[Mpls] caucuses

[Peter Vevang]

Dean Carlson wrote:
Unfortunately this just confirms that the precinct caucus system is a joke.  The DFL should have allowed us to organize on a Ward basis, which would have been more inclusive and more newsworthy.

Peter Vevang writes:
There is some variation from ward to ward, but by and large we are organizing at Ward wide caucuses, which is something new, so I am a bit confused why you are criticising the DFL on that point.  

If we were trying to be elitist we wouldn't have bothered to even have caucuses this year.  In past seasons, the presidential delegates stood in for the off year city convention and no new people were included, NONE.  We wanted an open process in the off year this time around, to build energy at the grassroots, so now we are having a caucus, this is a major step forward.  This is a completely new phenomena for city politics, it adds real competition to the races.  We have debates and campaigning as a result and people are engaged.

I disagree with your post.

Peter Vevang
Audubon