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Submitted by Rob Richards on Sat, 02/09/2008 - 3:55pm.
Let's share our caucus stories and results.
» What would you say was the #1 issue talked about at the caucuses?
Update: From the results we're seeing so far and from other sources, I think it's safe to say that Barack Obama is going to win the State of Washington in landslide fashion. Personally, this comes as not much of a surprise, as Obama has been out fund raising Clinton in the state by a pretty large margin. I'm interested in how big a role local issues played in people's choices today. What things in Olympia will benefit from your candidate's presidency?
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Lacey #31 Obama 4 / Clinton 1
Submitted by NotMyself on Sat, 02/09/2008 - 4:02pm.Olympia 218 (The Meta Hogan Key Stone)
Submitted by Guglielmo on Sat, 02/09/2008 - 4:20pm.7 Obama
1 Clinton
1 Unassigned
Knox Center was packed. Never, ever, ever seen so many people at a caucus. That was the number one thng we talked about.
Oly 218 update, 8 to 1 : Obama to Clinton
Submitted by Robert Whitlock on Sat, 02/09/2008 - 5:30pm.The final (unofficial) tally was:
8 Obama
1 Clinton
Cool, they got enough votes to assign the last delegate
Submitted by Guglielmo on Sat, 02/09/2008 - 5:37pm.committing
Submitted by Robert Whitlock on Sat, 02/09/2008 - 6:11pm.Oly 218
Submitted by Robert Whitlock on Sat, 02/09/2008 - 6:13pm.didn't I see you in line?
Submitted by emmettoconnell on Sat, 02/09/2008 - 8:40pm.It was hot in there!
Submitted by Robert Whitlock on Sun, 02/10/2008 - 2:23pm.Olympia #49
Submitted by The Original Yoda on Sat, 02/09/2008 - 4:30pm.Over 100 people. 33% participation we were told (is that right?). We had about 71 people for Obama, 21 for Clinton, 1 for Gravel, 1 for Kucinich and 20-some for Undecided. Not a whole lot of movement from one camp to another.
6 delegates for Obama
2 delegates for Clinton
1 delegate for Unassigned
There were Hilary posters everywhere but it was obvious that almost everyone was for Obama. It was noisy and smelly but everyone was smiling and happy. I would have liked to see more young folks. Average age was probably 35.
What is with the unassigned?
Submitted by NotMyself on Sat, 02/09/2008 - 4:21pm.Grumpy, dissaffected
Submitted by Guglielmo on Sat, 02/09/2008 - 4:25pm.I wondered the same thing, too.
Submitted by The Original Yoda on Sat, 02/09/2008 - 4:45pm.Tumwater 401 or 1
Submitted by IFerguson on Sat, 02/09/2008 - 4:28pm.In our brief discussion, issues raised included war readiness and experience, health care, gender, and there was a lot said which I could not hear. The caucus format was messy and disorganized, and I don't have a lot of confidence in the accuracy of the results, but it beat the heck out of voting, and I met neighbors I didn't know. And every precinct I've heard about had my guy leading, so I'm happy about that. A bigger precinct nearby went 6 to 2 for Obama.
where are folks going for...
Submitted by IFerguson on Sat, 02/09/2008 - 4:30pm.just watching CNN and
Submitted by NotMyself on Sat, 02/09/2008 - 4:34pm.I would say the most amusing
Submitted by NotMyself on Sat, 02/09/2008 - 4:42pm.That was hilarious
Submitted by Guglielmo on Sat, 02/09/2008 - 4:46pm.explanation, please
Submitted by rebecca on Sat, 02/09/2008 - 5:21pm.On the signin sheet it had a
Submitted by NotMyself on Sat, 02/09/2008 - 5:25pm.The signup sheets at the Dem caususes
Submitted by Guglielmo on Sat, 02/09/2008 - 5:26pm.Oh
Submitted by rebecca on Sat, 02/09/2008 - 5:44pm.Olympia #42
Submitted by Rick on Sat, 02/09/2008 - 4:47pm.Obama 4/ Clinton 1. Super big turnout.
> It's OK to be nice. <
enpen's social contract
Local blogger weighs in
Submitted by Sarah on Sat, 02/09/2008 - 4:51pm.Olympia #26
Submitted by tctvjohn on Sat, 02/09/2008 - 4:53pm.Olympia #27
Submitted by JulieM on Sat, 02/09/2008 - 5:05pm.Olympia #9
Submitted by jlw on Sat, 02/09/2008 - 5:48pm.This world's crazy, give me the gun. -- P.J. Harvey
I like these numbers for Obama
Submitted by ctqwn on Sat, 02/09/2008 - 5:54pm.McLane Precinct
Submitted by flummel on Sat, 02/09/2008 - 5:53pm.Woodard Creek 047
Submitted by pugetsoundhound on Sat, 02/09/2008 - 6:36pm.39 Obama, 11 Clinton
4 delegates Obama; 1 for Clinton.
