Colorado Caucus News

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Are you going to your neighborhood caucus this year?

Vote in the Facebook poll that just went up. Click on the link (above), then click on your answer to the poll question, make a comment if you want. Just takes a few seconds.

Occupy the Caucus!

If you are an elected official, party leader, candidate, or just a concerned citizen, you can perform a great public service in the next few days by organizing and leading an information session about our wonderful Colorado Caucus at your local library.  You can see sessions like this that have already been announced on our Facebook Page, http://Facebook.com/Colorado-Caucus-News 

Here's all you have to do:

1.  Make sure you understand the system yourself, review the information on this site.

2.  Talk with your local librarian and set a date.

3.  Invite the leadership from both major political parties to participate.

4.  Send out a media release. This should be done right away. You may want to hand deliver it. If you'd like the information of your release posted on Colorado Caucus News, email a copy to John@JohnWren.com

5.  Hold the session and make another media release.

Both political parties hold information sessions like this, but they tend to keep attracting the same people. The objective of an unaffiliated session like this is to reach out to newcomers.

Practice sessions for Colorado Caucus

We are going to start using the Franklin Circle Beginners Meetings as a forum for distributing information to anyone who would like to become a more active Colorado citizen. Watch for a media release next week, for now, RSVP for our 4 p.m. meeting next Friday.

Watch one, do one, teach one.

 In 2010, if you attended your 1st Colorado neighborhood caucus, you learned a lot. Now apply that knowledge by just saying "yes", become a precinct committee person and apply what you've learned. Then share what you've learned as a precinct as a district, county or state leader. Want help? Post your question here as a comment below. (Thanks to Jossey-Bass for this great illustration.)

This site is now listed on the Civic Software Index (USA/ Parliamentary monitoring). This is a bit of a misnomer. Of course we have no Parliament. And the purpose of our Colorado caucus-assembly is to select candidates for the primary ballot and to select party leadership. This site is all about civic education, maybe they will create a new category when they read this.

What effect do you think the Internet will make in our (potentially) wonderful Colorado Caucus, the neighborhood gatherings that result in the selection of neighbors to represent our local views at local assemblies where local candidates are nominated, planks for the party platform are selected, and party leadership is chosen.

Did you attend your neighborhood caucus in the past? Are you ready to assume more of a leadership role? We are going to resume the active discussion here that will once again help people have more of a voice in this powerful, grassroots process. Stay tuned! We'll be making a media announcement about or plans for civic education for everyone in the next few days.

I was just told by the Colorado Secretary of State's office that, as has been well publicized, the GOP caucus date has selected by the party, they have filed documents electing February 7, but that nothing has yet been announced by the Democrats regarding the date of their caucus.