Well, in WA state, this year, we have both. The DNCC is only using the caucus to determine who gets delegates...which is why it'll be interesting to see how the ballot voting turns out. If Obama wins by the same percentage at the ballot, than I'll reconsider my position...maybe caucuses are representative of the whole.
But, if the percentages are different...that's interesting and of concern to me as a democrat who doesn't want segments of the party who can't participate in a caucus for one reason or another from being disenfranchised.
In WA the voters ran a state initiative to establish a state primary, which was done and the state pays for it. But the WA Dem party refuses to consider that, they insist on using their caucuses instead.
So there must be some pretty heavy power structure in there, which it may not be practical to change. You might have to work your way up within the caucus system to get to the decision making level.
What we can do, is show the difference in results (caucuses 75% Obama, primary 50%) to the Superdelegates, and let them make their judgement about who the voters of WA really want.