The AP
Submitted by JstPlnOnry on Sat, 02/09/2008 - 6:57pm.is declaring Obama the victor in WA
Story here
WASHINGTON (AP) - Sen. Barack Obama won caucuses in Nebraska and Washington state and battled Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton in the Louisiana primary Saturday night in a bid to chip away at her slender delegate lead in their historic race for the Democratic presidential nomination.
Obama was winning nearly 70 percent support in Nebraska, compared with 31 percent for Clinton, in caucuses with 24 delegates at stake.
He also had 67 percent support in Washington state caucuses, compared with 32 percent for Clinton with returns tallied from about one-half of the state's precincts. There were 78 delegates at stake, the largest single prize of the night.
The Democratic race moved into a new, post-Super Tuesday phase as Sen. John McCain flunked his first ballot test since becoming the Republican nominee-in-waiting. He lost Kansas caucuses to Mike Huckabee, gaining less than 24 percent of the vote.
Huckabee, the former Arkansas governor, got nearly 60 percent of the vote a few hours after telling conservatives in Washington, "I majored in miracles, and I still believe in them." He won all 36 delegates at stake.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Sen. Barack Obama won caucuses in Nebraska and Washington state and battled Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton in the Louisiana primary Saturday night in a bid to chip away at her slender delegate lead in their historic race for the Democratic presidential nomination.
Obama was winning nearly 70 percent support in Nebraska, compared with 31 percent for Clinton, in caucuses with 24 delegates at stake.
He also had 67 percent support in Washington state caucuses, compared with 32 percent for Clinton with returns tallied from about one-half of the state's precincts. There were 78 delegates at stake, the largest single prize of the night.
"A point of view is only a view from a point..." ~ Unknown
Woot CNN calls it for Obama!
Submitted by NotMyself on Sat, 02/09/2008 - 7:25pm.I say let's celebrate and tip one back at the Broho
Submitted by Guglielmo on Sat, 02/09/2008 - 7:57pm.50 Obama 17 Clinton 2
Submitted by summerc on Sat, 02/09/2008 - 8:09pm.215
Submitted by YLlama on Sat, 02/09/2008 - 8:21pm.Olympia #2, #19, #43
Submitted by theunabonger on Sat, 02/09/2008 - 8:41pm.Since I was "site caucus leader" for the near westside districts that caucused at the courthouse, here are the *unofficial* results.
Olympia #02 Obama 6, Clinton 2
Olympia #19 Obama 5, Clinton 2, Uncommitted 1
Olympia #43 Obama 5, Clinton 2
Grand Total for Site, Obama: 16, Clinton: 6, Uncommitted 1
Cosmo
Olympia 48 (and the Knox building in general)
Submitted by emmettoconnell on Sat, 02/09/2008 - 8:44pm.We went 6 delegates to Obama and 1 to Clinton. The afternoon wore me out, I was helping out with the site and there were sooo many people in line we started a bit late.
I want to apologize to all the folks in my precinct and anyone else I tried to help out (especially that guy who threw his pen down as I was trying to explain the two rounds of voting to) if you're experience today wasn't at all what you expected.
Thanks for turning out though!
Thanks Emmett,
Submitted by Rob Richards on Sat, 02/09/2008 - 8:55pm.Can you talk about some of the frustrations you witnessed, what they were specifically in regards to, and any ideas you have to make this process a little smoother?
The most common difficulty
Submitted by emmettoconnell on Sat, 02/09/2008 - 9:46pm.The most common difficulty had to do with how we refer to the individual precincts. For example Precinct 220 is the same as Olympia 20, the 200 just refers to Olympia.
There was also a lot of questions about how long people needed to hang around (like the guy that threw his pen and walked out).
There was also some problems with people not signing in their preference when they first signed in, mostly because the instructions on the sign in sheet indicated they should do so was very very light.
Plus the first room we were in was crowded and hot. But, people kept it together and I think we did an ok job. I just think we should do things like this more often so we get used to it.
I think it went pretty smoothly considering
Submitted by Guglielmo on Sat, 02/09/2008 - 9:52pm.At Washington Middle School...
