at risk and risking legal liability if something occurs. This is the caucus system folks. They dont' have to answer to state election laws, they can do whatever they want and it isn't illegal because it is all under the guise of the state party. You can only vote at one time, if not...you don't get to vote. We are fans of the caucus system.

 

[JulioForPaul]

Hopefully the Ron Paul people were more motivated and got there early. Maybe this helps us?

 

[sailingaway]

they couldn't step outside and caucus?

Wow.

 

[hb6102]

Then caucus in the parking lot!

 

[PaulSoHard]

There's 1500 people who didn't get to share their voice.

 

[justatrey]

No doubt this is completely inexcusable. But what we don't know is, does it hurt Paul? We'll have to wait and see how the totals come out in Kennewick.

 

[sailingaway]

Agreed, but they didn't. That doesn't mean bad planning means putting people at risk and risking legal liability if something occurs. This is the caucus system folks. They dont' have to answer to state election laws, they can do whatever they want and it isn't illegal because it is all under the guise of the state party. You can only vote at one time, if not...you don't get to vote. We are fans of the caucus system.

I think that should be challenged if they violate their own rules and hold themselves out as being representative and get state benefits and monopoly protected by ballot access and debate access.

Maybe there is an exception to the laws, but this seems like a major antitrust type situation.....

 

[liberty2897]

Doesn't appear to be. The GOP is the most unorganized, crooked, sorry bunch of assholes God ever grouped together.

That was exactly my impression. There were a LOT of Ron Paul people left standing outside with the doors closed. VERY disappointing.

On the good side, at least 4 people I went with got in, voted, and went through the delegate selection process.

 

[kathy88]

You know how much complaining there would have been???? "Why do these people get to vote now, and not us" There would be such a shitfest, you don't even know.....

and it isn't bs. It IS a legal liability issue. You can't have 200% capacity. So how dare you call that bull shit.

So it's better to just let them NOT VOTE AT ALL? You know what. Never mind.

 

[Merk]

Isn't this a legal issue?

These people were denied the right to vote.

 

[kathy88]

That was exactly my impression. There were a LOT of Ron Paul people left standing outside with the doors closed. VERY disappointing.

On the good side, at least 4 people I went with got in, voted, and went through the delegate selection process.

You were at the caucus they are talking about?

 

[Carole]

There is simply no excuse for this.