Voted

[kevin_standlee]

In the last two Presidential cycles, Nevada has been a caucus state, with the "First in the West" claim. I participated in both caucuses, most recently volunteering as the precinct chair for Lyon County Precinct 40, where I did my best to make a complex process work and to reflect the wishes of the people from my precinct. The caucus process does not serve as many people as a primary ballot does, and the Nevada Democratic Party asked the state government to establish a "Presidential Preference Primary" on party lines, which they did.

Today I cast my Presidential Preference ballot. The results are not binding upon the state party. I assume that Nevada's delegates to the national convention will still be named by the state convention. However, I expect that the results of the Democratic primary will be highly persuasive to the state convention. In contrast, the Nevada Republican party has told its party members to ignore their primary ballot. (Apparently Trump's campaign didn't even file to be on the ballot.) They have been told to continue with their caucus process. I doubt that it matters that much, as I expect that their party is totally dominated by Glorious Maximum Leader Trump. After all, in Glorious Trumplandia, ballot casts you!

Comments

[madfilkentist]

The DNC has told everyone to ignore the New Hampshire primary, much to the annoyance of the state Democratic Party and the Attorney General. Politics keeps getting weirder.

[voidampersand]

It's about the election dates. If this keeps going on, all the states will have their primaries on New Year's Day. The news will have even more stories about polling places obstructed by blizzards, and how voters with hangovers cannot be trusted. But at least primary election day will be a holiday.

[scott_sanford]

I hadn't heard about this particular kerfluffle. Honestly, I don't see the point; New Hampshire generates so little news most of the time that letting them have a few weeks of attention every four years seems a very small ask.

[voidampersand]

I know Brad Lyau has gone to Nevada a couple of times as an election field worker. I really respect and appreciate what he's done. Have you run into him in Nevada?

[kevin_standlee]

Nope. I'm not sure where he worked. Out in the hinterlands where I live, I'm unsure if the party thinks there's much to be gained. Most of the voters are either in Clark County (Las Vegas) or Washoe County (Reno).

[wild_patience]

Thank you for being such a responsible citizen. I am increasingly disgusted with politics. I will, of course, vote, but I am sick to death of the cult of Trump.

[kevin_standlee]

Unfortunately, with the way in which the Republicans have been cheating, it's clear that Democrats have to get a huge landslide to overcome the R's apparent insistence that they are the Real Majority, because any votes for anyone other than MAGAts is Fake News and fraud. We need so many people to vote that they are buried under ballots and cannot reasonably claim they won, unless they really do plan on trying to take over the country by by force.