Submitted by Rick on Sat, 02/09/2008 - 9:56pm....we tried to caucus 5 or 6 precincts in one gymnasium (all along one set of bleachers). It was chaos. Each precinct should have its own room.
> It's OK to be nice. <
enpen's social contract
My understanding about the
Submitted by emmettoconnell on Sat, 02/09/2008 - 10:46pm.My understanding about the rooms vs. gym debate is that the Oly School District wouldn't allow caucuses in individual class rooms. So, we were stuck trying to find the best solutions in common areas of school buildings.
Many times that meant cramping more than one caucus in one large room.
And, just as background, the folks that planned the caucus locations used attendance records from four years ago, the last time we had a high turnout caucus cycle. Things have changed since then, hard to predict where the high turnout precincts will be.
Any idea...
Submitted by Rick on Sat, 02/09/2008 - 11:19pm....why the SD won't allow individual caucuses in classrooms?
> It's OK to be nice. <
enpen's social contract
student privacy, etc...
Submitted by emmettoconnell on Sun, 02/10/2008 - 10:08am.Students leave materials in class rooms, so understandably (at least to me), they didn't want folks going in there and possibly taking something.
Same thing at McKenny Elementary School in SE
Submitted by jlw on Mon, 02/11/2008 - 11:49am.This world's crazy, give me the gun. -- P.J. Harvey
County-wide results
Submitted by emmettoconnell on Sat, 02/09/2008 - 9:42pm.From the TC Dems (whose website didn't crash today):
220 - Knox
Submitted by playforchange on Sat, 02/09/2008 - 11:53pm.Knox 220 cont.
Submitted by playforchange on Sat, 02/09/2008 - 11:57pm.Oly 41, Ron Paul Wins!
Submitted by pbzep13 on Sun, 02/10/2008 - 1:14am.He won't save "you"
Submitted by Guglielmo on Sun, 02/10/2008 - 1:21am.We haven't heard much from the Republicans...
Submitted by The Original Yoda on Sun, 02/10/2008 - 1:37am.This whole thread is
Submitted by Ehver Green on Sun, 02/10/2008 - 1:32am.This whole thread is amazing. Isn't this what it should be about? Thanks to everyone who has posted this evening - the turnout is telling. Obama looking good.
EDIT: Olyblog was my first news source for results tonight!
#21 and five other precincts caucusing at Roosevelt Elementary
Submitted by Debmonstrative on Sun, 02/10/2008 - 1:57am.Hey everyone; one of these days I'll be more of a regular commenter (and get new baby pictures organized on Flickr and give out the link)...but for now I'll at least report a bit of my caucus experience. Roosevelt School was absolutely packed. The end result -- combined total for all six precincts there -- was 18 or 19 for Obama and 4 for Clinton.
Here's a sad story, though. I've been going to Roosevelt, ONE block from my house, to vote or caucus for years. I have friends to the north and to the south who were going to Roosevelt also. When I got there, there were a couple precinct maps delineating the blocks immediately to the north of me, the blocks immediately to the south, the blocks to the west, and also to the east. I went to different tables trying to find the block in between (my block). By the time I realized my block had been "bumped" from the entire area, it was too late to walk back to my house, load up the twins, and drive to Reeves Middle School, over a MILE away. Yes, there are a couple of blocks that have been plucked from the middle of the logical precincts and kicked over to an entirely illogical and inconvenient new caucus location! WHAT IS UP WITH THAT!?
Anyway, I stayed at Roosevelt to hang out and try to have fun and catch the mood and hear the issues. I did totally enjoy the whole, packed, ordeal, but in retrospect I'm getting a little depressed that I missed "voting" for the first time in my entire adult life. Yes, I should have checked the location. But if friends in the surrounding blocks were going to the same location and we've all been going there for years, I wouldntve thought! Damn.
The thing most talked about within my earshot was the new twin boys. They are doing well but still only 6 1/2 pounds so unbearably cute. Some guy put an Obama sticker on their stroller without first asking me if I supported Obama...he stuck it on and THEN asked me. Fortunately, if I'd been able, I would have cast my vote for Obama anyway. But I was amused by this.
Debora
What WAS up with that (why you got moved)
Submitted by emmettoconnell on Sun, 02/10/2008 - 10:05am.There were a lot of distance issues this year, mostly because we expected a lot of folks to come out and we were trying to pair up large spaces with large turn out precincts.
Granted, the day of turn out was likely waaaay different than what we could have predicted, but that was the reason we shuffled some precincts around.
I am impressed with how calm
Submitted by OperaGirl on Sun, 02/10/2008 - 10:59am.I am impressed with how calm you were about it! I don't know that I would have been able to control all my surging "new baby" hormones and turned into a puddle of tears! Ha. =) Can't wait to see pics of the new babies...I'm glad they are doing well and also hope that you are getting some rest too!
