[speedgibson] Speed Gibson: Caucus Results

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Posted by Speed Gibson:
Caucus Results
http://speedgibson.powerblogs.com/posts/1202272296.shtml


   Like everywhere else, the SD 46 caucus in Brooklyn Park was many times
   larger than normal, standing room only in the school cafeteria. I'd
   say the total might be around 400. Our precinct was 45. It was 47 for
   a while, but I couldn't convince a couple of wayward DFL'ers to stay.
   We were short of supplies, too.
   The straw poll was Romney 21, Huckabee 11, Paul 6, Undecided 5, and
   McCain 2. After the shyness wore off, the mood was clearly
   anti-McCain, as the vote showed. Immigration (i.e. amnesty) was
   national issue number one. But a number were clearly unhappy with the
   Legislature, as in spending. I must add that the Ron Paul supporters
   were a class act, asking good questions, making good points. I saw a
   lot of heads nod when one of them said, calmly but resolutely, that
   this election was the last round for the non-Conservatives. Of course,
   we appear to disagree on who's Conservative and not.
   The only bad thing was that we clearly need more young voters. It was
   a 40+ crowd, including a little diversity.