Long lines, long hours, and countless points of order left some participants in last Sunday’s legislative district caucuses feeling frustrated and confused over the Democratic Party’s process for nominating a president. Similar concerns swirled after last month’s Capitol Hill caucus, too. Democrats say it’s possible they could opt for a more streamlined approach in the next election.

In the coming months, 43rd District Democrats chair James Apa said the Democrats will review the caucus and start to think about improvements for 2020. One possibility, Apa said, is that the state party could switch to a primary for allocating delegates (using percentages based on ballot box voting) and keep a caucus process for assigning who fills those delegate positions.

“I think we need to have a serious conversation about the value of a primary of Democratic voters versus the caucus system for allocating delegates to Presidential candidates,” Apa told CHS. “Even in the best of scenarios for caucus events, they take time for participants to get through and a huge amount of effort for legislative districts to carry out.” Continue reading →