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In response to "this is my biggest problem with caucuses, by their nature they exclude people. -- nm" by mafic

exactly. Iowa need to move to a primary. -- nm

Posted by ty97 Feb 3 '20, 17:57

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You could structure a ranked-choice primary to get the same results as a caucus. -- nm - znufrii Feb 3, 18:18 4
- Yes but that’s always your answer. -- nm - spamlet Feb 3, 18:18 3
  - "What should we get for lunch?" "Ranked choice primary ... on multigrain." -- nm - Beryllium Feb 3, 18:34
  - Better than some of the other ideas I've had over the years. -- nm - znufrii Feb 3, 18:21 1
    - I didn’t say it was a bad one. -- nm - spamlet Feb 3, 18:26
One good thing with this many options is having a 1st and 2nd chooce. - Caucus Todd Feb 3, 18:17 2
- Ranked choice voting does that and is starting to get used more around the country -- nm - Krusty Feb 3, 18:20 1
  - The only difference I guess is that you have more information in the second round of a caucus than you would by voting preferences. -- nm* - znufrii Feb 3, 18:34
or make it a public holiday with mandatory participation (and proxies for like cops, hospital workers, etc.). I'd be ok with that too. -- nm - mafic Feb 3, 18:15

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