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5. Secrecy vs. coercion?

Reply to slumcamper (Reply #4)

Sun Jan 17, 2016, 12:33 PM

Jan 2016

Yes, in the Iowa Democratic caucus you have to declare your support in front of your family, neighbors and perhaps co-workers and bosses. You must be very young to think that no one has ever been "convinced" to follow dad's "lead."

And, in the old south, would you have share croppers voting in front of the land owners?

Why, do you think, there are now debates in several states about "selfie" in the voting booth?

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Just curious about the Republican caucuses [View all] question everything Jan 2016 OP

Nope. progressoid Jan 2016 #1

I went in 2012 out of curiosity Tashca Jan 2016 #2

Thank you. At least this preseved the secrecy of the "voting booth." question everything Jan 2016 #3

SECRECY? slumcamper Jan 2016 #4

Secrecy vs. coercion? question everything Jan 2016 #5

Too bad you can't attend an IA caucus. There is nothing 'coercive' about it. emulatorloo Jan 2016 #6

except the cookies! rurallib Jan 2016 #7