Politicians Attempt to Demystify the Caucus System Before Tuesday's Primary
Missouri politicians answer voter questions about the Feb. 7 "non-binding" primary and the March caucus. Missouri voters have not used a caucus since 1996 to select their presidential nominee.
State Representative Rick Stream (R-Kirkwood) held an informational meeting Saturday night at Town and Country's Westminster Christian Academy to explain the upcoming Missouri primary and following Republican caucus. He said there is much confusion about Missouri’s Feb. 7 primary, which has been called a “beauty contest” to find the Republican presidential candidate. The election, unlike previous years, is not binding—instead a caucus will determine how Missouri’s 52 GOP delegates will vote at the Republican national convention this year. (Tell Patch if you're voting Tuesday in the poll at the end of this article.) Missouri Democrats do not need to hold a caucus, as their candidate is President Barack Obama, who running for re-election. …
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Charles Hinderliter
11:23 am on Monday, February 6, 2012
I was at the event on Saturday and it was a great help is explaining how to get involved and how the process works. more ›