[Squishy] Vote tomorrow in CA Caucus

Jonathan Jaffe jonathan@numbernine.net
Sat, 07 Feb 2004 18:07:28 -0800


Ignore the previous message. This caucus is to elect delegates to go to
the DNC convention in July for the BIG caucus. If you're interested in
doing that, you should go to the location nearest you for your candidate.

jj
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jonathan Jaffe" <jonathan@numbernine.net>
To: <squishy@goop.org>
Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2004 9:04 AM
Subject: [Squishy] Vote tomorrow in CA Caucus


> Friends,
>
> tomorrow, between 2pm and 3pm, the California Democratic Causes will
take
> place. Our caucuses are very strange indeed. Unlike the Iowa or
Washington
> caucuses, you don't go a location where people try to convince you to
> support their candidate. Ours are a bit more pre-determined. The purpose
> is to narrow down the number of candidates listed on the March 2nd
ballot.
> Rather than debating which candidate to support, you go to the location
> that already supports your candidate.
>
> It is still important to participate. If your candidate does not receive
> 15% of the vote, they won't appear on the ballot. Or I think this is the
> case. If your preferred candidate is not a front-runner, it is extra
> important that you go vote. With five candidates (Sharpton isn't running
> in CA), it will be difficult for all five to get at least 15%.
>
> You can find the location of your candidate for your district at
>
> http://www.ca-dem.org/caucuses.php
>
> Jonathan
>
>
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