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A Different Viewpoint... (none / 0)

I too was there, and I too was told the event was not often to the public. But luckily, thanks to the blogosphere, I knew that the event really couldn't be closed to the public, so a friend and I attended with a good sense that we would be able to get in the door.

However, had the event been publicized as a come-one, come-all event, well, oh my god, the voting delegates could have been outnumbered by the public 10 to 1. And the very open caucus would have been a disaster. A real mess.

So practically, as if the practical ever matters, I'm not sure what the NYDems were supposed to do. The event was supposed to be a chance for voting members to interact with the candidates and their coteries. It was televised. And even though the public wasn't invited, we were in fact very welcome. So?

by trueblue on Thu Feb 03, 2005 at 12:10:44 PM EST

Re: A Different Viewpoint... (none / 0)

The Sacramento caucus was open to the public, and the organizers never felt compelled to mislead anybody about that fact.  The grassroots showed up by the hundreds, and no disaster ensued.   I find it disturbing that there seems to be an image out there of "the grassroots" as some unruly mob of angry provocateurs.  From what I've heard, the delegates at both the Western and the Eastern caucuses were far more rambunctious than the rank-and-file audience.
by Woodhouse on Thu Feb 03, 2005 at 04:11:38 PM EST
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