Our wonderful grassroots system has served us well since 1912.
That we Coloradans might be duped by newcomers and outsiders into trading our grassroots for AstroTurf is very sad. But that is just what will happen if the forces seeking to, “Kill the Caucus”, use their great wealth and power to lure us into the Borg-like Presidential Primary system with their toxic Propositions 107 and 108.
That we Coloradans might be duped by newcomers and outsiders into trading our grassroots for AstroTurf is very sad. But that is just what will happen if the forces seeking to, “Kill the Caucus”, use their great wealth and power to lure us into the Borg-like Presidential Primary system with their toxic Propositions 107 and 108.
“We're systematically replacing ‘social capital’ with plain old monetary capital (with primaries),” wrote Sue O'Brien in 2002. “Colorado's traditional caucus-convention system, in contrast, rewards the shoe-leather and diligence. It provides a low-cost way for aspirants to work the neighborhoods, investing energy instead of dollars.” See complete article in post here on COCaucus.org.
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