What is up with North Dakota and Colorado's republican nomination process? When you vote, or caucus, do you vote for a POTUS choice? I don't understand the process in these states, could someone help me out?
Colorado caucus: 10 things you need to know Republicans will not hold a presidential straw poll, but Democrats will ask their voters for a favorite in the 2016 race..... Colorado's complicated caucus system is a love it or hate it event. The caucus precinct meetings scheduled for Tuesday invoke a sepia tone image of politics that is an escape from the high-definition, million-dollar modern campaigns, where neighbors meet neighbors to discuss the issues of the day. But for the less nostalgic, the caucus is antiquated and accessible only to the party's most fervent fans, a system that runs counter to the state's innovative mail-ballot mentality. In either case, it's complex and difficult to understand. Here are 10 questions and answers, compiled from interviews with a dozen experts, to help explain Colorado's caucus system amid the 2016 presidential race......snip~ http://www.denverpost.com/election/ci_29570594/colorado-caucus-10-things-you-need-know
For the Repubs side and their Super Delegates. Why did the Republicans cancel their caucus straw poll? The state 24-member GOP executive committee unanimously voted to abandon the straw poll after the national party amended its rules to bind the state's delegates to the caucus winner. Party leaders who supported the move said it would give Colorado delegates the ability to support any candidate eligible at the national convention, rather than one who may not make it to the end. However, the state's GOP delegates can pledge to support a particular candidate on a required party document filed later in March, or they can remain unbound. How are delegates awarded to the candidates? The Republican precinct meetings are the first step to deciding the 34 delegates that will represent Colorado at the party's national convention in July. The delegates elected at the neighborhood level will advance to the county and state conventions, where they will select delegates for the next level. The final slate of GOP delegates are picked at congressional district level — three for each of the state's seven districts — and the state convention, where 13 are chosen. The list is often filled with elected officials and well-known activists. The presidential campaigns — as well as local and state candidates — will try to get their supporters into these posts to win delegates. Who are the superdelegates? The Republican superdelegates are Party Chairman Steve House, RNC national committeewoman Lily Nunez and RNC national committeeman George Leing. The Democratic superdelegates are Party Chairman Rick Palacio, First Vice-chairwoman Beverly Ryken; DNC members Anthony Graves, Lisa Padilla, Mannie Rodriquez and Blanca O'Leary; and Roy Romer, a past DNC chairman and former governor. Others are elected officials: Gov. John Hickenlooper, U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and congressional members Diana DeGette, Ed Perlmutter and Jared Polis. Most of the Democratic superdelegates are committed to Clinton.....snip~ http://www.denverpost.com/election/ci_29570594/colorado-caucus-10-things-you-need-know
No problem.....plus now the Repubs can say they got them some of those Super Delegates. Just like the Demos. One day in the future they will have a candidate like Hillary......be given a coronation and a ticket to the WH. Won't even have to swet an election.
I'm in Colorado. Last August, for reasons I don't understand, the GOP (*)(*)(*)(*)canned the Republican caucus.
They want to be like the Democrats and have Super Delegates. Coloradoans need a rule. No smoking the Kush on important matters. Just sayin. Party leaders who supported the move said it would give Colorado delegates the ability to support any candidate eligible at the national convention, rather than one who may not make it to the end......snip~
