A-Caucusing We Did Go

Yesterday was the WA state caucus. It was the first time Silas and his mom and dad attended a caucus (there is no such thing in WI). You basically have to hold an advanced degree in mathematics to figure out how the Democrats translate votes into delegates, it is that complicated. Our precinct had 80 voters. The initial tally was 59 for Obama (woo-hoo) , 19 for Clinton, and 2 undecided. After that tally, Clinton and Obama supporters got to debate for their candidate in order to sway the undecided voters or anyone else that may want to switch camps. In the end, one of the undecided people swung for Obama. Our precinct has 6 delegates, so that means that 5 will go for Obama, 1 for Clinton. They will meet at the county convention in April. There were a lot of people from three precincts crammed in a small elementary school gym, and I'm pleased to say that Silas did very well, taking in all of the hoopla with no major meltdowns. He won't tell us who he's leaning towards in the presidential race, however, but that's ok. We respect his right to voter privacy :)