Music is the mediator between the spiritual and the sensual life. ~Ludwig van Beethoven
Thanks for saying
Submitted by Debmonstrative on Mon, 02/11/2008 - 5:03am.Olympia 57
Submitted by thepotterjohn on Sun, 02/10/2008 - 1:25pm.Obama 3, Uncommitted 1 and Hillary 0
We were in Roosevelt and it was crowded, disorganized and confusing. People had little idea how, when or for who they could vote.
The larger groups drowned out the others at will- VERY disrespectful and poor leadership.
Being somewhat politically savvy, I took over speaking for the soft spoken officer and tried to clarify if we could still vote for Kucinich or Edwards, strongly believe we can, but party sure did not tell us, I believe on purpose. But ended up creating an "Uncommitted" block for one delegate from the 6 of us supporting Edwards and Kucinich. Made a speech for Kucinich stating we need a candidate that has defined platform that includes. 1) End the war. 2) Create Department of Peace. 3) Support immediate Impeachment proceedings and criminal prosecution of Administration war crimes. 4) Honorable and fair Healthcare not run by Corporate Pharmaceuticals. 5) Banking and Election reforms that prevent S&L's Corporate Personhood and SubPrime Mortgage fraud.
Many agreed Hillary is more of the same (20 plus years Bush/Clinton- NO!) and Obama not clear on issues or action.
Better luck next time- Resolution on impeachment submitted and I got elected the uncommitted delegate to drive an honest platform. Forget the symptoms, we need cures- Impeach NOW!
Obama "not clear on issues or action?"
Submitted by Guglielmo on Sun, 02/10/2008 - 1:54pm.Don't believe it for a second. Just read his Blue Print for Chanage and see that this candidate has a strategic vision that goes far beyond remediating the effects of the Bush administration. In this document he clearly details his goals and policy approaches regarding
Read it, then judge for yourselves if it is not clear on issues or action.
G'Obama!
Submitted by Robert Whitlock on Sun, 02/10/2008 - 2:25pm.In the Course of Events
Knox
Submitted by PeaceCompass on Sun, 02/10/2008 - 3:13pm.Knox=hot+standing+crowded+fire alarm pulled
jeez
happy with the turnout though!
Actually, that was John
Submitted by emmettoconnell on Sun, 02/10/2008 - 3:15pm.Actually, that was John Greer, the fire alarm "leaner." Apparently, you can fire one of those off with the full weight of a Democratic precinct committee officer.
It was hot though. I pulled off my sweater at about 105p and showed off my brand new Seattle FC t-shirt.
Standing firm
Submitted by thepotterjohn on Mon, 02/11/2008 - 1:15am.He says
Submitted by security_six on Mon, 02/11/2008 - 1:18am.He believes in the constitution but wants to ban certain types of guns... go figure... I think nearly all the candidates are two faced, saying anything to get elected and then will pander to whatever interests supported them. I think Ron Paul is the most honest of any of them.
One loves to posess arms, though they hope to never have occassion for them.
Thomas Jefferson to George Washington 1796
I would RATHER see a lot of different things in our candidates.
Submitted by Guglielmo on Mon, 02/11/2008 - 7:58am.Oly 4 and 5 (Downtown)
Submitted by crashnostar on Sun, 02/10/2008 - 4:50pm.Oly 5: Obama 7 Clinton 2
Tumwater 408: Two for Huckabee
Submitted by Jeff Brigham on Sun, 02/10/2008 - 9:19pm.Jeff Brigham
Anyone know where to find turnout info?
Submitted by The Original Yoda on Sun, 02/10/2008 - 10:48pm.I'd like to know the numbers for caucus participation for each party.
Donkeys and Elephants. ;)
Cheers, Rob!
When they figure it out,
Submitted by emmettoconnell on Mon, 02/11/2008 - 7:00am.Yeah, collocated caucuses
Submitted by Guglielmo on Mon, 02/11/2008 - 11:57am.Ooh, try saying "collocated caucuses" 10 times very fast
Submitted by Debmonstrative on Wed, 02/13/2008 - 2:22am.In 2004
Submitted by emmettoconnell on Wed, 02/13/2008 - 7:32am.I remember having a caucus in the multipurpose room at Margret McKinney four years ago and it wasn't that bad. I think with the extra large turnout this year, that kind of arrangment became unbearable.
BTW, we'd love to have you help us find rooms next time around. Just give us a shout.